Sir Harry Barnston, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (December 1870 – 22 February 1929) was a British Conservative politician.
The son of Major William Barnston of Crewe Hill, and Mary Emma King, he was educated privately and at Christ Church, Oxford. He was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate at Stockport in 1906 and sat for Eddisbury, Cheshire from 1910 until his death. He served in government as Comptroller of the Household from 1921–1924, and from November 1924 – January 1928.
Honours
He was created a baronet of Churton in the County of Chester on 1 March 1924.[1]
On his death in 1929 the baronetcy became extinct.
References
- ^ "No. 32929". The London Gazette. 22 April 1924. pp. 3295–3296.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harry Barnston
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Stanley | Member of Parliament for Eddisbury January 1910 – 1929 | Succeeded by Richard John Russell |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by George Frederick Stanley | Comptroller of the Household 1921–1924 | Succeeded by John Allen Parkinson |
| Preceded by John Allen Parkinson | Comptroller of the Household 1924–1928 | Succeeded by Sir William Cope |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Churton) 1924–1929 | Extinct |