| The Right Honourable The Viscount Barrington PC |
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| "a young man". Caricature by Ape published in Vanity Fair in 1875. | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
| In office 27 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Monson |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Monson |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 5 August 1886 – 6 November 1886 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Lord Sudeley |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1824 Lower Brook Street, London |
| Died | 6 November 1886 Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Morritt (c. 1827-1898) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington PC (14 February 1824 – 6 November 1886) was a British Conservative politician. He held office under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1885 and 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1886.
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Barrington was born at Lower Brook Street, London, the eldest son of William Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington, and his wife the Hon. Jane Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. His younger brother was the diplomat William Barrington.[1] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[2]
Barrington was returned to Parliament for Eye in 1866.[2][3][4] 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[5] and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the Conservative administration of Benjamin Disraeli,[6] a post he held until the government was defeated in the 1880 general election.[7]
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.[8] Barrington later served under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1885[9] to January 1886[10] and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between August 1886[11] and his sudden death in November of the same year.[12]
Lord Barrington married Isabel Elizabeth, daughter of John Morritt, in 1846. They had two daughters:
He died in office at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, 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.[2]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt |
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 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 | ||
| New creation | Baron Shute 1880 – 1886 |
Succeeded by Percy Barrington |