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'''Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet''' (12 June 1772 – 3 April 1848), was a British banker and MP. |
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'''Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet''' (12 June 1772 – 3 April 1848), was the eldest son of [[Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet]], founder of [[Barings Bank]]. His grandfather [[John Baring (1697–1748)]] emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. After an early career with the bank, Sir Thomas was elected a British [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituencies of [[High Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|High Wycombe]] and [[Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampshire]] (until 1831). |
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Thomas became a partner in [[Barings Bank|Baring Brothers & Co.]] in 1804, remaining until 1809. |
He was the eldest son of [[Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet]], founder of [[Barings Bank]]. His grandfather [[John Baring (1697–1748)]] had emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. Thomas became a partner in [[Barings Bank|Baring Brothers & Co.]] in 1804, remaining until 1809. After his early career with the bank, Sir Thomas was elected a British [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the constituencies of [[High Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)|High Wycombe]] and [[Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampshire]] (until 1831). |
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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]] <ref> {{ cite web| url= http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=2&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27baring%27%29| title = Library and Archive Catalogue| publisher= Royal Society|accessdate= 10 december 2010}} </ref> |
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He succeeded [[Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet]] and was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook|Francis]], who was later raised to the peerage as [[Baron Northbrook]]. His other children included: |
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*{{citebook |author=[[Philip Ziegler|Ziegler, Philip]] |title=The Sixth Great Power: Barings 1762–1929 |publisher=Collins |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=0-002-17508-8}} |
*{{citebook |author=[[Philip Ziegler|Ziegler, Philip]] |title=The Sixth Great Power: Barings 1762–1929 |publisher=Collins |location=London |year=1988 |isbn=0-002-17508-8}} |
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Revision as of 12:02, 10 December 2010
Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet (12 June 1772 – 3 April 1848), was a British banker and MP.
He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, founder of Barings Bank. His grandfather John Baring (1697–1748) had emigrated from Germany and established the family in England. Thomas became a partner in Baring Brothers & Co. in 1804, remaining until 1809. After his early career with the bank, Sir Thomas was elected a British Member of Parliament (MP) 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 [1]
He succeeded Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet and was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis, who was later raised to the peerage as Baron Northbrook. His other children included:
References
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 10 december 2010.
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- Ziegler, Philip (1988). The Sixth Great Power: Barings 1762–1929. London: Collins. ISBN 0-002-17508-8.
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