Baron Ashburton
Baron Ashburton , of Ashburton in the County of Devon , is a hereditary British title of nobility that was created twice, first in the Peerage of Great Britain and now in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Awards
The title was first created on April 8, 1782 for the Whig politician Sir John Dunning . With the death of his son in February 1823 the title expired.
On April 10, 1835, the title for the financier and Tory politician Alexander Baring was recreated. He was a cousin of the last holder of the title and belonged to the well-known Baring family of bankers . After the death of his father, he took over the management of the bank and had been a member of the House of Commons for many years .
List of Ashburton Barons
Barons Ashburton, first bestowal (1782)
- John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731–1783)
- Richard Barre Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton (1782–1823)
Barons Ashburton, second bestowal (1835)
- Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774–1848)
- William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton (1799–1864)
- Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (1800–1868)
- Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (1835-1889)
- Francis Denzil Edward Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton (1866–1938)
- Alexander Francis St. Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton (1898–1991)
- John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (born 1928)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current baron, Hon. Mark Francis Baring Robert (* 1958).
Web links
- Ashburton, Baron (UK, 1835) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page