Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton
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William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton, PC, DL, FRS (June 1799 ā 23 March 1864) was a British businessman and a Whig politician who later became a Tory.[1]
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In office 1 March 1845 ā February 1846 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
Preceded by | Sir Edward Knatchbull |
Succeeded by | Thomas Babington Macaulay |
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Born | (1799-06-00)June 1799 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | (1864-03-23)23 March 1864 (aged 64) The Grange, Hampshire |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Whig (to 1837) Tory from 1837 |
Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Harriet Montagu m. 1823; d. 1857 (2) Louisa Stewart-Mackenzie m. 1858; wid. 1864 |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
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