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Authorised form of nameBaring; Francis Thornhill (1796 - 1866); Baron Northbrook
Dates1796 - 1866
NationalityBritish
Place of birthCalcutta, India
Date of birth20 April 1796
Place of deathStratton Park, Bedfordshire
Date of death06 September 1866
OccupationBarrister
ActivityEducation:
Winchester College; Eton; Christ Church, Oxford. BA (1817), MA (1821). Lincoln's Inn
Career:
Called to the Bar (1823); MP for Portsmouth (1826-1865); Lords of the Treasury (1826-1865); Privy Councillor (1839); Chancellor of the Exchequer (1839-1841); First Lord of the Admiralty (1849-1852)
Honours:
Baron 1866
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election22/02/1849
RelationshipsSon of Sir Thomas Baring (FRS 1841); brother of Thomas Baring (FRS 1860); cousin of William Bingham Baring (FRS 1854); father of Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook (FRS 1880); succeeded to the barontecy (1848)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA1264
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/005003Baring, Sir Francis Thornhill, Baron Northbrooknd
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