George Barrington (Royal Navy officer)
George Barrington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 1794 |
| Died | 2 June 1835 (aged 40) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
Captain George Barrington (20 November 1794 – 2 January 1835)[1] was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician.
Career[edit]
Barrington served in the Royal Navy becoming Fourth Naval Lord in 1830.[2] He was elected at the 1832 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for Sunderland,[3] but resigned his seat in 1833 through the procedural device of appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[4]
Family[edit]
In 1827 he married Lady Caroline Grey, daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; they had a son and a daughter.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No. 19037". The London Gazette. 9 April 1833. p. 690.
- ^ Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970.