Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet

Sir John Barrow FRS FRGS FSA
Barrow around 1810
Second Secretary to the Admiralty
In office 22 May 1804 – 28 April 1845 (1804-05-22 – 1845-04-28)
Preceded by	Benjamin Tucker
Succeeded by	William Baillie-Hamilton
Personal details
Born	(1764-06-19)19 June 1764 Dragley Beck, Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Died	23 November 1848(1848-11-23) (aged 84) London, Middlesex, England
Spouse	Anna Maria Truter ​ (m. 1799)​
Children	Sir George Barrow Peter Barrow
Occupation	Geographer, linguist, writer

Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS, FSA (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English geographer, linguist, writer and civil servant best known for serving as the Second Secretary to the Admiralty from 1804 until 1845.