He attended Harrow and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Nephew of the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, Barton was a sincere Protestant, but exceptionally tolerant in all matters of religion: Maurice Healy recalled him quoting a saying of his father that whether one is a Protestant or a Catholic is largely a chance of birth. When Barton was a boy, his father instructed him to guess the distance between his mother's bedroom window and the window at the home next door, to which he guessed 20 ft. "Well, my boy," his father told him, "You are a Protestant; but always remember that if you had been born 20 ft. to the east you would have been a Catholic."[1]
In 1904 he was transferred to the Chancery Division where he served until his retirement in 1918. He was created a baronet of Fethard in the County of Tipperary on 28 January 1918:[4] since his only son predeceased him the title became extinct at his death.[1]
Escutcheon of the Barton baronets of Fethard
He married Mary Tottenham Manley in 1900; their only son, Dunbar, died unmarried in 1929. He died at Gray's Inn Square in London 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. He was president of the Golfing Union of Ireland and of the Royal Dublin Golf Club, Royal Portrush Golf Club, and Greenore Golf Club.[1]
dunbar, barton, armagh, barton, caricatured, leslie, ward, vanity, fair, april, 1898contents, life, works, references, external, linkslife, editsir, dunbar, plunket, barton, baronet, october, 1853, september, 1937, anglo, irish, british, politician, author, ju. Mid Armagh Barton as caricatured by Spy Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair April 1898Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife EditSir Dunbar Plunket Barton 1st Baronet PC 29 October 1853 11 September 1937 was an Anglo Irish British politician author and judge 1 Barton was born in Merrion Square Dublin 1 the eldest son of the magistrate Thomas Henry Barton a younger son of Dunbar Barton of Rochestown County Tipperary who was High Sheriff of Tipperary in 1810 His mother was Hon Charlotte Plunket daughter of John Plunket 3rd Baron Plunket and Charlotte Bushe 1 Barton was descended from Lord Chief Justice Charles Kendal Bushe and from the co founder of the celebrated wine merchants Barton and Guestier He attended Harrow and Corpus Christi College Oxford Nephew of the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin Barton was a sincere Protestant but exceptionally tolerant in all matters of religion Maurice Healy recalled him quoting a saying of his father that whether one is a Protestant or a Catholic is largely a chance of birth When Barton was a boy his father instructed him to guess the distance between his mother s bedroom window and the window at the home next door to which he guessed 20 ft Well my boy his father told him You are a Protestant but always remember that if you had been born 20 ft to the east you would have been a Catholic 1 Barton was called to the Irish Bar in 1880 to the English Bar in 1893 from Gray s Inn of which he was elected Treasurer in 1922 and took silk in 1898 He 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 1898 1900 In January 1900 he was appointed a judge of the Queen s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland 2 to which appointment he was sworn in on 2 February 1900 3 In 1904 he was transferred to the Chancery Division where he served until his retirement in 1918 He was created a baronet of Fethard in the County of Tipperary on 28 January 1918 4 since his only son predeceased him the title became extinct at his death 1 nbsp Escutcheon of the Barton baronets of FethardHe married Mary Tottenham Manley in 1900 their only son Dunbar died unmarried in 1929 He died at Gray s Inn Square in London 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 He was president of the Golfing Union of Ireland and of the Royal Dublin Golf Club Royal Portrush Golf Club and Greenore Golf Club 1 Works EditTimothy Healy 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 CourtReferences Edit a b c d e f Sir Dunbar Barton The Law and Politics The Times 13 September 1937 p 14 Not available The Times No 36047 London 24 January 1900 p 9 Ireland The Times No 36056 London 3 February 1900 p 13 No 30544 The London Gazette 26 February 1918 p 2484 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Maurice Healy The Old Munster Circuit Michael Joseph Ltd 1939 Ball F Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221 1921 John Murray London 1926External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Dunbar Barton BtParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir James Corry Bt Member of Parliament for Mid Armagh1891 1900 Succeeded byJohn LonsdaleLegal officesPreceded byWilliam Kenny Solicitor General for Ireland1898 1900 Succeeded byGeorge WrightBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Fethard 1918 1937 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dunbar Barton amp oldid 1151684734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
