The Barran Baronetcy, of Chapel Allerton Hall in Chapel Allerton in the West Riding of the County of York and Queen's Gate, St Mary's Abbot, in Kensington in the County of London, is a title in the

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. It was created on 11 February 1895 for the merchant and

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John Barran John Barran may refer to: *Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet (1821–1905) *Sir John Barran, 2nd Baronet (1872–1952) *Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Baronet (1904–1974) of the Barran baronets *Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Baronet (1934–2010 ...

. He represented

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and

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in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. He sat as Liberal

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for

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and served as

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to Prime Minister

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. Two other members of the Barran family have also gained distinction. Sir Rowland Barran (1858–1949), sixth and youngest son of the first Baronet, represented Leeds North in Parliament. Sir David Barran (1912–2002), third son of the second Baronet, was Managing Director and Chairman of Shell.

Barran baronets, of Chapel Allerton Hall and Queen's Gate (1895)

* Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet (1821–1905) *

Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Baronet Sir John Nicholson Barran, 2nd Baronet (16 August 1872 – 8 July 1952) was a British Liberal Party politician. Background and family Barran was the son of John Barran (1844–1886) and the grandson of Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet. His mother ...

(1872–1952) *Sir John Leighton Barran, 3rd Baronet (1904–1974) *Sir John Napoleon Ruthven Barran, 4th Baronet (1934–2010) *Sir John Ruthven Barran, 5th Baronet (born 1971) The

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is John Robert Nicholson Barran (born 2008) ''Currently, the baronetcy is listed as vacant on the Official Roll of the Baronetage as the 5th Baronet has not yet proved his succession.''

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * *{{Unreliable source?, failed=y , date=February 2013

Barran Barran () is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Barran is located on the river Baïse from the capital of the Gers department, Auch. History Barran is a typical example of a bastide, those villages that w ...