Barony in the Peerage of Great Britain
Alexander Baring, Arms of Dunning, Baron Ashburton:Bendy sinister of eight or and vert, overall a lion rampant sable . Baron Ashburton , ofAshburton in the County ofDevon , is a title that has been created twice, once in thePeerage of Great Britain and once in thePeerage of the United Kingdom . Since 1835, the title has been held by members of theBaring family .
The first creation came in thePeerage of Great Britain 1782 in favour of the barrister andWhig politicianSir John Dunning . This creation became extinct in 1823 on the death of his sonRichard, the second Baron .
The title was revived in thePeerage of the United Kingdom in 1835 for the financier andTory politicianAlexander Baring . He was the first cousin of the last holder of the 1782 creation. A member of the distinguished Baring family, Lord Ashburton was the second son ofSir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet , the uncle ofFrancis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook ,Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer , andEdward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke , and the great-uncle ofThomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook , andEvelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale .
Lord Ashburton was succeeded by his eldest son, thesecond Baron . He held office in thesecond Tory administration ofSir Robert Peel . His younger brother, thethird Baron , representedThetford in theHouse of Commons . The town ofAshburton, New Zealand , is named after him. He was succeeded by his eldest son, thefourth Baron , who also sat asMember of Parliament for Thetford. His son,Francis Baring , succeeded as the fifth Baron in 1889. The fifth Baron was married twice; his second wife, Frances Donnelley, having been one ofBroadway 's celebratedFlorodora Alexander Baring , the sixth Baron, was a member of theHampshire County Council andLord Lieutenant of Hampshire .
As of 2020[update] eighth Baron . His father, theseventh Baron , was a prominent businessman. As a descendant ofSir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet , the eighth Baron is also in remainder to that title, which is now held by his kinsman, theLord Northbrook .
Both the 6th and the 7th Barons were appointedKnights of the Garter .
The Hon.Guy Baring , younger son of the fourth Baron, was a soldier and Conservative politician. His sonGiles Baring was a successful cricketer.
The family seat isThe Grange , nearNorthington ,Hampshire .
[ edit ] Heraldic achievement of Dunning, Barons Ashburton:Bendysinister of eightor andvert , overall alion rampant sable .Arms:Bendysinister of eightor andvert , overall alion rampant sable . Crest: On awreath , anantelope 's head couped proper, attired, or. Supporters: Two antelopes proper, attired,hoofed , and charged on the breast with anacorn slipped proper, and gorged withcollars , bendy of eight, or and vert. Motto: Studiis et rebus honestis ("for studies and other honest pursuits")
[ edit ] Heraldic achievement of Baring, as borne byJohn Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (second creation), as aKnight of the Garter :Azure, on a fess or a cross pattée fitchée of the first in chief a bear's head couped proper muzzled and gorged of the second . The Baring arms otherwise have no charge on the fess.[ 1] Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Frederick Charles Francis Baring (born 1990).
Arms:Azure, on a fess or a cross pattée fitchée of the first in chief a bear's head couped[ 2] . Crest: A five rays star Erminois between two wings Argent. Supporters: On either side a bear proper muzzled gorged Or, a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or, the bear charged on the shoulder with a cross patée fitchée also Or. Motto: Virtus in arduis ("fortitude under difficulties")[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Title succession chart [ edit ] Title succession chart, Barons Ashburton (both creations).
Wider family tree Baring family tree
Johann (John) Baring (1697–1748) John Baring (1730–1816) Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (1740–1810) Charles Baring(1742–1829) Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet (1772–1848) Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774–1848) Henry Baring William Baring(1779–1820) William Baring-Gould Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook Thomas Baring Charles Baring Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton Henry Bingham Baring Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke (1828–1897) Thomas Baring (1839–1923) Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917) William Baring Edward Baring-Gould Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook Francis Baring Thomas Charles Baring Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton Charles Baring John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke Cecil Baring, 3rd Baron Revelstoke Everard Baring Maurice Baring Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale Rosa Baring Sabine Baring-Gould Francis Baring, 2nd Earl of Northbrook Francis Baring, 4th Baron Northbrook Francis Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton Guy Baring Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet (1871–1957) Rupert Baring, 4th Baron Revelstoke Rowland Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale (born 1937) William Baring-Gould Francis Baring, 5th Baron Northbrook Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton Giles Baring Sir Charles Baring, 2nd Baronet Helen Azalea Baring Raymond Baring John Baring, 5th Baron Revelstoke James Baring, 6th Baron Revelstoke (1938–2012) Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer William S. Baring-Gould Francis Baring, 6th Baron Northbrook John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton Sir John Baring, 3rd Baronet Alexander Baring, 7th Baron Revelstoke Mark Baring, 8th Baron Ashburton
Line of succession (second creation)
^ Montague-Smith, P. W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p. 82. ^ Here shownerased . Bear's head showncouped on the Banner of Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton (died 1991), KG, in Winchester Cathedral. ^ ,Ashburton Baron (UK, 1835) , Cracroft's Peerage [Altered tinctures]. Retrieved 19 December 2013.^ Image of correct arms (right) St George's Chapel Archived 30 December 2013 at theWayback Machine . Retrieved 19 December 2013.^ House of Baring Archived 11 August 2015 at theWayback Machine .European Heraldry [Correct tinctures]. Retrieved 19 December 2013.^ Crest of the Baron Ashburton .Heraldic Sculptor . Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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