Sir John Barlow, 1st Baronet

Sir John Barlow Bt
Member of Parliament for Frome
In office 1896–1918
Preceded by	Viscount Weymouth
Succeeded by	Percy Hurd
In office 1892–1895
Preceded by	Viscount Weymouth
Succeeded by	Viscount Weymouth
Personal details
Born	16 April 1857
Died	17 September 1932(1932-09-17) (aged 75)
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Anna, Lady Barlow
Parent(s)	Thomas Barlow Mary Ann Emmott
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Sir John Emmott Barlow, 1st Baronet (16 April 1857 – 17 September 1932) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.

Barlow was the son of Thomas Barlow and his wife Mary Ann (née Emmott). He was educated at Windlesham House School, Grove House School, Tottenham and the University of London.^[1] He was a senior partner in the family firms of Thomas Barlow & Brothers, of Manchester and London, and Barlow and Company, of Calcutta, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur which traded in tea, coffee, rubber and such.^[2] He sat in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Frome in Somerset from 1892 to 1895 and from 1896 to 1918, and was a justice of the peace for Cheshire and Somerset and a County Alderman for Cheshire. In 1907 he was created a baronet, of Bradwall Hall in Sandbach in the County of Chester.^[3]

Barlow married the Hon. Anna Maria, daughter of Richard Denman and Helen Mary McMicking, on 13 July 1895.^[4] They had two sons and two daughters. He died in September 1932, aged 75, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son John, who was a Conservative MP. Lady Barlow died in 1965.

Coat of arms of Sir John Barlow, 1st Baronet

Crest A lion sejant affrontée Or holding erect in the forepaws a cross crosslet fitchée Gules. Escutcheon Per pale Ermine and Gules three chevrons counterchanged over all two lions combatant Or. Motto Qui Non Proficit Deficit[5]

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Barlow
• "Barlow Collection Archived 26 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine" at Cambridge University Library

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