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Hugh T. Barrie

Hugh T. Barrie is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hugh T. Barrie rather than just read about it. In short: Hugh Thom Barrie (6 August 1860 – 19 April 1922) was a Scottish-born businessman and unionist politician who was Member of Parliament for North Londonderry from 1906 until his death, with a short break after the 1918 general election. "Though not a noted orator on the level of [Edward] Carson, his industrious nature, popular touch and work ethic, coupled with his Scottish connections, enabled Barrie to play a vital…

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Reference excerpt

Hugh Thom Barrie (6 August 1860 – 19 April 1922) was a Scottish-born businessman and unionist politician who was Member of Parliament for North Londonderry from 1906 until his death, with a short break after the 1918 general election. "Though not a noted orator on the level of [Edward] Carson, his industrious nature, popular touch and work ethic, coupled with his Scottish connections, enabled Barrie to play a vital role" in Ulster unionist opposition to Irish Home Rule.

Business and family life Barrie was born in Glasgow to William Barrie and came to Coleraine in 1879. He worked in an agricultural export business and took it over in 1894. In 1892 Barrie married Katherine Quarry, daughter of W. H. Quarry of the Methodist Church in Ireland. He himself was Presbyterian. They had three sons and one daughter, including Sir Walter Barrie (1901–1988), a chairman of the Chartered Insurance Institute and Lloyd's of London.

Politics Barrie was a Coleraine town commissioner from 1889 and urban district councillor from 1899, chairing the council for several years. He was a prominent Freemason and Orangeman and supported women's suffrage. Barrie helped to establish the Coleraine Technical College in 1901. He was elected to Westminster in 1906 and retained his seat in January 1910 and December 1910. He promoted the Ulster Covenant and led the Ulster unionist delegation at the 1917–18 Irish Convention. In 1918 he was High Sheriff of County Londonderry and did not stand in the 1918 United Kingdom general election due to uncertainty of his eligibility to run and to avoid the possibility of being unseated via petition. Hugh Anderson, Barrie's election agent, was elected in his stead, standing down in February 1919, with Barrie regaining his seat in the ensuing by-election on 4 March. Barrie was vice-president of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland from 1919 to November 1921, for which he was appointed the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1920 Birthday Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable". He was also a member of the Senate of Northern Ireland. Barrie resigned from the position on 19 November 1921 over the government's negotiations with Sinn Féin which would culminate in the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December that year. He believed the issue to have already been settled by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, and wrote letters of protest to both the Chief secretary for Ireland, Sir Hamar Greenwood, and the prime minister, David Lloyd George. Barrie died in his residence at The Manor House in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, on 19 April 1922.

References Obituary, The Times, 19 April 1922 Callan, Aaron (2019). "H.T. Barrie—the forgotten man of Ulster politics?". History Ireland. 27 (2): 28–31. ISSN 0791-8224. JSTOR 26853007. Hughes, Kyle (2013). Scots in Victorian and Edwardian Belfast: A Study in Elite Migration. Edinburgh University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7486-7993-5.

Citations

External links Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hugh T. Barrie

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hugh T. Barrie

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hugh T. Barrie claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hugh T. Barrie before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hugh T. Barrie ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hugh T. Barrie

In research: Hugh T. Barrie appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hugh T. Barrie in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hugh T. Barrie is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1860 births, 1922 deaths, Businesspeople from Northern Ireland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hugh T. Barrie outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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