William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington

The Viscount Barrington
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
19 March 1761 – 29 May 1762
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle
Preceded byHenry Bilson Legge
Succeeded bySir Francis Dashwood, Bt
Member of Parliament
for Plymouth
In office
1754–1778
Preceded byArthur Stert
Succeeded byViscount Lewisham
Member of Parliament
for Berwick-upon-Tweed
In office
1740–1754
Preceded byLord Polwarth
Succeeded byJohn Delaval
Personal details
Born(1717-01-05)5 January 1717
Beckett, Shrivenham, Berkshire, England
Died1 February 1793(1793-02-01) (aged 76)
Beckett Hall, Shrivenham, Berkshire
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Mary Lovell
(m. 1740; died 1764)

William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, PC (15 January 1717[1] – 1 February 1793), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 38 years from 1740 to 1778. He was best known for his two periods as Secretary at War during Britain's involvement in the Seven Years War and American War of Independence.

  1. ^ Daniel Lysons (1806). Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain. Containing Bedfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. Cadell. p. 367.