A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices/Barlow, Sir William Owen
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BARLOW, Sir WILLIAM OWEN.
1775—1851.
Admitted 22 February, 1792.
Eldest son of William Owen, Lieutenant-Colonel, 61st Regiment. He was called to the Bar 22 Nov. 1799. He assumed the name of Barlow in 1844, on coming into a valuable estate in Pembrokeshire, but continued to reside in his chambers in Figtree Court till his death, 25 Feb. 1851. He practised as a Special Pleader, and was Attorney-General for the Carmarthen Circuit, and Postman of the Court of Exchequer. He was offered a Commissionership in Bankruptcy by Lord Brougham, but declined the appointment He was the eighth baronet of the family. He was elected a Bencher of the Inn in 1838.