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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Baring (22 October 1844 – 3 April 1915) was an English diplomat.
Early life
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Baring was born on 22 October 1844 at Cromer Hall, Cromer, Norfolk into the Baring family.[1] He was the tenth and youngest son of banker and politician Henry Baring and, his second wife, Cecilia Anne Windham.[2] His father was first married, and divorced, to Maria Matilda Bingham (a daughter of U.S. Senator William Bingham who was the former wife of Jacques-Pierre-Alexandre, Comte de Tilly [fr]).[3] Among his siblings were elder half-brother Henry Bingham Baring, MP for Callington and Marlborough, and older full brothers, Edward, raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Revelstoke, and Evelyn, who inherited Cromer Hall and was raised to the peerage as 1st Earl of Cromer, and banker Tom Baring.[4]
His paternal grandparents were Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and the former Harriet Herring (a daughter of William Herring). His maternal grandparents were Vice-Admiral William Lukin Windham and Anne Thellusson (daughter of Genevan banker Peter Thellusson).[4]
Career
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Baring, who was educated at Eton and Oxford,[5] was a member of the Diplomatic Service from 1865 until 1906, culminating with his service as Minister Resident at Montevideo and Consul-GeneraltoUruguay between 1893 and 1906.[1]
Personal life
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In 1875, Baring married Ellen Guarracino (d. 1914), daughter of Frederick Guarracino.[2] Together, they were the parents of:[4]
His wife died on 21 January 1914 and Baring died in London on 3 April 1915 at age 70.[1]
References
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^ a b Debrett's Peerage, and Titles of Courtesy: In which is Included Full Information Respecting the Collateral Branches of Peers, Privy Councillors, Lords of Session, Etc. Dean. 1921. p. 686. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ Kenyon, Ronald W. (2013). Monville: Forgotten Luminary of the French Enlightenment. Ronald W. Kenyon. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4811-4829-0. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, pp. 2931-2932.
^ Wolseley (Viscount), Garnet Wolseley (1991). Cyprus 1878: The Journal of Sir Garnet Wolseley. Cultural Centre of the Cyprus Popular Bank. p. 9. ISBN 978-9963-42-207-4. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "ABOUT PEOPLE". The Sutton Coldfield News. 17 Mar 1906. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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