William Hodgson Barrow was an English Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1851 to 1874.

Barrow was the son of the Rev. Richard Barrow, of Southwell and his wife Mary Hodgkinson, daughter of George Hodgkinson. His uncle was William Barrow

William Barrow (archdeacon)

William Barrow was an English churchman, archdeacon of Nottingham from 1830 to 1832.-Life:From a Westmorland family, he went to Queen's College, Oxford, where in 1778 he gained the chancellor's English essay prize on academic education...

 archdeacon of Nottingham. He was educated at the Collegiate School at Southwell

Southwell Minster School

Southwell Minster School often mistaken for a private institution, is a state funded comprehensive school in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. Its first recorded Schoolmaster was Henry de Hykeling in 1313. It gets the amongst the best GCSE results in Nottinghamshire , beaten only by two West...

, and practised as an attorney from 1806 to 1833. He was a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society

Royal Agricultural Society

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, the Royal Botanic Society

Royal Botanic Society

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, and the Archaeological Society. He was a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 and J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 for Nottinghamshire and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire

’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1845.

In 1851 Barrow was elected at a by-election as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for South Nottinghamshire

South Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Nottinghamshire, formally the "Southern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

. He was returned unopposed at the five succeeding general elections and held the seat until 1874.

Barrow died unmarried at the age of 91.

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