Alexander Baring, first baron Ashburton

(1773-1848)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848 NRA: Baring Alexander (1774-1848) 1st Baron Ashburton statesman DNB: Baring, Alexander, first Baron Ashburton (1773-1848), merchant and banker LBT ID: LdAshbu1 VIAF ID: 62290490 LOC ID: n86013628	B/BAP: 1773-10-27 DIED: 1848-05-12
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London financier who made a fortune in the United States; he was MP for Taunton (1802-26), Callington (1826-31), Thetford (1831-32), and North Essex (1833-35); he was president of the Board of Trade (1834) and raised to the peerage in 1835.