George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington

George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington, PC (14 February 1824 – 6 November 1886), was a British Conservative politician. He held office under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1885 and 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1886.

The Right Honourable
The Viscount Barrington
PC
"a young man". Caricature by "Ape" (Carlo Pellegrini) published in Vanity Fair in 1875.
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office
27 June 1885  28 January 1886
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Lord Monson
Succeeded byThe Lord Monson
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
5 August 1886  6 November 1886
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Lord Sudeley
Succeeded byThe Earl of Rosslyn
Personal details
Born14 February 1824 (1824-02-14)
Lower Brook Street, London
Died6 November 1886 (1886-11-07) (aged 62)
Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Isabel Morritt
(m. 1846)
RelationsWilliam Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (grandson)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
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