Mark Baring, 8th Baron Ashburton
Mark Francis Robert Baring, 8th Baron Ashburton (born 17 August 1958), known as the Honourable Mark Baring from 1991 to 2020, is a British businessman and a member of the Baring family.
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| Predecessor | John Baring |
| Born | Mark Francis Robert Baring 7 August 1958 |
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Background and education
Baring is the second child, and elder son, of John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton,[1] and his first wife, the Hon. Susan Renwick,[2] daughter of Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick. His parents divorced in 1984. He succeeded as Baron Ashburton on his father's death on 6 October 2020.[3]
Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, and Mary Ethel Burns, granddaughter of Junius Spencer Morgan and niece of American banking magnate J. P. Morgan, were his great-grandparents through his paternal grandmother, Doris, Baroness Ashburton (née Harcourt).
He was educated at Eton College, and graduated from Christ Church, University of Oxford.
Career
Baring currently holds five active directorships.[4]
Marriage and children
Baring married Miranda Caroline Wright (born 1961) on 29 October 1983.[2] They have four children:[5]
- Hon. Aurea Rose Baring (born 1988)
- Hon. Frederick Charles Francis Baring (born 1990, heir apparent)
- Hon. Patrick Robin John Baring (born 1995)
- Hon. Flora Baring (born 1997)
References
- Baring, John Francis Harcourt, Webb-site Who's Who.
- Ashburton, Baron (UK, 1835), cracroftspeerage.co.uk.
- Ashburton
- Mark Francis Robert Baring, beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- Baring, Mark Francis Robert, Webb-site Who's Who.
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| Preceded by John Baring |
Baron Ashburton 2020–present |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. Frederick Baring |
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* Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed earldom of greater precedence §Disclaimed ^* Also a Lord in the Peerage of Scotland ^• Also a Baron in the Peerage of Ireland ^† Currently without an heir | ||
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