Everard Baring
Everard Baring | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1865 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died | 7 May 1932 (aged 66) Hyde Park, London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 10th Royal Hussars |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War First World War |
| Alma mater | Eton College Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Southern Railway
.
Background early life
Baring was born in
Edward Charles Baring, of the Baring family, by his wife, Louisa Emily Charlotte (née Bulteel), granddaughter of the 2nd Earl Grey. His father was created Baron Revelstoke in 1885, when Everard and his siblings received the style the Honourable. His older brother was the bankier John Baring (1863–1929; later 2nd Baron Revelstoke), and a younger brother was the dramatist and poet Maurice Baring (1874–1945). His sister Margaret Baring (1868–1906) married the 6th Earl Spencer and was great-grandmother to Diana, Princess of Wales
.
Everard Baring was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
Career
Baring was commissioned a
Lord Curzon Of Kedleston) between 11 December 1899[3] and December 1905. Baring later served in the Great War and commanded a brigade
in 1916.
After retirement from the military, he became a Director of the National Provincial Bank before becoming Chairman of the Southern Railway in 1924. He died in office in 1932, aged 66, from undisclosed causes.
Family
Baring married, on 15 September 1904, Lady Ulrica Duncombe, daughter of William Duncombe, 1st Earl Feversham and Mabel Violet née Graham.
He died at 26 Hyde Park, Middlesex. His remains are interred at St Peters Tandridge. His grave is located on the north side of the churchyard [4]
Honours and awards
- Commander, Royal Victorian Order (1903)
- Commander, Order of the British Empire (1919)
References
- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ Hart's Army list, 1901
- ^ "No. 27168". The London Gazette. 23 February 1900. p. 1266.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995