George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington
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George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington PC (14 February 1824-6 November 1886), was a British Conservative politician.
Barrington was the eldest son of William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington, and his wife the Hon. Jane Elizabeth (née Liddell), and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was returned to Parliament for Eye in 1866. The following year he succeeded his father in the viscountcy but as this was an Irish peerage he did not have to resign his seat in the House of Commons. In 1874 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the Conservative administration of Benjamin Disraeli, a post he held until the government was defeated in the 1880 general election. The latter year Barrington was created Baron Shute, of Beckett in the County of Berkshire, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. The title was created with special remainder to his younger brother Percy. Barrington later served under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) from 1885 to 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords) in 1886.
Lord Barrington married Isabel Elizabeth, daughter of John Morritt, in 1846. They had two daughters. He died in office in November 1886, after a few hours illness, aged 62. He was succeeded in his titles (in the barony of Shute according to the special remainder) by his younger brother Percy. Lady Barrington died in February 1898.
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edward Kerrison |
Member of Parliament for Eye 1866–1880 |
Succeeded by Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Richard Grosvenor |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by Lord Charles Brudenell-Bruce |
| Preceded by The Lord Monson |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1885–1886 |
Succeeded by The Lord Monson |
| Preceded by The Lord Sudeley |
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1886 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by William Keppel Barrington |
Viscount Barrington 1867–1886 |
Succeeded by Percy Barrington |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Shute 1880–1887 |
Succeeded by Percy Barrington |
