Redmond Barry (lord chancellor)

Redmond John Barry (14 September 1866 – 11 July 1913) was an Irish lawyer and judge who became Lord Chancellor of Ireland; his promising career was cut short by his early death.

[4] Barry was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in the Liberal government of 1905,[5] and on 6 March 1907 he was elected in a by-election as Member of Parliament for North Tyrone.

[7] His professional skill is shown by the detailed answers he gave to the House of Commons in 1910, which show both the width of the problems he had to deal with and his efficiency in solving them.

[8] Maurice Healy in his memoir The Old Munster Circuit praises Barry warmly as a gifted and cultivated lawyer, who left behind him more affectionate memories than any other member of the Irish Bar.

[9] His son, Sir Patrick Barry, became an English High Court judge.