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Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet
Member of Parliament for Hampshire
In office
1832–1832
Serving with Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Preceded by Sir James Macdonald
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
Succeeded by Abolished
Member of Parliament for High Wycombe
In office
1806–1832
Preceded by Sir John Dashwood-King
Sir Francis Baring
Succeeded by Hon. Robert Smith
Hon. Charles Grey
Personal details
Born (1772-06-12)12 June 1772
Died 3 April 1848(1848-04-03) (aged 75)
Stratton Park, East Stratton, Hampshire
Spouses
Mary Ursula Sealy
(m. 1794; her death 1846)
Relations Johann Baring (grandfather)
Parents Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
Harriet Herring Baring

Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet (12 June 1772 – 3 April 1848), was a British banker and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Baring was born on 12 June 1772. A member of the Baring family, he was the eldest son of Harriet (née Herring) Baring and Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, founder of Barings Bank.

His grandfather, John (Johann) Baring, had emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. His maternal grandfather was merchant William Herring of Croydon and among his mother's family was her cousin, Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Career

From 1790 and 1801, he worked with the Honourable East India Company. Thomas became a partner in Baring Brothers & Co. in 1804, remaining until 1809. Upon his father's death in, 1810, he succeeded Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet.

After his early career with the bank, Sir Thomas was elected a British Member of Parliament for the constituencies of High Wycombe and Hampshire until 1831.

From 1832 to 1833 he was the chairman of the London and South Western Railway. He was president of the London Institution and Director of the British Institution. In June 1841, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Personal life

On 3 September 1794, he married Mary Ursula Sealy (1774–1846) in Calcutta, India. Mary was the daughter of Charles Sealy. Together, they were the parents of four sons and five daughters, including:

  • Francis Baring (1796–1866), who married Jane Grey, fifth daughter of Hon. Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet. After her death, he married Lady Arabella Howard, second daughter of Kenneth Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham.
  • Thomas Baring (1799–1873), a banker and MP for Great Yarmouth and Huntingdon.
  • John Baring (1801–1888), who married Charlotte Amelia Porcher, daughter of Reverend George Porcher.
  • Mary Ursula Baring (c. 1803–1812), who died in childhood.
  • Charlotte Baring (1805–1871), who married Reverend William Maxwell du Pré, brother of Caledon Du Pré, MP.
  • Charles Baring (1807–1879), who became the Bishop of Durham.
  • Lydia Dorothy Baring (c. 1811–1812), who died young.
  • Frances Baring (1813–1850), who married Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton.

On 3 April 1848, aged 75, he died at his residence Stratton Park House, East Stratton, Hampshire. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son who was later raised to the peerage in 1866 as Baron Northbrook.

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