Sir Joseph Barrington, 1st Baronet

Sir Joseph Barrington, 1st Baronet (21 February 1764 – 10 January 1846) was an Anglo-Irish merchant and benefactor.

He established a business on Charlotte Quay in Limerick, exporting the produce of the Golden Vale.

Barrington was a leading figure in initiating land reclamation and the construction of embankments to allow the city to expand along the River Shannon.

He established a charitable foundation in Limerick, and in 1831 he funded and opened Barrington's Hospital on George's Quay, which remains a medical facility.

[1] On 30 September 1831 he was created a baronet, of Limerick in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.