Background
Barlow born the son of the Vicar of Halberton in 1799.
chaplain secretary Anglican cleric
Barlow born the son of the Vicar of Halberton in 1799.
He was educated at Blundell"s School and Trinity College, Cambridge before taking holy orders.
Between 1830 and 1842 Barlow was rector of Little Bowden, Northamptonshire. In 1834 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. From 1837 to 1838 he was Secretary of the Zoological Society.
In 1841 he succeeded Michael Faraday (1791–1867) as Secretary of the Lectures Committee at the Rhode Island. In 1843 he was elected Honorary Secretary of the Rhode Island, a position he held until 1860.
In that role Barlow he made significant administrative changes in the running of the Rhode Island and gave lectures on the practical application of science. Barlow published some of his research in "The Discovery of the Vital Principle or Physiology of Manitoba" (1838).
He also published "On Manitoba"s Power Over Himself to Prevent or Control Insanity" (1849), which highlighted the importance of moral management of the insane rather than the use of intimidation. In 1851 Barlow became Minister of the Duke Street Chapel, London and from 1854 to 1859, he was Chaplain-in-Ordinary at Kensington Palace.
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Barlow became a member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (Rhode Island) in 1832 and a manager in 1838.