Arthur William Barton (1 June 1881 – 22 September 1962) was a

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man, from 1939

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Early life

Born in 1881, the son of the Rev. Arthur Robinson Barton (1846–1900) and his wife Anne Jane Hayes, Barton had three sisters and an older brother, Samuel (1876–1908), who died at sea. Barton was educated at

Wynyard School Wynyard School was a boarding school in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was attended by C.S. Lewis (from September 1908 until June 1910) and his brother Warren. Lewis, C. S., ''They Stand Together: The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Gree ...

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(which was notorious for its harsh discipline), Lewis, C. S., ''They Stand Together: The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (1914–1963)'', p. 74 and

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, where he graduated

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in 1903.Hayes, E. C.
Annals and Archives
(1932) at dundela.down.anglican.org

Career

On 31 March 1914 Barton was instituted as Rector of St Mark's, Dundela,

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, remaining there until 1925, and married Zoe Dorothy Victoria Cosgrave a few weeks after his arrival, on 21 April 1914. This was the home parish of

C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalen ...

, who attended Barton's old school in Watford. Lewis referred affectionately to Barton in his autobiography. On 4 April 1930, he was elected Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, and on 15 February 1939 was translated to become

. Barton's son Arthur Henry Barton

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RN (1916–2006) was a playwright, author and broadcaster, who created the

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character Mr Mooney.

Publications

*''Further Instructed: talks to a Confirmation class'' (1943)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barton, John Allen Fitzgerald 1881 births 1962 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Anglican archbishops of Dublin Christian clergy from County Dublin