General for Ireland, 1898-1900; a Judge King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice, 1900-04, transferred to the Chancery Division to succeed the Vice-Chancellor of Ireland, 1904: resigned, 1918. A member of the Senate of the National University of Ireland, 1909; a Commissioner of Irish Lights, 1918: a member of the Irish War Aims Committee, 1918; Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Irish National War Memorial, 1919; a Chairman of the Industrial Court and Member of War Compensation Court; eldest son of the late Thomas Henry and the Hon. Charlotte Barton, dau. of 3rd Lord Plunket; b. 29th Oct., 1853; m. 5th October, 1900, Mary, dau. of late Joseph Manly, has issue one son. Clubs: Athenaeum, Carlton and Constitutional, London; Kildare Street, Sackville Street, and University, Dublin.
BARTON, Sir John George, Knt. (1902); C.F.. (1900); F.S.I.; studied engineering under Messrs. Maudsley, Sons, and Field, London, and James Barton, Member of Council, Institute C.E.; constructed the Castlederg Light Railway; was joint engineer of the Clogher Valley Railway; Inspecting Engineer of the Board of Works; Government Arbitrator under Board of Trade for several railways in Ireland; member of Departmental Committees on Science Colleges for Ireland. Decorated for service in connection with the Local Govt. (Ireland) Act; late Commissioner of Valuation and Chief Boundary Surveyor of Ireland to 1917; b. 13th October, 1850; son of James Barton, M.Inst.C.E., Farndreg, Co. Louth; m. 1916, Florence, dau. of Col. C. Grantham, and widow of Col. A. E. Hamilton Smyth. Pves.: Farndreg, Co. Louth. Clubs: Windham, Constitutional, London; Hibernian United Service, Dublin.
BARTON, Robert Childers (MP. for West Wicklow from 1918); Chairman, Wicklow Co. Council from 1920; Secretary for Economic Affairs in Dail Eireanu to 1922; served in European War, 1915-18 as an officer; b. 1881. Res.: Glendalough House, Annamoe, Co. Wicklow.
BARTON, Lieut.-Col. William Hugh, D.S.O. (1917); formerly Lieut.-Col., R.A.S.C., served in S African War, 1899-1901 (Queen's Medal with four clasps, King's Medal with two clasps); European War, 1914-18 (despatches); son of Charles Robert Barton, of the Waterfoot, Fermanagh; b. 1874; m. 1917, Ardyn Marion, dau. of Col. H. T. S. Patteson. Res.: Pettigo, Co. Donegal.
BASTABLE, Charles F., M.A., LL.D. (T.C.D.): Professor of Political Economy, Dublin University, since 1882; Prof, of Jurisprudence and International Law, Dublin University, 1902; Regius Professor of Laws since 1908; Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Economy, Queen's College, Galway, 1883-1903; Examiner, University of London, 1888-93, 1897-1903, 1904-7, 1912-16; University of Wales, 1898-1902; Royal University of Ireland, 1888-91, 1895-99; University of Manchester, 1905-7; University of New Zealand, 1909-13; Queen's University of Belfast, 1910-1913; Cambridge University, 1913, 1914, 1919; University of Liverpool, 191418; University of Sheffield, 1915-17; George Rae Lecturer, University College of North Wales, 1905; Warburton Lecturer, University of Manchester, 1909-10; President of Section F. Brit. Assoc. (Oxford), 1894. Pubns.: Theory of International Trade; Commerce of Nations; Public Finance; contributor to Encyclopaedia Britannica, articles English Finance, Finance, Money (9th, 10th, and 11th eds.), Harmsworth Encyclopaedia, The Encyclopædia of Accounting, Dictionary of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Economic Journal; son of Rev. R. Bastable; b. at Charleville, 1855. Res.: 52 Brighton Road, Rathgar, Dublin.
BATTEN, Lieut.-Col. John Beardmore, D.S.O. (1917). Educ.: Winchester College; joined Roval Fusiliers, 2nd Lieut., 1901; Lieut., 1904; Captain, 1910. Resigned regular Commission, 1912; served in France during War, and commanded 24th Batt. Manchester Regiment; b. 30th March, 1883; eldest son of Col. Cary Batten, O.B.E.; m, 1910, Mary Evelyn, dau. of John Locke. Res.: Lynn Lodge, Mullingar. Clubs: Kildare Street, Dublin, Army and Navy, London.
BATTERSBY, John Radcliff, J.P., Cos. Meath and Westmeath; Barrister, King's Inns, 1864; Lincoln's Inn, 1865; son of late Geo. Battersby, LL.D., of Loughbawn, Co. Westmeath; Judge of Consistorial Court, Dublin; b. 1839; m. 1873, Augusta, dau. of John Rynd, of Reynella, Co. Westmeath. Res.: Loughbawn, nr. Collinstown, Co. Westmeath.
BATTERSBY, Major-Gen. Thomas Preston, C.B. (1917), F.R.A.S. Lieut., Royal Artillery, 1876; served in the Army Ordnance Department from 1882-1918; Assistant Director-General of Ordnance, Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores, 1913-14; Inspector of Army Ordnance Services, 1914-1918. Pubns.; Some Works under a Pseudonym. Recns.: chiefly scientific; son of Charles John Battersby, of Cromlyn, Westmeath; m. Agnes Janet, dau. of John Evens, of The Haven, St. Stephen's, Canterbury. Res.: Cromlyn, Rathowen, Co. Westmeath.
BATTERSBY, Thos. Stephenson Francis, M.A. (T.C.D.), K.C.; Senior Crown Prosecutor Waterford City and County and Queen's County; J.P., Cos. Dublin and Meath. Educ.: Rathmines School; Marlborough College; Dublin University. Various honours and prizes
