Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale
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Charles Evelyn Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale, arboriculturalist (born 30 December 1937), is the son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale
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Howick is well-known as an arboriculturalist and plant collector. He is the creator of the Howick Arboretum at Howick Hall
, one of the largest collections of wild origin plants in the United Kingdom
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He served as a director of Barings Bank
(1969–1982) and on the executive committee of the National Art Collections Fund
. He was a director of Northern Rock
plc (1987–2001). He is married to the former Clare Nicolette Darby, daughter of Col. Cyril Darby MC, of Kemerton Court
. They have four married children, and thirteen grandchildren. His mother Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907–2002) died aged 94.
Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale
Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, KG, GCMG, KCVO was Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1942 to 1944 and Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959....
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Howick is well-known as an arboriculturalist and plant collector. He is the creator of the Howick Arboretum at Howick Hall
Howick Hall
Howick Hall, a Grade II* listed building in the village of Howick, Northumberland, England, is the ancestral seat of the Earls Grey. It was the home of the Prime Minister Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, after whom the famous tea is named....
, one of the largest collections of wild origin plants in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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He served as a director of Barings Bank
Barings Bank
Barings Bank was the oldest merchant bank in London until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank's employees, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million due to speculative investing, primarily in futures contracts, at the bank's Singapore office.-History:-1762–1890:Barings Bank was founded in 1762 as the...
(1969–1982) and on the executive committee of the National Art Collections Fund
National Art Collections Fund
The Art Fund is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users...
. He was a director of Northern Rock
Northern Rock
Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for...
plc (1987–2001). He is married to the former Clare Nicolette Darby, daughter of Col. Cyril Darby MC, of Kemerton Court
Kemerton Court
Kemerton Court is the principal manor house of the village of Kemerton, near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.The manor was granted by King Henry III to Sir Robert de Musgrove in 1240...
. They have four married children, and thirteen grandchildren. His mother Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907–2002) died aged 94.