Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet
Francis Lowe | |
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Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston | |
In office 1898–1929 | |
Preceded by | George Dixon |
Succeeded by | Neville Chamberlain |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis William Lowe 8 January 1852 |
Died | 12 November 1929 | (aged 77)
Spouse | Mary Holden |
Children | London University |
Sir Francis William Lowe, 1st Baronet (8 January 1852 – 12 November 1929) was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was elected as the 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, when he was succeeded by future UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain who had moved from Birmingham Ladywood.
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;.
References
- ISBN 0-900178-06-X.