John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton

John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton

John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton, KG, KCVO, DL (born 2 November 1928) is a British merchant banker and former chairman of British Petroleum (BP). Baring also sat on the boards of Jaguar Cars, Dunlop Rubber and Royal Insurance.

Family

He was the oldest son of Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton and Doris Mary Thérèse Harcourt.

His maternal grandparents were Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt and Mary Ethel Burns, daughter of Walter Hayes Burns of New York City.

Marriages and children

On 25 November, 1955, Baring married Susan Mary Renwick. She was a daughter of Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick and his first wife Dorothy Mary Parkes. They had four children:

* Lucinda Mary Louise "Lucy" Baring (20 October, 1956 - ). Married Michael John Wilmont Malet Vaughan, son of John David Malet Vaughan, 8th Earl of Lisburne. They have three children called Emma, Sophie and Edward.
* Mark (Francis Robert) Baring (17 August, 1958 - ). Married Miranda Caroline Moncrieff. They have four children called, in age order Aurea, Fred,Patrick and Flora.
* Rose Theresa Baring (7 December, 1961 - ). Married Barnaby Hugh Rogerson. They have two daughters called Molly and Hannah.
* Alexander Nicholas John "Zam" Baring (15 February, 1964 - ). Married Lucy Caroline Fraser, daughter of General David William Fraser. They have four children called Olive, William, Anna and Alfred .

Baring and his first wife received a divorce in 1984. He remained single for three years. In 1987, he married Sarah Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, Director, Borderline [http://www.borderlinefabrics.com] , who has three children from a previous marriage.

Sarah Cornelia is a daughter of John George Spencer-Churchill and Angela Mary Culme-Seymour. Her maternal grandparents were John Strange Spencer-Churchill and Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie.

John Strange was a son of Lord Randolph Churchill and his wife Jennie Jerome. He was also a brother of Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Career

Baring received his education at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford.

He has served in the board of directors of several companies. The following list may not be complete:

* He was a director of Trafford Park Estates from 1964 to 1977.
* He was a director of Royal Insurance from 1964 to 1982.
* He was a director of Pye Holdings from 1967 to 1979.
* He was Chairman of the Board of the Barings Bank from 1974 to 1989. The Bank had been founded by his ancestor Francis Baring in 1762.
* He was a director of Dunlop Holdings from 1981 to 1984.
* He was a director of BP from 1982 to 1992.
* He was a director of the Bank of England from 1983 to 1991.
* He was a director of the Barings public limited company from 1985 to 1989.
* He was Chairman of the Board of BP from 1992 to 1995.

Titles

He succeeded to the Barony of Ashburton on 12 June 1991, and became a Knight of the Garter in 1994.

External links

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p8349.htm#i83483 His profile in Peerage.com]


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