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Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook
British politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, PC FRS (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 Russell.
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The Lord Northbrook | |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
In office 26 August 1839 – 30 August 1841 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
Preceded by | Thomas Spring Rice |
Succeeded by | Henry Goulburn |
First Lord of the Admiralty | |
In office 1849 – 28 February 1852 | |
Preceded by | The Earl of Auckland |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Northumberland |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 6 June 1834 – 14 November 1834 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Spring Rice |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
In office 21 April 1835 – 26 August 1839 | |
Preceded by | Sir Thomas Fremantle |
Succeeded by | Robert Gordon |
Personal details | |
Born | (1796-04-20)20 April 1796 Calcutta, India |
Died | 6 September 1866(1866-09-06) (aged 70) Micheldever, Hampshire |
Nationality | British |
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Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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