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Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet

1707 – 1789

British politician

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Lived 1707 – 1789 (aged 81–82). Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet was a politician.

Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet (1707–1789), of Hygrove, Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, was an English politician.

Biography Barrow was born in 1708 at Saint Christopher in the West Indies and was the son of merchant Charles Barrow and Elizabeth Harris. He graduated from Oxford University, in 1754 with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.).

He held the office of Recorder of Tewkesbury and the office of Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester November 1751 and 1789. He was created 1st Baronet Barrow, of Highgrove in the County of Gloucester on 22 January 1784, with a special remainder to Thomas Crawley-Boevey of Flaxley Abbey, husband of his first cousin, once removed.

He lived at Hygrove (Highgrove), Minsterworth, Gloucestershire. He married Mary Randall, the daughter of Daniel Randall of Gloucester and had an illegitimate daughter named Mary Caroline Barrow. The Barrow baronetcy passed to Thomas Crawley-Boevey, husband of his brother's granddaughter.

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Important facts

Born
1707
Birth century
Occupation
Positions held
Member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain
Also known as
Charles Barrow, Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Bt.

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Who was Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet?

British politician (1707–1789)

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Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet was born in 1707.

When did Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet die?

Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet died on 10 January 1789.

What was Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet was a politician.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q16152095

· DBpedia: Sir Charles Barrow, 1st Baronet

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