John Barlow

John Barlow FRS (1799–1869) was an Anglican cleric and Secretary of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (1843–1860) and later Chaplain-in-Ordinary at Kensington Palace. Life John Barlow was born on 20 November 1798 in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, to his father Thomas William (1777), a Clerk. He attended Blundell's School, after which in 1816 he started attending Trinity College, Cambridge. He would earn his B.A in 1820 and graduate with his M.A in 1823. In 1822 he become the curate of the parish in Uckfield, Sussex. On 23 March 1823 he was ordained as a priest. From 1830 to 1843 he was rector to the parish in Little Bowden, Northamptonshire. He was absent for a large part of his time in this position. His brother, George Hilaro Barlow (1824), would act as curate for the parish in his absence. In 1824 he married Cecilia Anne Lam. Career In 1832 John Barlow joined the Royal Institution of Great Britain (Ri). He would serve many positions inside the RI, including: Manager (1838) Secretary of the Lectures Committee (1841) where he succeeded Michael Faraday (1791- 1867). Honorary Secretary of the Ri (1843-1860)