Sir Dunbar Plunket Barton, 1st Baronet PC (29 October 1853 – 11 September 1937) was an Irish politician, author and judge.
Barton was descended from Chief Justice Charles Kendal Bushe; and from the co-founder of the celebrated wine merchants Barton and Guestier. His mother was the third daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket. He attended Harrow and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
Barton served as an Irish Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Armagh from 1891 to 1900 and was Solicitor-General for Ireland for two years. In 1900 he was appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the Irish High Court and in 1904 transferred to the Chancery Division where he served until his retirement in 1918. The latter year he was created a Baronet : since his only son predeceased him the title became extinct at his death.
He married Mary Manley in 1900 : their only son, Dunbar, died unmarried in 1929. He died in 1937, aged 83. He was a keen historian, with a particular interest in Marshal Bernadotte, and is said to have done much to popularise golf in Ireland.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir James Corry, Bt. |
Member of Parliament for Mid Armagh 1891 – 1900 |
Succeeded by John Lonsdale |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by William Kenny |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1898 – 1900 |
Succeeded by George Wright |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet 1918 – 1937 |
Extinct |