The Quaker Judge Who Kept His Title in Death | Dublin News

Jonah Barrington, Dublin’s first Quaker lord mayor and a rogue judge stripped of his title for misusing court funds, defied his own faith’s simplicity by landing a “Sir” on his Paris grave—proof that even in death, he flexed. Once exiled to France for opposing the Act of Union, he penned tales of Waterloo soldiers, mistaking a dollar gift for betrayal—and was stunned by Napoleon’s grip on loyalty. Buried in Versailles in 1834, his headstone still bears that aristocratic “Sir,” alongside a phrase now sounding oddly harsh: “deeply deplored by his wife and family”—a relic of language that once meant simply “lamented.” Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3830d6a94ea51178