George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington, PC (14 February 1824 – 6 November 1886), was a British

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politician. He held office under

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between 1885 and 1886 and as

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in 1886.

Early life

Barrington was born at Lower Brook Street,

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, on 14 February 1824. He was the eldest son of

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, and his wife the Hon. Jane Elizabeth, daughter of

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. His younger brother was the diplomat William Barrington. He was educated at

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Career

Barrington was returned to Parliament for Eye in 1866. The following year he succeeded his father in the viscountcy but as this was an

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he did not have to resign his seat in the

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. In 1874 he was sworn of the

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and appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the Conservative administration of

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, a post he held until the government was defeated in the 1880 general election. The latter year Barrington was created Baron Shute, of Beckett in the County of Berkshire, in the

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, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the

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. The title was created with special remainder to his younger brother Percy. Barrington later served under

from 1885 to January 1886 and as

between August 1886 and his sudden death in November of the same year.

Personal life

On 19 February 1846, Lord Barrington was married to Isabel Elizabeth, daughter of

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and Mary Baillie (a daughter of Peter Baillie of Dochfour). Together, they had three daughters: * Hon. Constance Mary Barrington (1847–1926), who married Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baron Haldon. * Hon. Evelyn Laura Barrington (1848–1924), who married

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. * Hon. Florence Isabel Barrington (d. 1928), who became a Sister of the

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. He died in office at

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, in November 1886, after a few hours illness, aged 62. He was succeeded in his titles (in the barony of Shute according to the special remainder) by his younger brother

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. Lady Barrington died in February 1898.

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