The Barran Baronetcy, of Chapel Allerton Hall in Chapel Allerton in the West Riding of the County of York and Queen's Gate, St Mary's Abbot, in Kensington in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 February 1895 for the merchant and Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician John Barran

Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet

Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet was a British clothing manufacturer and Liberal Party politician.Barran was the son of John Barran and his wife Elizabeth , and founded the firm of John Barran and Sons, clothing manufacturers, of Leeds...

. He represented Leeds

Leeds (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Otley

Otley (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the House of Commons

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. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. He sat as Liberal Member of Parliament

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 for Hawick and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary

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 to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith

H. H. Asquith

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...

. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1974.

Two other members of the Barran family have also gained distinction. Sir Rowland Barran

Rowland Barran

Sir Rowland Hirst Barran was an English Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds North from 30 July 1902 to the General Election of 14 December 1918.Barran was the son of John Barran, a pioneer in clothing manufacture...

 (1858-1949), sixth and youngest son of the first Baronet, represented Leeds North

Leeds North (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in Parliament. Sir David Barran (1912-2002), third son of the second Baronet, was Managing Director and Chairman of Shell

Royal Dutch Shell

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Barran Baronets, of Chapel Allerton Hall and Queen's Gate (1895)

• Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet
  Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet
  Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet was a British clothing manufacturer and Liberal Party politician.Barran was the son of John Barran and his wife Elizabeth , and founded the firm of John Barran and Sons, clothing manufacturers, of Leeds...
  
   (1821–1905)
• Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Baronet
  Sir John Barran, 2nd Baronet
  Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician.Barran was the son of John Barran and the grandson of Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet. His mother was Eliza Henrietta, daughter of Edward Nicholson. He was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge...
  
  (1872–1952)
• Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Baronet (1904–1974)
• Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Baronet (1934–2010)
• Sir John Ruthven Barran, 5th Baronet (b. 1971)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is John Robert Nicholson Barran (b. 2008)