Sir Rowland Hirst Barran (7 August 1858 – 6 August 1949) was a British

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politician and

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Biography

Rowland Barran was born in 1858, the youngest son of Sir John Barran, a pioneer in clothing manufacture and

for

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and

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. Following the death of

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in 1892, Rowland lived near

at Frances's Beechwood Estate which had been

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to her eldest son and fellow

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politician, Francis Martineau Lupton. Barran remained at Beechwood until Francis Martineau's death in 1921. Lupton and his family also owned the Newton Park Estate (North Leeds), the constituency of which Barran was M.P. from 1902–1918. Barran bred

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during his residency at Beechwood. Barran became chairman of the family firm in 1918, succeeding his brother, Charles, who had succeeded their father in this post in 1903. He was a member of the Leeds City Council alongside

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Francis Martineau Lupton, and served on the Leeds School Board before his election to parliament. He was elected to the Parliament for Leeds North in a

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on 29 July 1902 (caused by the elevation of William Jackson to the peerage), and served until the

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of 14 December 1918. He was

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in 1917. During the course of

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, Barran indicated he would stand down at the next election, probably to concentrate more on his business interests. In 1918, he became chairman of the family firm of clothing manufacturers, taking over that position from his brother.''The Times'', 30 November 1918, p. 9

Family

Barran married Rose Cardew Bradley. They had the following children: * Rose Sylvia Barran * Gwendoline Cardew Barran * Captain Rowland Noel Barran (25 December 1887 – died 19 March 1919) * Captain Hugh Bradley Barran (13 May 1889 – 19 May 1975)

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* 1858 births 1949 deaths Knights Bachelor Younger sons of baronets Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub