Godfrey Baring
Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet | |
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| Born | 18 April 1871 |
| Died | 24 November 1957 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Liberal Member of Parliament |
Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet
JP (18 April 1871 – 24 November 1957)[1][2] was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight and later Barnstaple
.
A member of the influential Baring family, he was the son of Lieutenant-General Charles Baring, son of
A keen yachtsman, he was elected to the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1892. He frequently entertained royalty during Cowes Week at his residence, Nubia House.[3]
At the
Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight, but lost the seat at the next election in January, 1910.[3] He was created a baronet, of Nubia House in the parish of Northwood in the Isle of Wight, on 4 February 1911.[3][5] He returned to parliament in the same year when he was elected MP for Barnstaple at a by-election.[3][6] At the 1918 general election
, he sought to return to the House as Member of Parliament again for the Isle of Wight, but finished second.
For 33 years he was a member of the management committee of the
birthday honours in 1952 for public services and in recognition of the fact that he had been "Chairman of the Isle of Wight County Council for over fifty years and Chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for twenty-seven years".[3][8]
He married Eva Hermione Mackintosh. Helen Azalea "Poppy" Baring was his daughter.[9]
Baring died on 24 November 1957, aged 86.
References
- ^ "thePeerage.com". Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Hansard". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir Godfrey Baring". The Times. 25 November 1957. p. 12.
- ^ "Famous Residents & Visitors". Isle of Wight Tourism. Isle of Wight Council. 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 28509". The London Gazette. 30 June 1911. p. 4833.
- ^ "No. 28492". The London Gazette. 9 May 1911. p. 3552.
- ^ Evans, P (2011). "Sir Godfrey Baring 1952 - 1968". Clacton on Sea Lifeboat Station. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1952. p. 3017.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003