Background
Bristowe was the third son of John Syer Bristowe, a doctor of Camberwell, and his wife Mary Chesshyre of Rock Savage, Cheshire.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Bristowe was the third son of John Syer Bristowe, a doctor of Camberwell, and his wife Mary Chesshyre of Rock Savage, Cheshire.
He was educated privately and became a stock broker.
Bristowe was very active in a campaign to raise funds to restore Brockwell Hall, a part of Brockwell Park which had come into the ownership of Lambeth Council. However, he died of a heart attack on the steps of Brockwell Hall during the grand opening ceremony in June 1892. Bristowe married Frances Ellen Mason in 1857.
They lived at Dulwich Hill House, Denmark Hill, Surrey.
Bristowe was buried at the cemetery in Norwood.
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In 1885 Bristowe was elected Member of Parliament for Norwood.