- Baron Ashburton
Baron Ashburton, of Ashburton in the County of
Devon , is a title that has been created twice, once in thePeerage of Great Britain and once in thePeerage of the United Kingdom .The first creation came in the
Peerage of Great Britain 1782 in favour of the barrister and Whig politician Sir John Dunning. This creation became extinct in 1823 on the death of his son, the second Baron.The title was revived in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1835 for the financier andTory politician Alexander Baring. He was the first cousin of the last holder of the 1782 creation. A member of the distinguishedBaring family , Lord Ashburton was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the uncle ofFrancis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook ,Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer andEdward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke , and the great-uncle ofThomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook andEvelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale .Lord Ashburton was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He held office in the second Tory administration of
Sir Robert Peel . His younger brother, the third Baron, represented Thetford in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baron, who also sat as aMember of Parliament for Thetford. His son, Francis Denzil Edward Baring, succeded as the fifth Baron in 1889. The fifth Baron was married twice; his second wife, Frances Donnelley, having been one of Broadway's celebrated "Florodora " sextet in New York. His only son, Alexander Francis St. Vincent Baring, the sixth Baron, was a member of theHampshire County Council andLord Lieutenant of Hampshire . As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the seventh Baron. He is a prominent businessman.The Hon.
Guy Baring , younger son of the fourth Baron, was a soldier and Conservative politician. His sonGiles Baring was a successful cricketer.Barons Ashburton, First Creation (1782)
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John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783)
*Richard Barre Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton (1782-1823)Coat of arms
*Arms: Bendy
sinister of eight, or andvert , overall alion rampant ,sable .
*Crest: On awreath , anantelope 's head couped proper, attired, or.
*Supporters: Two antelopes proper, attired,hoof ed, and charged on the breast with anacorn slipped proper, and gorged withcollar s, bendy of eight, or and vert.
*Motto: Studiis et rebus honestis ("for studies and other honest pursuits")Barons Ashburton, Second Creation (1835)
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Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774-1848)
*William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton (1799-1864)
*Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (1800-1868). The town ofAshburton, New Zealand is named after him.
*Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (1835-1889)
*Francis Denzil Edward Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton (1866-1938)
*Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton (1898-1991)
*John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (b. 1928)The
Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Mark Francis Robert Baring (b. 1958)ee also
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Baron Northbrook
*Baron Revelstoke
*Earl of Cromer
*Baron Howick of Glendale References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm www.thepeerage.com]
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