George Barrington | |
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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.
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]
In 1827 he married Lady Caroline Grey, daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; they had a son and a daughter. [5]
George Barrington | |
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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.
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]
In 1827 he married Lady Caroline Grey, daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; they had a son and a daughter. [5]