Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton

The Lord Ashburton
Portrait of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, by artist George Peter Alexander Healy (artwork / painting portrait, c. 1842)
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
8 April 1835 – 12 May 1848
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Baron Ashburton
President of the Board of Trade
In office
15 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
MonarchWilliam IV
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded byCharles Poulett Thomson
Succeeded byCharles Poulett Thomson
Master of the Mint
In office
23 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
MonarchWilliam IV
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded byJames Abercromby
Succeeded byHenry Labouchere
Personal details
Born27 October 1774
Died12 May 1848(1848-05-12) (aged 73)
Longleat, Wiltshire, England
NationalityBritish, English
Political partyTory
SpouseAnn Louisa Bingham (m. 1798)
Children9
Parent(s)Sir Francis Baring, Bt
Harriet Herring Baring

Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, PC (27 October 1774 – 12 May 1848), was a British politician, diplomat, nobleman, and financier, and a member of the Baring family. Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and his wife Harriet, daughter of William Herring.