John Dougherty Barbour JP DL (3 March 1824 – 18 June 1901) was an Irish industrialist and politician. His middle name is sometimes written as "Doherty." Born in Castle Street,

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, the son of William Barbour, he entered the linen business (William Barbour & Sons) established by his grandfather in Lisburn. His brother, Thomas Barbour, opened a branch of the firm in America. In 1863, Barbour was elected Member of Parliament for

as a

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. Prior to this, he had moved to his father's home, Hilden House, which he established as a place for entertainment. In the 1863 election, 263 votes were placed in the Lisburn constituency. A petition was presented against Barbour and, by June, he had been unseated as MP. In 1864 he married the daughter of John Milne of Edinburgh. Amongst Barbour's children were Harold Barbour and Sir Milne Barbour, Bt., and Helen Reilly Barbour, who married

Thomas Andrews Thomas Andrews Jr. (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder, who was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. He was the naval ...

, designer of the RMS ''Titanic''. Barbour later lived in

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, where he was elected mayor in 1891, and at Hilden House. He died from kidney disease at his home, Conway House, in

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, aged 78.

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1824 births 1901 deaths Irish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Antrim constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1859–1865 Mayors of places in Warwickshire Businesspeople from Lisburn People from Leamington Spa Politicians from Lisburn {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub