The Lord Ashburton | |
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 Portrait of Lord Ashburton by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842 | |
| 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 (aged 73) Longleat, Wiltshire, England |
| 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 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.