Sir Barry Denny, 1st Baronet

Sir Barry Denny, 1st Baronet (c. 1744 – April 1794) was an Anglo-Irish politician. The Denny family effectively owned the town of Tralee.

Biography

Denny was the son of Reverend Barry Denny and Jane O'Connor. He served in the Tralee Corps of the Irish Volunteers, becoming a colonel. He later gained the rank of Major in the service of the Kerry Militia. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Kerry, representing the seat between 1769 and 1776, and again between 1783 and 1794.[1] In 1774, he held the office of High Sheriff of Kerry. He was created a baronet, of Castle Moyle in the Baronetage of Ireland on 12 January 1782.[2]

Denny married a cousin, Jane, the daughter of Sir Thomas Denny and Agnes Blennerhassett, in 1767.[2] Together they had eight children, including the second and third baronets.

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir Barry Denny, 1st Baronet
Notes
Confirmed by William Hawkins, Ulster King of Arms, 10 January 1782.[3]
Crest
A cubit arm vested Azure turned up Argent holding in the hand Proper five ears of wheat Or.
Escutcheon
Gules a saltire Argent between twelve cross crosslets Or.
Motto
Et mea Messis Erit

References

  1. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.84. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (Henry Colburn, 1839), 288.
  3. ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms, Vol. A". National Library of Ireland. p. 51. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Kerry
1768–1776 and 1783–1794
With: Arthur Blennerhassett
John Blennerhassett
John Gustavus Crosbie 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of Ireland
New creation Baronet
(of Castle Moyle)
1782–1794 		Succeeded by