Baron Northbrook, of Stratton in the County of Southampton, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1866 for the

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politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet. The holders of the barony represent the genealogically senior branch of the prominent Baring family. The name Northbrook is derived from a

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of the local parish.

History

The holders of the barony descend from Francis Baring, whose father had emigrated to

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from Germany. Francis was the founder of the family firm that grew into

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. The firm increased in wealth and influence to the point that, on 29 May 1793, Francis was created a

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, of Larkbeer in the County of Devon, in the

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. His eldest son

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became the second Baronet, also representing Chipping Wycombe and

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in the

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. Sir Thomas was succeeded by his eldest son

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, third Baronet. Sir Francis held office as Chancellor of the Exchequer and

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. In 1866 he was raised to the

as Baron Northbrook, of Stratton in the County of Southampton. Lord Northbrook's eldest son Thomas, the second Baron, was

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from 1872 to 1876. In that year he was created Viscount Baring, of Lee in the County of Kent, and Earl of Northbrook, in the County of Southampton. Both titles were in the

. On his death, the titles passed to his eldest son Francis George, second Earl. He sat as a Member of Parliament for

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and

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. The second Earl was childless, and on his death in 1929, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronetcy and barony by his first cousin Francis Arthur, who became the fourth Baron Northbrook. Francis Arthur was the son of the Hon. Francis Baring (1850–1915), third son of the first Baron and a partner in

. the titles are held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1990. Lord Northbrook is one of the ninety elected

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s who remain in the

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after the passing of the

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, and sits on the

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benches. The Baring family is one of the most ennobled in the

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and numerous other members of the family have gained distinction. The first Baron Northbrook's uncle (his father's next youngest brother) was

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, two of his first cousins (both sons of Henry Baring, his father's next youngest brother after Lord Ashburton) were Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke, and

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, and one of his first cousins once removed (third son of Lord Cromer) was

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. Also, the Right Reverend

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, was his younger brother. The Bishop's son

was a banker and Conservative politician.

Titleholders

Baring baronets, of Larkbeer (1793)

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, son ...

(1740–1810) *

Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet (12 June 1772 – 3 April 1848), was a British banker and Member of Parliament. Early life Baring was born on 12 June 1772. A member of the Baring family, he was the eldest son of Harriet (née Herring) Baring an ...

(1772–1848) * Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, 3rd Baronet (1796–1866) (created Baron Northbrook in 1866)

Barons Northbrook (1866)

* Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796–1866) * Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook (1826–1904) (created Earl of Northbrook in 1876)

Earls of Northbrook (1876)

* Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook (1826–1904) * Francis George Baring, 2nd Earl of Northbrook (1850–1929)

Barons Northbrook (1866; reverted)

* Francis Arthur Baring, 4th Baron Northbrook (1882–1947) * Francis John Baring, 5th Baron Northbrook (1915–1990) * Francis Thomas Baring, 6th Baron Northbrook (born 1954) There is no heir to the barony.
The

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to the baronetcy is the present holder's fourth cousin, Peter Baring (born 1939). He is a great-great-grandson of the Right Reverend

, younger son of the second Baronet.
The heir presumptive's

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is his son, Samuel Nigel Baring (born 1987).

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