Jonah Barrington (judge)

Sir Jonah Barrington, K.C. (1756/57 – 8 April 1834), was an Irish lawyer, judge and politician. Jonah Barrington is most notable for his amusing and popular memoirs of life in late 18th-century Ireland; for his opposition to the Act of Union in 1800; and for his removal from the judiciary by both Houses of Parliament in 1830, still a unique event.

Sir Jonah Barrington, K.C.
Member of Parliament for Clogher
In office
1798  January 1800
Member of Parliament for Tuam
In office
1790–1798
Personal details
BornKnapton, Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland
1756/7
Died8 April 1834 (aged abt 77)
Versailles, France
Political partyPatriot Party
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Military service
Branch/serviceIrish Volunteers
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