Patrick Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington
- Patrick Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington
Patrick William Daines Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass (born 29 October, 1908 – 6 April, 1990) was an Anglo-Irish peer and a writer of humorous verse.
He was the son of the Hon. Walter Bernard Louis Barrington and Eleanor Nina Snagge. He was educated at Eton College and at Magdalen College, Oxford University. He is remembered for his humorous verse, which was featured in Punch Magazine during the 1930s. A collection of his poems, including his best-known work, "The Diplomatic Platypus", was published:
*Patrick Barrington, "Songs of a Sub-Man", Methuen & Company Ltd, 1934.
On 4 October, 1960 he succeeded to the titles of 5th Baron Shute of Becket, co. Berks; 11th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass, co. Down; and 11th Baron Barrington of Newcastle, Co. Limerick. On his death, his titles became extinct. [Peter W. Hammond, editor, "The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda", Sutton Publishing, 1998, page 67.]
See also: Viscount Barrington
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External links
* [http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/Patrick_Barrington Barrington's poetry]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p3803.htm Barrington's peerage]
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