Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis William Lowe, 1st Baronet PC (8 January 1852 – 12 November 1929) was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Edgbaston at a by-election in February 1898, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1929 general election.
He was made a Baronet in 1918, of Edgbaston in the City of Birmingham, and was appointed as Privy Councillor in the 1929 Dissolution Honours.
He was married to Mary Holden;[1] they had four children, including his heir Francis Gordon, who was a well-known tennis player before the First World War, as was another son, Arthur. A third son, John, played first-class cricket.
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Francis Lowe
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Dixon |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston 1898–1929 |
Succeeded by Neville Chamberlain |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Edgbaston) 1918–1929 |
Succeeded by Francis Gordon Lowe |
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