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Walter Bulkeley Barrington, 9th Viscount Barrington JP, DL (20 April 1848 – 12 September 1933), was a peer of the United Kingdom. Walter Barrington born on 20 April 1848 at

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, the son of

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, and Louisa Higgins. He was educated at

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. He served in the Coldstream Guards and was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire. In 1870, he married Mary Isabella Bogue (c. 1848 – 1903) with whom he had seven children, including

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. In 1905, he married Charlotte Stopford. One of the Barrington family seats was

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, Berkshire (since 1974 in Oxfordshire). Charlotte endowed Shrivenham Memorial Hall, which was opened in 1925 by

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, daughter of

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. In 1911 he was one of the 112 peers who voted against the passing of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrington, Walter Barrington, 9th Viscount People educated at Eton College 1848 births 1933 deaths Coldstream Guards officers Deputy Lieutenants of Berkshire English justices of the peace

Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...