Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet
Irish baronet and politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
affiliations
Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet | |
|---|---|
| |
| Member of Parliament for Waterford City | |
In office
| |
| High Sheriff of County Waterford | |
| In office 1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1795 Ballymil, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 19 April 1872 (aged 76) Ferrybank, Waterford, Ireland |
| Party | Liberal Party |
Other political affiliations | |
| Relations | Edward Barron (brother) |
| Education | Trinity College Dublin |
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. Barron was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[3]
Career
He entered the British House of Commons for Waterford City in 1832, however he lost his seat in the general election of 1841.[4] In October of the same year, he was created a baronet, of Bellevue, in the County of Kilkenny.[5] A year later, both representatives for the constituency were unseated and Barron was returned to parliament until 1847.[4] He was re-elected in 1848, sitting for the next four years.[4] Barron was again successful in the general election of 1865 and represented Waterford City until 1868.[4] Although he won the constituency's by-election in the following year, the result was declared void because of bribery in 1870.[4] Barron served as High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1858[6] 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 Guy Page-Turner, the only daughter of Sir Gregory Page-Turner (1748–1805), Third Baronet.[7] They had a son, Sir Henry Page-Turner Barron, 2nd Baronet (1824–1900),[8] and a daughter, Emily Frances Barron (c. 1827–1913).[9] His first wife 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.[10] This marriage was childless.
Barron died aged 76 in 1872 and was buried at Ferrybank, Waterford.[11] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son,[12] who never married.[8]
Emily Frances Barron married Frederick Polhill-Turner in 1852.
Works
- Notes on Education in Germany and Holland (1840)