Richard Barrington, 4th Viscount Barrington
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George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington (brother)
The Viscount Barrington | |
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 Portrait of Lord Barrington, by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1793-1794 | |
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| Born | Richard James Barrington |
| Died | 8 December 1813 |
| Spouse |
Susan Budden (m. 1783) |
| Relations | John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (grandfather) George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington (brother) |
| Parent(s) | John Barrington Elizabeth Vassal |
Richard James Barrington, 4th Viscount Barrington (died 8 December 1813), was a British aristocrat.
Richard James Barrington was the son of Maj. Gen. Hon. John Barrington and the former Elizabeth Vassal.[1] His father, the Governor of Berwick, died in Paris in 1764.
His paternal grandparents were John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington, and Anne Daines (a daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Daines MP, Mayor of Bristol). His uncle was William served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer and became the 2nd Viscount Barrington. Other uncles were Daines Barrington, a lawyer, antiquarian and naturalist; Rear-Admiral Samuel Barrington of the Royal Navy; and Shute Barrington who became Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham.[2] His maternal grandparents were Florentius Vassall, a wealthy planter and slave-owner, and Mary Foster (a daughter of Col. John Foster of Jamaica).[1]