Sir Jonah Barrington, K.C. | |
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| Member of Parliament for Clogher | |
| In office 1798 – January 1800 | |
| Member of Parliament for Tuam | |
| In office 1790–1798 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Knapton, Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland 1756/7 |
| Died | 8 April 1834 (aged abt 77) Versailles, France |
| Political party | Patriot Party |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Irish Volunteers |
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.[1]