Barbara Hemphill [SEP] date of death
Barbara Hemphill
Barbara Hemphill (died 1858) was an Irish writer of novels.
Life.
Hemphill was the youngest child of the absentee clergyman, Patrick Hare, who was nominally responsible for the settlement of Golden, County Tipperary. Hemphill initially published her novels without identifying herself after being encouraged by the antiquary Thomas Crofton Croker.
She married John Hemphill in 1807 and they had five children. The youngest of their children was the first Baron Hemphill. Her 1846 novel "Lionel Deerhurst", was edited by the
Charles Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill
Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill, PC QC (August 1822 – 4 March 1908), was an Irish politician and barrister.
Career.
Hemphill was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the son of John and the novelist Barbara Hemphill. He was made a Queen's Counsel (QC) shortly before being appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1892, a post he held until 1895. He then sat as Member of Parliament for North Tyrone from 1895 to