Sir Henry Winston Barron, 1st Baronet DL (15 October 1795 – 19 April 1872)[1] was a British baronet and politician, who stood at nine different general elections.
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Born at Ballymil in County Waterford, he was the son of Pierce Barron and his wife Anna, only daughter of Henry Winston.[2] His younger brother was the bishop Edward Barron.[3] Barron was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[4]
He entered the British House of Commons for Waterford City in 1832, however lost his seat in the general election of 1841.[5] In October of the same year, he was created a Baronet, of Bellevue, in the County of Kilkenny.[6] A year later, both representatives for the constituency were unseated and Barron was returned to parliament until 1847.[5] He was reelected in 1848, sitting for the next four years.[5] Barron was again successful in the general election of 1865 and represented Waterford City until 1868.[5] Although he won the constituency's by-election in the following year, the result was declared void because of bribery in 1870.[5] Barron served as High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1856 and also as a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.[2]
On 1 May 1822, he married Anna Leigh Grey, the only daughter of Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 4th Baronet[7] and had by her a daughter and a son.[3] She died in 1852 and Barron married secondly Augusta Anna, youngest daughter of Lord Charles Somerset at St George's, Hanover Square on 1 August 1863.[8] This marriage was childless.[3] Barron died aged 76 in 1872 and was buried at Ferrybank, Waterford.[9] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Henry.[10] His second wife survived her husband for nine years.[3]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Simon Newport, 1st Bt |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 2-seat constituency from 1832 1832 – 1841 With: William Christmas 1832–1835 Thomas Wyse 1835–1841 |
Succeeded by William Christmas William Morris Reade |
| Preceded by William Christmas William Morris Reade |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1842 – 1847 With: Thomas Wyse |
Succeeded by Thomas Meagher Daniel O'Connell |
| Preceded by Thomas Meagher Daniel O'Connell |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1848 – 1852 With: Thomas Meagher |
Succeeded by Thomas Meagher Robert Keating |
| Preceded by John Aloysius Blake Michael Dobbyn Hassard |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1865 – 1868 With: John Aloysius Blake |
Succeeded by John Aloysius Blake James Delahunty |
| Preceded by John Aloysius Blake James Delahunty |
Member of Parliament for Waterford City 1869–1870 With: James Delahunty |
Succeeded by James Delahunty Ralph Bernal Osborne |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Bellevue) 1841–1872 |
Succeeded by Henry Page Barron |