Charles Robert Barry

Lord Justice Barry as depicted by Liborio Prosperi in Vanity Fair, 21 December 1889

Charles Robert Barry QC, PC (1825 – 15 May 1897) was an Irish lawyer who rose to become a Lord Justice of Appeal for Ireland.

Legal and judicial career

Barry was admitted to the Irish Bar in 1848 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Dungarvan from 1865 to 1868 and served as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1868 to 1870, and as such prosecuted the Fenians in 1868. From 1870 to 1872 he was Attorney-General for Ireland. In 1872 Barry was appointed a Justice of the Queen's Bench and from 1883 to 1897 served as Lord Justice of Appeal for Ireland.

Personal life

Barry married Kate, daughter of David and Catherine Fitzgerald of Dublin and sister of John David Fitzgerald, who became MP for Ennis and also Justice of the Queen’s Bench and Lord Justice of Appeal. ^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Professor Liam O'Malley, School of Law, National University of Ireland, Law, pages 39, 45

References

• Obituary in the New York Times, 16 May 1897
• New Lord Justice for Ireland, New York Times 16 June 1897
• Anthony David Edwards, The role of international exhibitions in Britain, 1850-1910 from Google Books

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Francis Maguire	Member of Parliament for Dungarvan 1865–1868	Succeeded by Henry Matthews
Legal offices
Preceded by Henry Ormsby	Solicitor-General for Ireland 1868–1870	Succeeded by Richard Dowse
Preceded by Edward Sullivan	Attorney-General for Ireland 1870–1872	Succeeded by Richard Dowse

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Name	Barry, Charles Robert
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Date of birth	1825
Place of birth
Date of death	15 May 1897
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