Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton
The Lord Ashburton DL | |
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| Member of Parliament for Thetford | |
| In office 1857–1867 Serving with
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| Born | 4 May 1835 |
| Died | 18 July 1889 (aged 54) Bath House, Piccadilly, England |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Leonora Caroline Digby
(m. 1864; |
| Relations | Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano (grandfather) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parents | Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton ortense Eugenie Claire Maret de Bassano |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton, DL (4 May 1835 – 18 July 1889[1]) was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician.
Early life[]
Baring was the son of Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (1800–1868), and his wife Hortense Eugenie Claire Maret de Bassano (c. 1812–1882).[2] His sister, Hon. Marie Anne Louise Baring, was the wife of William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton.[3]
His paternal grandparents were Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton and the American heiress Ana Louisa Bingham (whose father was U.S. Senator William Bingham).[4] His father was the younger brother of Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton and among his paternal relatives was Hon. Harriet Baring (wife of Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath).[5] His maternal grandfather was Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, the former Prime Minister of France.[2]
He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1857.[6]
Career[]
Baring was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Thetford at a by-election in December 1857, filling the vacancy caused by his father's succession to the peerage.[7] He was re-elected in 1859 and 1865, and held the seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1868 on the death of his father.[7]
On 16 June 1864, Baring was appointed to be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk.[8] A member of the Baring family, he succeeded to the title of Baron Ashburton on 6 September 1868.[2]
Personal life[]
On 5 January 1864, Baring was married to the Hon. Leonora Caroline Digby, daughter of Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways (eldest daughter of Henry Fox-Strangways, 3rd Earl of Ilchester). Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Francis Denzil Edward Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton (1866–1938), who married Hon. Mabel Edith Hood, eldest daughter of Francis Hood, 4th Viscount Hood, in 1889.[2]
- Capt. Hon. Frederick Arthur Baring (1867–1961), who married Laura Louisa Hobson, a daughter of Frederick Hobson of Hockley House, in 1890.[2]
- Hon. Alexander Henry Baring (1869–1948)[9]
- Lt.-Col. Hon. Guy Victor Baring (1873–1916), who married Olive Alethea Smith, sister of Vivian Smith, 1st Baron Bicester and youngest daughter of Hugh Colin Smith, a Governor of the Bank of England, in 1903. An MP for Winchester, he was killed in action on 15 September 1916.[2]
- Hon. Lilian Theresa Clare Baring (1874–1962), who married Lt.-Col. Frederick Loch Adams, Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India and youngest son of William Patrick Adam in 1906.[2]
- Hon. Caryl Digby Baring (1880–1956), who served in the Boer War and the Great War and married Ivy Firman, a sister of Humphrey Firman and daughter of Humphrey Brooke Firman, in 1907.[2]
- Hon. Dorothy Mary Baring (1885–1893)[2]
He was an art collector and owned many prominent pieces, including Rembrandt's 1660 self portrait, Aelbert Cuyp's Horsemen and Herdsmen with Cattle (1655/1660), and Meindert Hobbema's Hut among Trees (c. 1664).[10][11]
Lord Ashburton died at Bath House, Piccadilly, in London and was succeeded in his title by his eldest son Francis. His widow died on 19 August 1930.[2]
References[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k "Ashburton, Baron (UK, 1835)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grafton, Duke of (E, 1675)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Vyhmeister, E. K. Lord Sherborne. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-615-13924-1.
- ^ "Bath, Marquess of (GB, 1789)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ University of Oxford (1888). Abbay-Dyson. Parker and Company. p. 59.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "No. 22865". The London Gazette. 21 June 1864. p. 3170.
- ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ...: Including All the Titled Classes. S. Low, Marston & Company. 1908. p. 1060.
- ^ "Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton, Alexander Hugh 1835 - 1889". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton | Artist". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Baring
- Baring, Alexander Hugh (1835-1889) 4th Baron Ashburton at The National Archives
- Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (1835-1899), Politician and landowner at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Leonora Caroline Baring (née Digby), Lady Ashburton (1844-1930), Wife of 4th Baron Ashburton at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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- Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk
- 1835 births
- 1889 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1857–1859
- UK MPs 1859–1865
- UK MPs 1865–1868
- UK MPs who inherited peerages
- Baring family
- British people of American descent
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers
- Barons Ashburton (1835 creation)
- Eldest sons of British hereditary barons