Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton
William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton PC FRS ( June 1799 - March 23, 1864 in The Grange , Northington , Hertfordshire , England ) was a British politician of the Conservative Tories and most recently of the Conservative Party , which between 1826 and 1848 with interruptions Was a member of the House of Commons and held the office of Paymaster General from 1845 to 1846 . In 1848 he inherited the title of 2nd Baron Ashburton and was a member of the House of Lords until his death . He was also President of the Royal Geographical Society from 1860 to 1862 .
biography
Family origins and origins
Baring came from the Baring family . He was the eldest son of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the 1806-1835 also deputy of the lower house and 1834-1835 Trade Minister (President of the Board of Trade ) and also head of the Mint (Master of the Royal Mint ) was and in 1835 as 1st Baron Ashburton , of Ashburton in the County of Devon was raised to the hereditary nobility (Hereditary Peerage) and thereby became a member of the House of Lords, as well as his wife Anne Louise Bingham, a daughter of the American politician William Bingham , the among other things delegate of the Continental Congress , between 1795 and 1801 US Senator for Pennsylvania and 1797 President pro tempore of the Senate of the 4th US Congress and one of the richest men in the US at that time.
He graduated after school a degree in Classical Philology at Oriel College of the University of Oxford , which he in 1821 with a Bachelor of Arts graduated.
Member of the House of Commons and Paymaster General
Baring began his political career when he was elected to the House of Lords for the first time on June 12, 1826 as a candidate of the Conservative Tories and first represented the constituency of Thetford until August 2, 1830 and then from July 31, 1830 to May 2 Callington constituency in 1831 . After he did not belong to just under 18 months to the House, he was re-elected member of the House of Commons on 10 December 1832 and represented the beginning of the constituency of Winchester and after July 24, 1837 to June 29, 1841 constituency Staffordshire before he last represented the constituency of Thetford again between June 29, 1841 and May 12, 1848 .
Baring took over his first government office in the second government of Prime Minister Robert Peel in August 1841 when he became secretary of the Board of Control , the authority responsible for overseeing the British East India Company , which in 1858 became the Ministry for India . He held this office until March 1, 1845 and was then as successor to Edward Knatchbull until February 1846 Paymaster-General of the Forces and at the same time Treasurer of the Navy . At the same time he was appointed a member of the Privy Council (PC) on June 30, 1845 .
House of Lords and other engagements
After the death of his father, he inherited the title of 2nd Baron Ashburton on May 12, 1848 and was thus also a member of the House of Lords until his death.
In addition, he was involved as trustee of the National Gallery from 1850 until his death in 1864 , as president of the Royal Asiatic Society from 1852 to 1855 and as president of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1853 . On April 29, 1854, Baring, who was also the commander of the French Legion of Honor , became a Fellow of the Royal Society . He also served as President of the Royal Geographic Society from 1860 to 1862 .
Marriages and offspring
On his death on March 23, 1864, Baron Ashburton left a fortune of £ 180,000 .
He was married twice. His first marriage to Harriet Mary Montagu , a daughter of George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich, and his wife Louisa Montagu, Countess of Sandwich , on April 12, 1823 , resulted in his only son, Alexander Montagu Baring Died February 1830 at the age of only 14 months.
After the death of his first wife on May 4, 1857, Baron Ashburton married Louisa Caroline Mackenzie, daughter of the former member of the House of Commons, Governor of Ceylon and High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands , James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie , and his wife on November 17, 1858 Mary Frederica Elizabeth Mackenzie, daughter of Lieutenant General Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth . From this marriage his daughter Mary Florence Baring was born, who was married to William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton .
Since Baron Ashburton died without male descendants at the time of his death, his younger brother, the former member of the House of Commons Francis Baring , inherited the title of 3rd Baron Ashburton and thus membership in the House of Lords.
Web links
- Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton in the Hansard (English)
- Entry in Cracroft's Peerage
- Entry in Leigh Rayment Peerage
- William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton, on thepeerage.com , accessed August 16, 2015.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Baring |
Baron Ashburton 1848–1864 |
Francis Baring |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baring, Bingham, 2nd Baron Ashburton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baring, William Bingham, 2nd Baron Ashburton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, House of Commons member and peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1799 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1864 |
| Place of death | The Grange , Northington , Hertfordshire , England |