Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton
Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (20 May 1800 – 6 September 1868)[1] was a British peer Whig and later Tory politician.
He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk,[2] and held the seat until the 1831 election, which he did not contest.[2] He was re-elected in 1832 as a Tory,[3] and held the seat as a Conservative until the 1841 general election, which he did not contest.[3]
He was returned again for Thetford at a by-election in August 1848,[3] and held the seat until his resignation through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 30 November 1857.[4]
Baring succeeded to the barony in 1864, on the death of his brother, Bingham Baring, becoming the 3rd Baron Ashburton.
He was the father of Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton and Hon. Marie Anne Louise Baring (wife of William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton), by his French wife Claire Hortense Maret de Bassano (c. 1812-1882).[citation needed]
The town of Ashburton, New Zealand is named for Francis Baring.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Francis Baring
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Thetford 1830–1831 With: Lord James FitzRoy |
Succeeded by Alexander Baring Lord James FitzRoy |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Thetford 1832–1841 With: Lord James FitzRoy to 1834 Earl of Euston (1) from 1834 |
Succeeded by Bingham Baring Earl of Euston (1) |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Thetford 1848–1857 With: Earl of Euston (2) |
Succeeded by Earl of Euston (2) Alexander Baring |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Baron Ashburton 1864–1868 |
Succeeded by Alexander Hugh Baring |
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- 1800 births
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- Whig (British political party) MPs
- Tory MPs (pre-1834)
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1830–31
- UK MPs 1832–35
- UK MPs 1835–37
- UK MPs 1837–41
- UK MPs 1847–52
- UK MPs 1852–57
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Baring family
- Ashburton, New Zealand
