Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet

British politician

The Right Honourable Sir Francis Lowe

Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston
In office 1898–1929
Preceded by	George Dixon
Succeeded by	Neville Chamberlain

Personal details
Born	Francis William Lowe (1852-01-08)8 January 1852
Died	12 November 1929(1929-11-12) (aged 77)
Spouse	Mary Holden
Children	Francis Arthur John A daughter
Parent	William Lowe (father)
Education	Birmingham Grammar School
Alma mater	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;^[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.

^ "Mary (née Holden), Lady Lowe". National Portrait Gallery, London.

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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