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Ann Louisa Baring, Baroness Ashburton (née Ann Louisa Bingham; 6 January 1782 – 5 December 1848) was the wife of Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton and first child of William Bingham and Ann Willing Bingham.
The Lady Ashburton | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Ann Louisa Bingham 6 January 1782 |
Died | 5 December 1848 66) Bay House, Gosport, England | (aged
Spouse | |
Relations | Maria Matilda Bingham (sister) |
Children | 9, including Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton, Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton, Harriet Thynne, Marchioness of Bath |
Parent(s) | William Bingham Ann Willing Bingham |
Ann Louisa Bingham was born on 6 January 1782, the day before the Bank of North America sold its first charter shares, her father and grandfather working closely with Alexander Hamilton to write the by-laws. Her father was rumored to be the richest man in America after the Revolutionary War.[1]
Her younger sister, Maria Matilda Bingham, married three times. First to French aristocrat, Jacques Alexandre, Count of Tilly. Afterwards she married Anne Louisa's brother-in-law, Henry Baring. After their divorce in 1824, she married the Marquess of Blaisel in 1826.[2]
On 23 August 1798, Ann was married to Alexander Baring (1774–1848), a son of Harriet Herring and Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet.[3] Among his siblings were Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet and Henry Baring (an MP for Bossiney[4] and Colchester),[5] His father, alongside his uncle John Baring, established the London merchant house of John and Francis Baring Company, which eventually became Barings Bank.[6] Together, Ann and Alexander had nine children:[7]
In 1835, her husband was created the first Baron Ashburton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[10]
Lord Ashburton died on 12 May 1848 at Longleat, Wiltshire. Lady Ashburton died several months later on 5 December 1848 at Bay House in Gosport.[7]
Through her eldest son, she was a grandmother of Hon. Mary Florence Baring (1860–1902), who married William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton.[11] Through her second son, she was a grandmother of Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (1835–1889), and Hon. Maria Anne Louisa Baring (1833–1928), who married William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton.[12]
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