Dunbar Plunket Barton
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Sir Dunbar Plunket Barton, 1st Baronet PC
(29 October 1853 – 11 September 1937) was an Irish
politician
, author
and judge.
Barton was descended from Chief Justice Charles Kendal Bushe
; and from the co-founder of the celebrated wine merchants Barton and Guestier. His mother was the third daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket
. He attended Harrow
and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
.
Barton served as an Irish Unionist Member of Parliament
(MP) for Mid Armagh
from 1891 to 1900 and was Solicitor-General for Ireland
for two years. In 1900 he was appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the Irish High Court and in 1904 transferred to the Chancery Division where he served until his retirement in 1918. The latter year he was created a Baronet : since his only son predeceased him the title became extinct at his death.
He married Mary Manley in 1900 : their only son, Dunbar, died unmarried in 1929. He died in 1937, aged 83. He was a keen historian, with a particular interest in Marshal Bernadotte, and is said to have done much to popularise golf in Ireland.
Privy Council of Ireland
The Privy Council of Ireland was an institution of the Kingdom of Ireland until 31 December 1800 and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801-1922...
(29 October 1853 – 11 September 1937) was an Irish
Irish people
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politician
Politician
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, author
Author
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and judge.
Barton was descended from Chief Justice Charles Kendal Bushe
Charles Kendal Bushe
Charles Kendal Bushe , was an Irish lawyer and judge. Known as "silver-tongued Bushe", he was Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1805 to 1822 and Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1822 to 1841....
; and from the co-founder of the celebrated wine merchants Barton and Guestier. His mother was the third daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket
John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket
John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket of Newtown, County Cork was a Queen's Counsel He married Charlotte, daughter of the eminent judge Charles Kendal Bushe.-Family:Children of John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket of Newton...
. He attended Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
.
Barton served as an Irish Unionist Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Mid Armagh
Mid Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid Armagh was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act for the 1885 general election and returned one Member of Parliament until it was abolished with effect from the 1922 general election....
from 1891 to 1900 and was Solicitor-General for Ireland
Solicitor-General for Ireland
The Solicitor-General for Ireland was the holder of an Irish and then United Kingdom government office. The holder was a deputy to the Attorney-General for Ireland, and advised the Crown on Irish legal matters. At least one holder of the office, Patrick Barnewall played a significant role in...
for two years. In 1900 he was appointed a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the Irish High Court and in 1904 transferred to the Chancery Division where he served until his retirement in 1918. The latter year he was created a Baronet : since his only son predeceased him the title became extinct at his death.
He married Mary Manley in 1900 : their only son, Dunbar, died unmarried in 1929. He died in 1937, aged 83. He was a keen historian, with a particular interest in Marshal Bernadotte, and is said to have done much to popularise golf in Ireland.
Works
- Timothy HealyTimothy Michael HealyTimothy Michael Healy, KC , also known as Tim Healy, was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and one of the most controversial Irish Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
: Memories and Anecdotes - Bernadotte, The First Phase, 1763-1799
- Bernadotte and Napoleon, 1800-1810
- Bernadotte, Prince and King, 1810-1844
- The Amazing Career of Bernadotte, 1763 to 1844
- Links Between Ireland and Shakespeare
- Links Between Shakespeare and the Law
- The Story of the Inns of Court