Baron Ashburton, of Ashburton in the County of

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, is a title that has been created twice, once in the

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and once in the

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. Since 1835, the title has been held by members of the

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History

The first creation came in the

1782 in favour of the barrister and Whig politician Sir John Dunning. This creation became extinct in 1823 on the death of his son Richard, the second Baron. The title was revived in the

in 1835 for the financier and

Tory A Tory () is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain. The To ...

politician Alexander 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 of

Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (18 April 1740 – 11 September 1810) was an English merchant banker, a member of the Baring family, later becoming the first of the Baring baronets. Early life He was born at Larkbeare House near Exeter, son ...

, the uncle of

Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, (20 April 1796 – 6 September 1866), known as Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet, from 1848 to 1866, was a British Whig politician who served in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Ru ...

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, (; 26 February 1841 – 29 January 1917) was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British controller-general in Egypt during 1879, part of the international control whic ...

, and Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, and the great-uncle of

Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, (22 January 182615 November 1904) was a British Liberal statesman. Gladstone appointed him Governor-General of India 1872–1876. His major accomplishments came as an energetic reformer who was de ...

, and

Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (29 September 1903 – 10 March 1973), was Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1942 to 1944, High Commissioner for Southern Africa from 1944 to 1951, and Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959. Baring play ...

. Lord Ashburton was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He held office in the second Tory administration of

Sir Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–183 ...

. His younger brother, the third Baron, represented

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in the

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. The town of

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, is named after him. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baron, who also sat as Member 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 of

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's celebrated ''

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'' sextet in New York. His only son, Alexander Baring, the sixth Baron, was a member of the

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and

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. , the title is held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Baron. His father, the seventh Baron, was a prominent businessman. As a descendant of

, the eighth Baron is also in remainder to that title, which is now held by his kinsman, the Lord Northbrook. Both the 6th and the 7th Barons were appointed

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. The Hon. Guy Baring, younger son of the fourth Baron, was a soldier and Conservative politician. His son Giles Baring was a successful cricketer. The family seat is The Grange, near Northington,

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Barons Ashburton, first creation (1782)

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (18 October 1731 – 18 August 1783), of Spitchwick the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, was an English lawyer and politician, born in Ashburton in Devon, who served as Solicitor-General from 1768 ...

(1731–1783) **Hon. John Dunning (1781–1783) * Richard Barré Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton (1782–1823)

Coat of arms

*Arms: ''Bendy sinister of eight or and

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, overall a

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''. *Crest: On a

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, an

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's head couped proper, attired, or. *Supporters: Two antelopes proper, attired,

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ed, and charged on the breast with an

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slipped proper, and gorged with

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s, bendy of eight, or and vert. *Motto: Studiis et rebus honestis ("for studies and other honest pursuits")

Barons Ashburton, second creation (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 (1928–2020) * Mark Francis Robert Baring, 8th Baron Ashburton (b. 1958) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Frederick Charles Francis Baring (born 1990).

Coat of arms

*Arms: ''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''. *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")Crest of the Baron Ashburton
''Heraldic Sculptor''. Retrieved 19 December 2013.

Title succession chart

;Wider family tree:

Line of succession

* '' 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 (1928–2020)'' ******* Mark Francis Robert Baring, 8th Baron Ashburton (born 1958) ******** (1) ''Hon.'' Frederick Charles Francis Baring (born 1990) ******** (2) ''Hon.'' Patrick Robin John Baring (born 1995) ******* (3) ''Hon.'' Alexander Nicholas John Baring (born 1964) ******** (4) William Baring ******** (5) Alfred Baring ****** (6) ''Hon.'' Robin Alexander Baring (born 1931) **** ''Lt Col. Hon. Guy Victor Baring (1873–1916)'' ***** ''Simon Alexander Vivian Baring (1905–1962)'' ****** ''Julian Guy Alexander Baring (1935–2000)'' ******* (7) Justin Frank Alexander Baring (born 1971) ******** (8) Julian Angus Alexander Baring (born 2004) ****** (9) Francis Esmond Baring (born 1948) ******* (10) Simon Esmond Charles Baring (born 1983) ***** ''S/Ldr. Aubrey George Adeane Baring (1912–1987)'' ****** ''Alexander Esmond Baring (1953–2004)'' ******* (11) Adam Alexander Aubrey Baring (born 1988) ***** ''Lt Col. Esmond Charles Baring (1914–1963)'' ****** (12) Oliver Alexander Guy Baring (born 1944) ******* (13) Rupert Esmond Ian Baring (born 1968) ******** (14) Sam Baring (born 2005) ******* (15) Esmond Oliver Mark Baring (born 1978) ******* (16) Thomas Edward Joseph Baring (born 1979) ****** (17) Guy Esmond Baring (born 1945) ******* (18) Ben Baring (born 1970) ******* (19) Ned Baring (born 1975)

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History

Barons Ashburton, first creation (1782)

Coat of arms

Barons Ashburton, second creation (1835)

Coat of arms

Title succession chart

Line of succession

See also

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