Robert Barton

Robert Barton
Barton in 1921
Minister for Economic Affairs
In office
26 August 1921 – 9 January 1922
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byKevin O'Higgins
Director of Agriculture
In office
2 April 1919 – 26 August 1921
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byArt O'Connor
Teachta Dála
In office
May 1921 – June 1923
ConstituencyKildare–Wicklow
In office
December 1918 – May 1921
ConstituencyWicklow West
Personal details
Born
Robert Childers Barton

(1881-03-14)14 March 1881
Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died10 August 1975(1975-08-10) (aged 94)
Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse
Rachel Warren
(m. 1951; died 1972)
RelativesErskine Childers (cousin)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationLandowner

Robert Childers Barton (14 March 1881 – 10 August 1975)[1] was an Anglo-Irish politician, Irish nationalist and farmer who participated in the negotiations leading up to the signature of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. His father was Charles William Barton and his mother was Agnes Alexandra Frances Childers. His wife was Rachel Warren of Boston, daughter of Fiske Warren. His double first cousin and close friend was Erskine Childers.[2]

  1. ^ "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Barton Collection". Wicklow County Archives. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.