Career
He represented Saint John"s West from 1859 to 1861 and Placentia and Saint Mary"s from 1861 to 1869 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal. He was born in Saint John"son He owned a tavern in Saint John"son
He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1869 as a Conservative.
After he retired from politics, Barron was a customs officer at Saint John"son He died in Brooklyn, New York in 1887.