Sir John Barran, 2nd Baronet
John Barran | |
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Member of Parliament for Hawick Burghs | |
In office 5 March 1909 – 14 December 1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 August 1872 |
Died | 8 July 1952 |
Political party | Liberal Party |
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 was Eliza Henrietta Nicholson, daughter of Edward Nicholson. He was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge,[1] and succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy in 1905.
He married firstly, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston on 18 November 1902, Alice Margarita Parks, daughter of Reverend Leighton Parks, rector of Emmanuel church.[2] They had three sons and one daughter. After his first wife's death in 1939, he married secondly in 1946 Esther Frances Fisher, daughter of New Zealand politician Frank Fisher.
His eldest son Sir John Leighton Barran (1904–1974) succeeded in the baronetcy. His youngest son became a prominent businessman and served as Managing Director and Chairman of Shell.
Barran died in July 1952, aged 79.
Political career[]
Barran was elected to the House of Commons at a by-election in March 1909 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hawick Burghs.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sir John Barran | 3,028 | 54.7 | ||
Liberal Unionist | Halford John Mackinder | 2,508 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 520 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 92.8 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
He was re-elected with a large majority in January 1910
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Sir John Barran | 3,261 | 59.0 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | 2,268 | 41.0 | -4.3 | ||
Majority | 993 | 18.0 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 91.7 | -1.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.3 |
He was returned unopposed in December 1910.[4] He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith from 1910 to 1916. After the war he tried unsuccessfully to return to parliament, standing as Liberal candidate for Kingston upon Hull North West at the general elections of 1922, 1923 and 1924.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Albert Lambert Ward | 14,904 | 57.1 | ||
Liberal | Sir John Barran | 11,204 | 42.9 | ||
Majority | 3,700 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Albert Lambert Ward | 12,674 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal | Sir John Barran | 12,559 | 49.8 | ||
Majority | 115 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 73.7 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Albert Lambert Ward | 15,072 | 53.3 | ||
Liberal | Sir John Barran | 8,080 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | Ferdinand Louis Kerran | 5,151 | 18.2 | ||
Majority | 6,992 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 81.2 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Apart from his political career he was a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire.
References[]
- ^ "Barran, John Nicholson (BRN891JN)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 36931. London. 21 November 1902. p. 1.
- ^ The Times, 6 March 1909
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, F W S Craig
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Barran
- 1872 births
- 1952 deaths
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Scottish Liberal Party MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- UK MPs 1906–1910
- UK MPs 1910
- UK MPs 1910–1918
- Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge