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Sir John Milne Barbour, 1st Baronet PC (NI) JP, DL, usually known as Sir Milne Barbour (4 January 1868 – 3 October 1951) was a Northern Irish politician and baronet.
He also acted as High Sheriff of Armagh in 1905 and as High Sheriff of Down in 1907. He was created a baronet, of Hilden, in the County of Antrim, on 17 August 1943. He also served as President of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce in 1911, as a member of Belfast Harbour Commissioners from 1914 to 1950, as President of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and as president of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society from 1925 to 1930 and from 1931 until his death. He also sat on the Senate of Queen's University, Belfast.
The son, John Milne Jnr., was a civilian pilot (a former competitor in the King's Cup Race) who would fly home at the weekends from the Barbour factory in Glasgow, where he worked during the week. He died in July 1937 in an air-crash near Johnstone, along with the three others on the aircraft.
Barbour's sister, Helen, married Thomas Andrews, architect of the RMS Titanic. Barbour was a Freemason. He was described by diarist Lillian Dean, later Lady Spender (wife of Wilfrid Spender) as "a curious man who looks like a stage Mephistopheles but is given to preaching in dissenting chapels". Lady Spender's Diaries at Public Record Office of Northern Ireland A deeply religious man throughout his life, he served as a Member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland and presented the East Window to Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn, in memory of his wife and son. Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn
The baronetcy became extinct upon his death, Barbour having been predeceased by his son.
Barbour Memorial Playing Fields and the Sir Milne Barbour Memorial Garden, both in Lisburn, are named in his honour. A prize cup at the boat club of Queen's University, Belfast is also named in his honour. Queen's University, Belfast Boat Club
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