Charles Evelyn Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale (born 30 December 1937), is a member of the

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and the son of

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 ...

. He is well known as an arboriculturalist and plant collector. He is the creator of the ''Howick Arboretum'' at

Howick Hall Howick Hall, a Grade II* listed building in the village of Howick, Northumberland, England, is the ancestral seat of the Earls Grey. It was the home of the Prime Minister Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), after whom Earl Grey tea i ...

, one of the largest collections of wild origin plants in the

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. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

. Baring inherited

on the death of

Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey Charles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey DL (15 December 1879 – 2 April 1963), styled Viscount Howick between 1894 and 1917, was an English nobleman, the son of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey. Grey was born in London in 1879 and was the son of t ...

, who did not pass on the ownership to the 6th Earl as his heirs opted to move out instead. He served as a director of

Barings Bank Barings Bank was a British merchant bank based in London, and one of England's List of oldest banks in continuous operation, oldest merchant banks after Berenberg Bank, Barings' close collaborator and German representative. It was founded in 1762 ...

(1969–82) and on the executive committee of the

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. He was a director of

Northern Rock Northern Rock, formerly the Northern Rock Building Society, was a British bank. Based at Regent Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Northern Rock was originally a building society. It demutualised and became Northern Rock bank in ...

plc (1987–2001). He is married to the former Clare Nicolette Darby, daughter of Col. Cyril Darby MC, of

Kemerton Court Kemerton Court is the principal manor house of the village of Kemerton, near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. The house is built of local Cotswold stone, dating from the late 16th century onwards. In the early 18th century a 9-bay baroque façade ...

. They have four married children, and fourteen grandchildren.Howick Hall Gardens website
Retrieved 7 June 2022. His mother Lady Mary Cecil Grey (1907–2002) died aged 94.

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External links

Howick Hall Gardens website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Howick Of Glendale, Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1937 births Living people People educated at Eton College Alumni of New College, Oxford English gardeners English horticulturists People from Northumberland

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