Viscount Barrington

Viscount Barrington, of Ardglass in the County of Down, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for the lawyer, theologian and politician John Barrington. He was made Baron Barrington, of Newcastle in the County of Limerick, also in the Peerage of Ireland, at the same time.

Viscountcy Barrington
Creation date	1720
Created by	George I
Peerage	Peerage of Ireland
First holder	John Barrington
Last holder	Patrick Barrington
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	6 April 1990
Motto	Ung durant ma vie (The same while I live)

William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington.

Portrait of Richard Barrington, 4th Viscount Barrington, by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1793–1794

Born John Shute, he had assumed by Act of Parliament the surname of Barrington in lieu of his patrilineal surname in 1716, having previously succeeded to the estates of Frances Barrington, married to his cousin.

Four of the younger sons of the first Viscount gained distinction. John Barrington (c. 1722 – 1764) was a Major-General in the British Army. Daines Barrington was a lawyer, antiquarian and naturalist. Samuel Barrington was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy. The Right Reverend Shute Barrington was Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham.

The first viscount was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. He was a politician and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1761 and 1762. He had no surviving children and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Viscount. He was the eldest son of the aforementioned Major-General John Barrington, second son of the first Viscount. Both the third Viscount and his younger brother, the fourth Viscount, died childless. Their younger brother, the fifth viscount, had fifteen children.

On his death in 1829 the titles passed to his eldest son, the sixth Viscount. A Member of Parliament he was also Chairman of the Great Western Railway. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the seventh Viscount. He was a Conservative politician and held office as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1885 and 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1886. In 1880, he was created Baron Shute, of Beckett in the County of Berkshire, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. The title was created with special remainder to his younger brother, the Hon. Percy Barrington.

Lord Barrington had two daughters but no sons and was succeeded (in the barony of Shute according to the special remainder) by his brother Percy, the eighth Viscount. The titles descended in the direct line until the death of his grandson, the tenth Viscount, in 1960. The late Viscount was succeeded by his nephew, the eleventh Viscount. He was the son of the Hon. Walter Barrington, second son of the ninth Viscount, who was a writer of humorous verse. Lord Barrington was unmarried, and on his death in 1990, all the titles became extinct.

Viscount Barrington (1720)

• John Shute Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington (1678–1734)
• William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington (1717–1793)
• William Wildman Barrington, 3rd Viscount Barrington (died 1801)
• Richard James Barrington, 4th Viscount Barrington (died 1814)
• George Barrington, 5th Viscount Barrington (1761–1829)
• William Keppel Barrington, 6th Viscount Barrington (1793–1867)
• George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington, 1st Baron Shute (1824–1886) (created Baron Shute in 1880)
• Percy Barrington, 8th Viscount Barrington, 2nd Baron Shute (1825–1901)
• Walter Bulkeley Barrington, 9th Viscount Barrington, 3rd Baron Shute (1848–1933)
• William Reginald Shute Barrington, 10th Viscount Barrington, 4th Baron Shute (1873–1960)
• Patrick William Daines Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington, 5th Baron Shute (1908–1990)

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Viscounts Barrington and Barons Shute.

John Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington 1678–1734 William Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington 1717–1793 Maj.Gen. Hon. John Barrington c. 1722 – 1764 Hon. Daines Barrington 1727–1800 Adm. Hon. Samuel Barrington 1729–1800 Rt Rev. Hon. Shute Barrington 1734–1826 William Barrington 3rd Viscount Barrington died 1801 Richard Barrington 4th Viscount Barrington died 1813 George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington 1761–1829 William Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington 1793–1867 Capt. Hon. George Barrington 1794–1835 Hon. Samuel Barrington 1796–1815 Hon. Augustus Barrington 1798–1860 Hon. Russell Barrington 1801–1835 Rev. Hon. Lowther Barrington 1805–1897 Hon. Henry Barrington 1808–1882 Hon. Arthur Barrington 1814–1826 Baron Shute (UK) George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington 1st Baron Shute 1824–1886 Percy Barrington 8th Viscount Barrington 2nd Baron Shute 1825–1901 Hon. Sir William Barrington 1842–1922 Hon. Sir Eric Barrington 1847–1918 Charles Barrington 1827–1911 Russell Barrington 1840–1916 Rev. Ythil Barrington 1843–1904 John Barrington 1849–1901 Henry Barrington 1852–1919 Samuel Barrington 1855–1931 Walter Barrington 9th Viscount Barrington 3rd Baron Shute 1848–1933 Guy Barrington 1869–1960 Malcolm Barrington 1879–? William Barrington 10th Viscount Barrington 4th Baron Shute 1873–1960 Hon. Walter Barrington 1876–1959 Lt Col. Hon. Rupert Barrington 1877–? Lt. Hon. Percy Barrington 1884–1911 Patrick Barrington 11th Viscount Barrington 5th Baron Shute 1908–1990 Capt. Eric Barrington 1904–? Fg Off. Miguel Barrington 1909–1937 Titles extinct

Notes

• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 91.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages