Person Baring; Francis Thornhill (1796 - 1866); Baron Northbrook; British politician Baring Francis Thornhill British politician 1796 - 1866 British Male Calcutta, India 20 April 1796 Stratton Park, Bedfordshire 06 September 1866

Barrister Education: 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 Son 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) Fellow 22/02/1849 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 20 Apr 1796 - 6 Sep 1866 NA1264 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 10/02/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes eeac544c-3b3d-43dc-9eb7-64c179c32530