Baron Barry of Santry

Baron Barry of Santry, in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1661 for the Irish lawyer and politician Sir James Barry, a former Member of the Irish Parliament for Lismore and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.[1] His grandson, the third Baron, served as Governor of Londonderry and of Culmore Fort and was sworn of the Irish Privy Council.[2] The third Baron's son, the fourth Baron, was convicted and sentenced to death for murder in 1739 and his title declared forfeit.[3] However, he was pardoned the following year and restored to his title. On his death eleven years later, in 1751, the barony became extinct.[4]

Richard Barry, father of the first Baron, was a wealthy merchant, who served as Mayor of Dublin in 1610 and sat in the Irish House of Commons as a representative for the City of Dublin.