Hugh Thom Barrie DL JP (6 August 1860–19 April 1922[1][2][3]) was a Scottish-born businessman and unionist politician who was Member of Parliament for North Londonderry from 1906 until his death, with a short break after the 1918 general election.
"Though not a noted orator on the level of [Edward] Carson, his industrious nature, popular touch and work ethic, coupled with his Scottish connections, enabled Barrie to play a vital role" in Ulster unionist opposition to Irish Home Rule.
They had three sons and one daughter,[2] including Sir Walter Barrie (1901–1988), a chairman of the Chartered Insurance Institute and Lloyd's of London.
[9][10] In 1918 he was High Sheriff of County Londonderry and did not stand in the 1918 United Kingdom general election due to uncertainty of his eligibility to run and to avoid the possibility of being unseated via petition.
Barrie resigned from the position on 19 November 1921 over the government's negotiations with Sinn Féin which would culminate in the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December that year.