Sir John Barrington, 3rd Baronet (1605 – 24 March 1683)[1] was an English lawyer and politician.
He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet and Francis Gobert, daughter of John Gobert.[2] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] In 1635, when called to the bar from Gray's Inn, Barrington was knighted at Whitehall,[4] and in 1644, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] Nominated to be one of the High Court Judges in the trial of King Charles I of England in 1649, Barrington refused to attend its meetings and declined to sign the warrant for the king's execution.[2] From 1645 to 1648 and again from 1660 to 1679, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newtown.[5] In 1654 he was High Sheriff of Essex and also High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.[4]
Barrington was married to Dorothy Lytton, daughter of Sir William Lytton.[6] They had five sons and nine daughters.[6] Barrington was buried at Hatfield Broadoak, a week after his death.[4] His eldest son had died in his lifetime, and so Barrington, was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson John.[1]
Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by Nicholas Weston Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet |
Member of Parliament for Newtown 1645-1648 With: John Bulkeley |
Succeeded by Not represented in Rump Parliament |
Preceded by Not represented in restored Rump |
Member of Parliament for Newtown 1660–1679 With: Sir Henry Worsley 1660–1666 Sir Robert Worsley 1666–1677 Sir John Holmes 1677–1679 |
Succeeded by Sir John Holmes John Churchill |
Baronetage of England | ||
Preceded by Thomas Barrington |
Baronet (of Barrington Hall) 1644–1683 |
Succeeded by John Barrington |