The Lord Ashburton | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
In office 8 April 1835 – 12 May 1848 | |
Preceded by | Peerage created |
Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Ashburton |
President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 15 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Preceded by | Charles Poulett Thomson |
Succeeded by | Charles Poulett Thomson |
Master of the Mint | |
In office 23 December 1834 – 8 April 1835 | |
Monarch | William IV |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Preceded by | James Abercromby |
Succeeded by | Henry Labouchere |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 October 1774 |
Died | 12 May 1848 Longleat, Wiltshire, England | (aged 73)
Nationality | British, English |
Political party | Tory |
Spouse | Ann Louisa Bingham (m. 1798) |
Children | 9 |
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.