Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook

The Earl of Northbrook
The 1st Earl of Northbrook, c. 1889
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
In office
7 November 1890 – 15 November 1904
MonarchVictoria
Preceded byThe Lord Carnarvon
Succeeded byThe Lord Winchester
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office
3 May 1872 – 12 April 1876
MonarchVictoria
Preceded byThe Lord Napier
Succeeded byThe Lord Lytton
Member of Parliament
for Penryn and Falmouth
In office
24 April 1857 – 15 October 1866
Preceded byHowel Gwyn
Succeeded byJervoise Smith
Personal details
Born
Thomas George Baring

(1826-01-22)22 January 1826
Died15 November 1904(1904-11-15) (aged 78)
Stratton Park, Hampshire
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Elizabeth Sturt
(m. 1848; died 1867)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, GCSI, PC, FRS (22 January 1826 – 15 November 1904) was a British Liberal statesman. Gladstone appointed him Governor-General of India 1872–1876. His major accomplishments came as an energetic reformer who was dedicated to upgrading the quality of government in the British Raj. He reduced taxes and overcame bureaucratic obstacles in an effort to reduce both starvation and widespread social unrest.[1] He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1880 and 1885.

  1. ^ James S. Olson and Robert S. Shadle, Historical Dictionary of the British Empire (1996), p. 116.