Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton
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 Ashburton in 1962, by Walter Bird | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire | |
| In office 1960–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington |
| Succeeded by | William Harris, 6th Earl of Malmesbury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring 7 April 1898 |
| Died | 12 June 1991 (aged 93) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton Robin Alexander Baring |
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| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton, DL (7 April 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a British businessman and politician.
Early life
Baring was born on 7 April 1898.Mark McDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim).[2]
His maternal grandfather was French statesman
Member of Parliament for Thetford, and Leonora Digby (a daughter of Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby).[2]
He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[2][3]
Career
From 1917 to 1923, during the
In the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (from 1935 to 1939), a director of Pressed Steel (from 1944 to 1966).[2]
Ashburton served as
He served as treasurer of the
Personal life
On 17 November 1924, he was married to
J. Pierpont Morgan and granddaughter of Junius Spencer Morgan).[5] Through her, the family acquired the famous 'Harcourt emeralds'.[6] Together, they were the parents of two sons:[7]
- John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (1928–2020), who married Susan Mary Renwick, a daughter of Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick. They divorced in 1984 and he remarried to Sarah Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, a daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, a grandniece of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
- Robin Alexander Baring (born 1931), who married Anne Caroline Thalia Gage (born 1931), eldest daughter of the High Sheriff of Shropshire, Major Edward F. P. Gage of Chateau de Combecave, in 1960.
Ashburton and his family lived in Hampshire, where he was active in public life, and later as
Lord Lieutenant
of the county.
Ashburton died in 1991 leaving two sons. The barony passed to his elder son, John.[2] Since his death, his Garter banner has been on display at Winchester Cathedral.
Arms
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Awards and decorations
- Knight of Justice of the Venerable Order of Saint John(1960)
- Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (1960 to 1973)[8]
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1961 Birthday Honours)[9]
- Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1969)[10]
Sources
- Sutton Publishing, 1998), p. 42
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ashburton, Baron (UK, 1835)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Baring Archive :: History & People". baringarchive.org.uk. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009.
- ^ "HARCOURT'S DAUGHTER IS ENGAGED TO WED; She Will Become Bride of Alexander Baring, Only Son of Lord Ashbnrtom" (PDF). The New York Times. 14 June 1924.
- ^ "Magnificent antique emerald and diamond tiara". Christies.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-101-57275-7.
- ^ "No. 42148". The London Gazette. 20 September 1960. p. 6420.
- ^ "No. 42370". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1961. p. 4147.
- ^ "No. 44834". The London Gazette. 25 April 1969. p. 4373.
External links
- Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
- Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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