Sir John Barran, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Baronet (16 August 1872 – 8 July 1952) was a British
Liberal Party
politician.
Barran was the son of John Barran (1844–1886) 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
. In 1909 he was returned to Parliament for Hawick Burghs
, a seat he held until 1918, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
from 1910 to 1916. Apart from his political career he was a Justice of the Peace
for the West Riding of Yorkshire
.
Barran married firstly Alice Margarita, daughter of Reverend Leighton Parks
, in 1902. They had three sons and one daughter. His youngest son Sir David Barran became a prominent businessman and served as Managing Director and Chairman of Shell
. After his first wife's death in 1939 he married secondly Esther Frances, daughter of Francis Marion Bates Fisher, in 1946. Barran died in July 1952, aged 79, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son John.
United Kingdom
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Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Barran was the son of John Barran (1844–1886) and the grandson of 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...
. His mother was Eliza Henrietta, daughter of Edward Nicholson. He was educated at Winchester
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. In 1909 he was returned to Parliament for Hawick Burghs
Hawick Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Hawick Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It consisted of the Roxburghshire burgh of Hawick and the Selkirkshire burghs of Galashiels and Selkirk....
, a seat he held until 1918, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
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...
from 1910 to 1916. Apart from his political career he was a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
.
Barran married firstly Alice Margarita, daughter of Reverend Leighton Parks
Leighton Parks
Rev. Dr. Leighton Parks was a liberal American Protestant Episcopal clergyman. He was born in New York City and graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1876. Ordained a priest the next year, from 1878 to 1904 he was rector of Emmanuel Church, Boston. He then became rector of St....
, in 1902. They had three sons and one daughter. His youngest son Sir David Barran became a prominent businessman and served as Managing Director and Chairman of Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
. After his first wife's death in 1939 he married secondly Esther Frances, daughter of Francis Marion Bates Fisher, in 1946. Barran died in July 1952, aged 79, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son John.