Sir John Barrington, 9th Baronet (8 December 1752 – 5 August 1818) was aBritish politician who sat in theHouse of Commons from 1780 to 1796.
Born at Red Lion Street inLondon and baptised atSt Andrew, Holborn,[1] Barrington was the eldest son of Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 8th Baronet and his wife Jane Hall, daughter of Matthew Hall.[2] He was educated atEton College from 1761 to 1770 and enteredTrinity Hall, Cambridge in 1771.[3][4] In 1792, he succeeded his father asbaronet.[2]
Barrington entered Parliament at the1780 general election, sitting as amember of parliament (MP) forNewtown, the same constituency his uncleJohn had before represented. He was re-elected in1784 and1790. He decided not to stand at the1796 general election.[4]
Barrington died unmarried aged 66 at his seat Barrington Hall, Essex on 5 August 1818.[5] and was buried at St Mary the Virgin,Hatfield Broadoak.[1] He was succeeded in thebaronetcy by his younger brother Fitzwilliam.[6]
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| Preceded by Edward Meux Worsley Charles Ambler | Member of Parliament forNewtown 1780 –1796 With: Edward Meux Worsley 1780–1782 Henry Dundas 1782–1783 Richard Pepper Arden 1783–1784 James Worsley 1784 Mark Gregory 1784–1790 Sir Richard Worsley 1790–1793 George Canning 1793–1796 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Fitzwilliam Barrington | Baronet (of Barrington Hall) 1792–1818 | Succeeded by Fitzwilliam Barrington |
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