1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁Bar nett ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ens ington , ▁London ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁Bar nett , ▁a ▁bank er ▁and ▁politician , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ann . ▁ ▁Main ly ▁associated ▁with ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁( M CC ), ▁Bar nett ▁made ▁ 2 9 ▁known ▁appearances ▁in ▁first - class ▁matches . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁in ▁the ▁Gent le men ▁v ▁Play ers ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁Bar nett ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁president ▁of ▁M CC . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁appointment ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Lord ▁Frederick ▁Beau cl erk ▁for ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁There ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁earlier ▁pres idents ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁pav il ion ▁was ▁burn ed ▁down ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁all ▁club ▁records . ▁ ▁Bar nett ▁was ▁elected ▁Wh ig ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Ma id stone ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁Bar net ▁was ▁a ▁J . P . ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Lieutenant ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁was ▁living ▁ ▁in ▁Bright on . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Bright on ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 6 . ▁ ▁Bar nett ▁married ▁Sab ine ▁Louis a ▁Curt is ▁daughter ▁of