ime ▁he ▁had ▁benef itted ▁from ▁the ▁be quest ▁to ▁him ▁of ▁two ▁considerable ▁est ates . ▁One ▁was ▁left ▁by ▁a ▁distant ▁family ▁connection , ▁Francis ▁Bar r ington ▁of ▁To ft s , ▁whose ▁name ▁he ▁assumed ▁by ▁act ▁of ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁by ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁John ▁Wild man ▁of ▁Beck ett ▁Hall ▁at ▁Sh ri ven ham , ▁Ber k shire ▁( now ▁Oxford shire ). ▁Bar r ington ▁was ▁now ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁diss ent ers . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁Bar r ington ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Ber wick - up on - T we ed ▁with ▁another ▁diss enter ▁Grey ▁Ne ville . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁the ▁King ▁raised ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ▁Bar r ington , ▁of ▁New castle ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁L imer ick , ▁and ▁Vis count ▁Bar r ington , ▁of ▁Ar dg lass ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Down . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Ber wick ▁in ▁a ▁contest ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Bar r ington ▁had ▁become ▁sub - g overn or ▁of ▁the ▁Har burg ▁Company , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁conduct ▁trade ▁between ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Han over . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁had ▁authority ▁to ▁raise ▁capital ▁by ▁lot tery ▁at ▁Har burg ▁and ▁Bar r ington