BARROW, Charles (c.1707-89), of Highgrove, Glos.

Family and Education

b. c. 1707 in St. Kitts, o.s. of Charles Barrow, merchant, of St. Kitts by Elizabeth, da. of Lt.-Gov. Harris of the Leeward Is. m. c.1728, Mary, da. of Daniel Randall of Gloucester, s.p. suc. fa. 1744; cr. Bt. 22 Jan. 1784.

Offices Held

Recorder, Tewkesbury 1777–87.

Address

Main residence: Highgrove, Glos.

biography text

Barrow purchased Highgrove, a mile from Gloucester, early in the eighteenth century.1Rudder, Glos. 550-1. After contesting Gloucester unsuccessfully in 1747, he was chosen by the local Tories as their candidate at a by-election in 1751.2Add. 32725, ff. 386, 400. Returned unopposed, he continued to represent the city till his death, 10 Jan. 1789.

Author

S.R.M.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. Rudder, Glos. 550-1.
2. Add. 32725, ff. 386, 400.