Milne Barbour
Northern Ireland | |
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In office 16 January 1941 – 6 May 1943. | |
Constituency | Antrim (1921–1929) |
Constituency | South Antrim (1929–1951) |
Personal details | |
Born | John Milne Barbour 4 January 1868 Lisburn, Ireland |
Died | 3 October 1951 |
Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
Spouse | Elise Barbour |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Linen manufacturer |
Sir John Milne Barbour, 1st Baronet
Background and education
Born at The Fort in
Career
In politics, he served as a member of parliament for County Antrim from 1921 to 1929 and then for South Antrim from 1929 until his death in 1951. In 1921, he was appointed Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, and then entered Craigavon's Cabinet as Minister of Commerce in 1937 (where he was perceived as "wrong, inept and palsied"[4]) and was promoted, aged 72, to Minister of Finance.[4] As a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland he was entitled to be the style The Right Honourable.
He also acted as
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Personal life
Barbour married Elise Barbour, a distant relative (b. Paterson, New Jersey, USA in 1873); Lady Barbour died at their home, Conway House, Dunmurry,[7] in 1910.[2] The couple had three daughters and one son.
The son, John Milne Jnr., was a civilian pilot (a former competitor in the
Barbour's sister, Helen, married
Arms
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See also
- Summary of a piece of film held in the Public Records Office NI Digital Film Archive which features Sir Milne
- A motor car made for Sir Milne (in Spanish)
References
- ^ a b c d "Northern Ireland Parliamentary Biographies". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Belfast Cathedral Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Travel World Magazine". Archived from the original on 16 August 2007.
- ^ a b Jackson, Alan A., Ireland 1798–1998: Politics and War, p.354
- ^ "The Stormont Papers – Biography of John Milne Barbour". Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ "No. 36145". The London Gazette. 24 August 1943. p. 3794.
- ^ Japanese Art Collections in the UK
- ^ "Genealogy at the Linenhall by Gerry Healey". Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Four Killed in Air Accident". The Times. No. 47728. London. 5 July 1937. p. 11.
- ^ Lady Spender's Diaries at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- ^ Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn
- ^ "Sport Lisburn". Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
- ^ Queen's University, Belfast Boat Club
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. J". National Library of Ireland. p. 352. Retrieved 31 December 2022.