Henry Baring
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Henry Baring of Cromer Hall
, Norfolk
, was a British banker and politician. He was the third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the founder of the family banking firm that grew into Barings Bank
His grandfather John Baring (1697–1748)
emigrated from Germany and established the family in England.
and Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
were his elder brothers.
for Bossiney
from 1806 to 1807 and for Colchester
from 1820 to 1826.
(brother Alexander also married a Bingham daughter) and former wife of James Alexander, Comte de Tilly, in 1802. They had three sons and two daughters. He divorced Marie in 1824, and married Cecilia Anne, daughter of Vice-Admiral William Windham
, in 1825, through which marriage Cromer Hall
came into the family. They had at least seven sons and one daughter. Several of his children and descendants gained distinction. His eldest son from his first marriage, Henry Bingham Baring
was a politician, father of Lieutenant-General Charles Baring and grandfather of Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet
. His second son from his second marriage was Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke
, whose fifth son was the man-of-letters Maurice Baring
. His sixth son from his second marriage was Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
. Baring died in April 1848. His second wife died in October 1874, aged 71.
Cromer Hall
Cromer Hall is a country house located one mile south of Cromer on Hall Road, in the English county of Norfolk. The present house was built in 1829 by architect William Donthorne...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, was a British banker and politician. He was the third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the founder of the family banking firm that grew into 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...
His grandfather John Baring (1697–1748)
John Baring (1697–1748)
John Baring came to England in 1717 as a German immigrant, apprenticed to a wool merchant. His decision to settle permanently in England started the Baring family on the road to becoming one of the leading family banking firms in the world....
emigrated from Germany and established the family in England.
Background
Henry Baring was the third of five sons of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and Harriet, daughter of William Herring. Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet
Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet , was a British banker and MP.He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, founder of Barings Bank. His grandfather John Baring had emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. Thomas became a partner in Baring Brothers & Co. in 1804,...
and Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton PC was a British politician and financier.-Background:Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and of Harriet, daughter of William Herring...
were his elder brothers.
Career
Henry, along with his older brothers Thomas and Alexander, became partners in the firm in 1804. Less interested in banking than his brothers, Henry retired from partnership in 1823. He also sat as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bossiney
Bossiney (UK Parliament constituency)
Bossiney was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall, one of a number of Cornish rotten boroughs, and returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1552 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
from 1806 to 1807 and for Colchester
Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
from 1820 to 1826.
Family
Baring was twice married. He married firstly Maria Matilda, daughter of U.S. Senator William BinghamWilliam Bingham
William Bingham was an American statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801...
(brother Alexander also married a Bingham daughter) and former wife of James Alexander, Comte de Tilly, in 1802. They had three sons and two daughters. He divorced Marie in 1824, and married Cecilia Anne, daughter of Vice-Admiral William Windham
William Windham
William Windham PC, PC was a British Whig statesman.-Early life:Windham was a member of an ancient Norfolk family and a great-great-grandson of Sir John Wyndham. He was the son of William Windham, Sr. of Felbrigg Hall and his second wife, Sarah Lukin...
, in 1825, through which marriage Cromer Hall
Cromer Hall
Cromer Hall is a country house located one mile south of Cromer on Hall Road, in the English county of Norfolk. The present house was built in 1829 by architect William Donthorne...
came into the family. They had at least seven sons and one daughter. Several of his children and descendants gained distinction. His eldest son from his first marriage, Henry Bingham Baring
Henry Bingham Baring
Henry Bingham Baring was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the half-brother of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and a member of the distinguished Baring family....
was a politician, father of Lieutenant-General Charles Baring and grandfather of Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet
Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet
Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight and later Barnstaple.The son of Lieutenant-General Charles Baring, he was a life-long resident of the Isle of Wight...
. His second son from his second marriage was Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke
Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke
Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke , was a British banker.-Biography:A member of the famous Baring banking family, "Ned" Baring was the second son of Henry Baring from his second marriage, to Cecilia Anne . Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, was his grandfather and Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of...
, whose fifth son was the man-of-letters Maurice Baring
Maurice Baring
Maurice Baring was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent...
. His sixth son from his second marriage was Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS , was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator....
. Baring died in April 1848. His second wife died in October 1874, aged 71.