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Baron Howick of Glendale is a special title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. A "peerage" is like a very old and important rank, often passed down through families. This title was created in 1960 for a man named Sir Evelyn Baring.

Sir Evelyn Baring was an important person who used to be the Governor of Kenya. A governor is like a leader or manager of a country or region. He came from a famous family called the Baring family. His father was Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, and his great-grandfather, Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, started a well-known bank called Barings Bank.

As of 2014, the title is held by Sir Evelyn Baring's son, who became the second Baron in 1973. The family lives at Howick Hall, a large house near Howick in Northumberland, England.

Who Are the Barons Howick of Glendale?

The person who is expected to inherit the title next is the current Baron's son, Hon. David Evelyn Charles Baring (born 1975). After him, the next in line is David's elder son, Felix Charles Alexander Baring (born 2007).

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