Lousada Barrow

Major General Lousada Barrow C.B. (22 February 1816 – 1 October 1877) was the Chief Commissioner of Oudh for two terms. The first term was between 20 April 1860 and 4 April 1861 when he was a lieutenant colonel. His second term was between 18 January 1871 and 20 April 1871.

Barrow served in the Southern Mahratta country in 1844–45. He commanded a squadron of Volunteer Cavalry raised under the orders of Major-General Henry Havelock on 25 June 1857.^[1] His correspondence with Lieutenant colonel H. Bruce is available at The National Archives and held by the British Library.^[2]

He was present and commanded them at the Battle of Futtehpore on 12 July 1857.^[3]

His obituary can be found in the 13 October 1877 issue of Army and Navy Gazette and the Isle of Wight Observer.^[4][1] He is buried at Ryde Old Cemetery on the Isle of Wight.^[5][6]