Patrick Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington
Patrick William Daines Barrington, 11th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass (29 October 1908 – 6 April 1990), was an Irish peer and a writer of humorous verse.
The Lord Barrington | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 4 October 1960 – 6 April 1990 as a hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The 10th Viscount Barrington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick William Daines Barrington 29 October 1908 |
| Died | 6 April 1990 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Parent(s) | Hon. Walter Barrington Eleanor Snagge |
| Known for | Poetry, work at Bletchley Park |
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 as Songs of a Sub-Man by Patrick Barrington (Methuen & Company Ltd, 1934).
During the Second World War, from 1940 to 1945, he worked at Bletchley Park decrypting German and Japanese messages. He was a member of the Bletchley Park Drama Group.[1]
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.[2]
Notes
- "Roll of Honour".
- 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, p. 67.