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Lousada Barrow C.B. (22 February 1816 – 1 October 1877) was the Chief Commissioner of Oudh for two terms. The first term was between 20 April 1860 and 4 April 1861 when he was a

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. His second term was between 18 January 1871 and 20 April 1871.

Military

Barrow served in the Southern Mahratta country in 1844–45. He commanded a squadron of Volunteer Cavalry raised under the orders of Major-General

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on 25 June 1857. His correspondence with

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H. Bruce is available at

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. He was present and commanded them at the Battle of Futtehpore on 12 July 1857.

Death

His obituary can be found in the 13 October 1877 issue of Army and Navy Gazette and the

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. He is buried at Ryde Old Cemetery on the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrow, Lousada 1816 births 1877 deaths Madras Staff Corps officers History of Awadh British administration in Uttar Pradesh Companions of the Order of the Bath