Earl of Cromer is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, held by members of the
Baring family
The Baring family is a Germans, German and British people, British family of merchants and bankers. In Germany, the family belongs to the ''Bildungsbürgertum'', and in England, it belongs to the Aristocracy (class), aristocracy.
History
The fa ...
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German
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descent. It was created for
Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, long time British Consul-General in
Egypt
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. He had already been created Baron Cromer, of
Cromer
Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline.
The local government authorities are Nor ...
in the
County of Norfolk
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, in 1892, Viscount Cromer, of Cromer in the County of Norfolk, in 1899, and was made Viscount Errington, of
Hexham in the
County of Northumberland, and Earl of Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, on 8 August 1901.
These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. A member of the influential Baring banking family, Lord Cromer was the son of
Henry Baring
Henry Baring (18 January 1777 – 13 April 1848) was a British banker and politician. He was the third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, the founder of the family banking firm that grew into Barings Bank. His grandfather Johann Baring em ...
, third son 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 ...
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl, a diplomat and civil servant. His son, the third Earl, was also a diplomat and served as
British Ambassador to the United States
The British Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America.
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between 1971 and 1974. In 2010 the titles are held by the latter's son, the fourth Earl, who succeeded in 1991.
Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale
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, was the third son of the first Earl.
Cromer refers to
Cromer
Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline.
The local government authorities are Nor ...
in the county of
Norfolk
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.
The family seat is Drayton Court, near
Drayton,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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Earls of Cromer (1901)
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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 ...
(1841–1917)
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Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer (1877–1953)
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George Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer (1918–1991)
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Evelyn Rowland Esmond Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer (b. 1946)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alexander Rowland Harmsworth Baring, Viscount Errington (b. 1994)
Family tree
See also
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Baron Northbrook
Baron Northbrook, of Stratton in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1866 for the Liberal politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet. The holde ...
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Baron Revelstoke
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Baron Ashburton
Baron Ashburton, of Ashburton in the County of Devon, is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1835, the title has been held by members of the Baring fam ...
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Baron Howick of Glendale
Baron Howick of Glendale, of Howick in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for Sir Evelyn Baring, the former Governor of Kenya. A member of the famous Baring family, he was the t ...
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Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1901
Earl
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*Cromer