George Barrington (Royal Navy officer)

Captain The Hon. George Barrington (20 November 1794 – 2 January 1835)^[1] was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician.

Career

Born the son of Reverend George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass,^[2] Barrington served in the Royal Navy becoming Fourth Naval Lord in 1830.^[3] He was elected at the 1832 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland,^[4] but resigned his seat in 1833 through the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.^[5]

In 1827 he married Lady Caroline Grey, daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; they had a son and a daughter.^[2]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
^ ^a ^b The Peerage.com
^ Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty British History on Line
^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 295. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ London Gazette: no. 19037. p. 690. 9 April 1833. Retrieved 15 November 2010.

Military offices
Preceded by New Post	Fourth Naval Lord 1830–1833	Succeeded by Sir Maurice Berkeley
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Sunderland 1832 – 1833 With: Sir William Chaytor, Bt	Succeeded by William Thompson Sir William Chaytor, Bt