Charles Barrie, 1st Baron Abertay

This article is about the British politician. For the British art administrator, Charles David Ogilvy Barrie, see David Ogilvy Barrie.

Charles Coupar Barrie, 1st Baron Abertay, KBE, JP, DL (7 June 1875 – 6 December 1940), was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party and later Liberal National politician in the United Kingdom.

Charles Barrie KBE, JP, DL
Member of Parliament for Southampton
In office 27 October 1931 – 19 January 1940 Serving with William Craven-Ellis
Preceded by	Ralph Morley Tommy Lewis
Succeeded by	William Craven-Ellis John Reith
Member of Parliament for Banffshire
In office 14 December 1918 – 29 October 1924
Preceded by	Walter Waring
Succeeded by	William Templeton
Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs
In office 25 October 1918 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by	John Sutherland
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Charles Coupar Barrie (1875-06-07)7 June 1875
Died	6 December 1940(1940-12-06) (aged 65)
Party	Liberal National (1931–1940)
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party (Before 1931)
Spouse	Ethel Broom
Children	3
Parents	Sir Charles Barrie (father) Jane Ann Cathro (mother)
Education	High School of Dundee Blairlodge School,

Background and education

Charles Barrie was born in Glasgow, the eldest son of Sir Charles Barrie, Lord Provost of Dundee, and Jane Ann Cathro. He was educated at the High School of Dundee and Blairlodge School, Polmont.

Political career

Barrie served during the First World War in an advisory capacity at the Transport Department of the Admiralty, and latterly in the Ministry of Shipping. He was the Minister of Munitions representative in Paris during the Peace Conference, and was a Member of the Supreme Economic Council. He also served as Chairman of the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes and as a Member of the Advisory Council to the General Post Office. He was Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Elgin Burghs briefly during 1918, for Banffshire from 1918 to 1924 and later sat for Southampton from 1931 to 1940 as a Liberal National.

Barrie was appointed a CBE in 1918 and a KBE in 1921. On 26 June 1940, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Abertay, of Tullybelton in the County of Perth. He also held the Russian Order of St Stanislaus and the Danish Order of the Dannebrog.

Business career

Barrie was also a shipowner and merchant, and held a number of business appointments including as a Director of the London and North Eastern Railway, of the Central Argentine Railway, of the Mercantile Bank of India, of Phoenix Assurance Company, and of Cable and Wireless Ltd.

Personal life

In 1926, at age 51, he married Ethel Broom, only daughter of Sir James Broom, and died at Tullybelton, Perthshire, in 1940, leaving three daughters (June, Rosemary and Caroline). The peerage became extinct upon his death.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Barrie