Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet

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Sir Henry Winston Barron, 1st Baronet DL (15 October 1795 – 19 April 1872)[1] was an Irish baronet and politician, who stood at nine different general elections.

Background

Born at Ballymil in County Waterford, he was the son of Pierce Barron and his wife Anna, only daughter of Henry Winston.[2] His younger brother was the bishop Edward Barron.[3] Barron was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[4]

Career

He entered the British House of Commons for Waterford City in 1832, however he lost his seat in the general election of 1841.[5] In October of the same year, he was created a baronet, of Bellevue, in the County of Kilkenny.[6] A year later, both representatives for the constituency were unseated and Barron was returned to parliament until 1847.[5] He was re-elected in 1848, sitting for the next four years.[5] Barron was again successful in the general election of 1865 and represented Waterford City until 1868.[5] Although he won the constituency's by-election in the following year, the result was declared void because of bribery in 1870.[5] Barron served as High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1858[7] and also as a justice of the peace and a deputy lieutenant of the county.[2]

Family

On 1 May, 1822, he married Anna Leigh Grey, the only daughter of Sir Gregory Page-Turner, Fourth Baronet[8] and had by her a daughter and a son.[3] She died in 1852, and Barron married secondly Augusta Anna, youngest daughter of Lord Charles Somerset at St George's, Hanover Square on 1 August 1863.[9] This marriage was childless.[3] Barron died aged 76 in 1872 and was buried at Ferrybank, Waterford.[10] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Henry.[11] His second wife survived her husband for nine years.[3]

Works

  • Notes on Education in Germany and Holland; (1840)

References

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  6. The London Gazette: no. 20010. p. 2155. 24 August 1841. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  7. The Edinburgh Gazette: no. 6775. p. 181. 29 January 1958. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waterford City
2-seat constituency from 1832

18321841
With: William Christmas 1832–1835
Thomas Wyse 1835–1841
Succeeded by
William Christmas
William Morris Reade
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waterford City
1842 – 1847
With: Thomas Wyse
Succeeded by
Thomas Meagher
Daniel O'Connell
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waterford City
1848 – 1852
With: Thomas Meagher
Succeeded by
Thomas Meagher
Robert Keating
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waterford City
18651868
With: John Aloysius Blake
Succeeded by
John Aloysius Blake
James Delahunty
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waterford City
1869–1870
With: James Delahunty
Succeeded by
James Delahunty
Ralph Bernal Osborne
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Bellevue)
1841–1872
Succeeded by
Henry Page Barron