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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Barrow
Forenames	John
Pre Title	Sir
Epithet	Admiralty Secretary and promoter of Arctic exploration and author
Dates	1764-1848
Gender Identity	Male
History	Second Secretary of the Admiralty from 1804 to 1845; he was knighted for services to science and literature in 1835
Key Events	Born at Dragley Beck, Ulverston, Lancashire, 19 June 1764; died in London, 23 Nov 1848
Family Tree	Son: George Barrow
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Barrow; Sir; John (1764-1848); Admiralty Secretary and promoter of Arctic exploration and author

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