Baron Howick of Glendale, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1960 for Sir Evelyn Baring, the former

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. A member of the famous

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, he was the third and youngest son of

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, (; 26 February 1841 – 29 January 1917) was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British controller-general in Egypt during 1879, part of the international control whic ...

, and the great-grandson of

Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (18 April 1740 – 11 September 1810) was an English merchant banker, a member of the Baring family, later becoming the first of the Baring baronets. Early life He was born at Larkbeare House near Exeter, so ...

, the founder of

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. Baring's uncle was

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, the father of

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, while other members of the family include

Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, (20 April 1796 – 6 September 1866), known as Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet, from 1848 to 1866, was a British Whig politician who served in the governments of Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russ ...

, and

Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, PC (27 October 177412 May 1848), of The Grange in Hampshire, of Ashburton in Devon and of Buckenham Tofts near Thetford in Norfolk, was a British politician and financier, and a member of the Baring famil ...

. the title is held by the first Baron's son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1973. The family seat is

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, near Howick,

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Barons Howick of Glendale (1960)

Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale Evelyn may refer to: Places * Evelyn, London *Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London * Evelyn, Ontario, Canada * Evelyn, Michigan, United States * Evelyn, Texas, United States * Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States * Evelyn ...

(1903–1973) * Charles Evelyn Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale (b. 1937) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. David Evelyn Charles Baring (b. 1975).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howick Of Glendale Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1960 *Howick

Barons Howick of Glendale (1960)

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