Ann Louisa Baring, Baroness Ashburton (

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Ann Louisa Bingham; 6 January 1782 – 5 December 1848) was the wife of

Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (27 October 1774 – 12 May 1848), was a British politician, diplomat, nobleman, financier, art collector, and a member of the Baring family. Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, an ...

and first child of

William Bingham William Bingham (March 8, 1752February 7, 1804) was an American statesman from Philadelphia. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801. Bingham was o ...

and Ann Willing Bingham.

Early life

Ann Louisa Bingham was born on 6 January 1782, the day before the

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sold its first charter shares, her father and grandfather working closely with

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...

to write the by-laws. Her father was rumored to be the richest man in America after the Revolutionary War. Her younger sister, Maria Matilda Bingham, married three times. First to French aristocrat, Jacques Alexandre, Count of Tilly. Afterwards she married Anne Louisa's brother-in-law,

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 emi ...

. After their divorce in 1824, she married the Marquess of Blaisel in 1826.

Personal life

On 23 August 1798, Ann was married to Alexander Baring (1774–1848), a son of Harriet Herring and

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 ...

. Among his siblings were

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 ...

and

(an MP for

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and

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), His father, alongside his uncle John Baring, established the London merchant house of John and Francis Baring Company, which eventually became

Barings Bank Barings Bank was a British merchant bank based in London. It was one of England's oldest merchant banks after Berenberg Bank, Barings' close collaborator and German representative. It was founded in 1762 by Francis Baring, a British-born member ...

. Together, Ann and Alexander had nine children: *

Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton, (June 1799 – 23 March 1864), was a British businessman and a Whig politician who later became a Tory. Background and education William Bingham Baring was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Jun ...

(1799–1864), who married Lady Harriet Montagu, eldest daughter of George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich. *

Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (22 May 1800 – 6 September 1868), was an American-born British politician and peer. Early life He was born in Philadelphia, United States, the second son of Alexander Baring and Ann Louisa Bingham, the dau ...

(1800–1868), who married Hortense Maret (–1882), daughter of Hughes-Bernard Maret, 1st Duke of Bassano,

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. * Hon. Harriet Baring (1804–1892), married

Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath (24 May 1797 – 24 June 1837), styled Lord Henry Thynne until January 1837 and Viscount Weymouth between January and March 1837, was a British naval commander and politician. Biography Thynne was t ...

. * Hon. Rev. Frederick Baring (1806–1868), Rector of

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, married Frederica Ashton on 24 April 1831. * Hon. Anne Eugenia Baring (d. 1839), married Humphrey St John-Mildmay. * Alexander Baring (1810–1832), who died on board HMS ''Alfred'' in the Mediterranean. * Hon. Arthur Baring (1818–1838), who died unmarried. * Hon. Louisa Emily Baring (d. 1888) * Hon. Lydia Emily Baring (d. 1868) In 1835, her husband was created the first

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 ...

in the

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. Lord Ashburton died on 12 May 1848 at

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. Lady Ashburton died several months later on 5 December 1848 at Bay House in

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Descendants

Through her eldest son, she was a grandmother of Hon. Mary Florence Baring (1860–1902), who married

William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton, (23 April 1851 – 15 June 1913), known as Lord William Compton from 1877 to 1887 and as Earl Compton from 1887 to 1897, was a British peer and Liberal politician. Early lif ...

. Through her second son, she was a grandmother of

Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton, (4 May 1835 – 18 July 1889), was a British landowner and Conservative Party politician. Early life Baring was the son of Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (1800–1868), and his wife Hortense E ...

(1835–1889), and Hon. Maria Anne Louisa Baring (1833–1928), who married

William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton William Henry Fitzroy, 6th Duke of Grafton (5 August 1819 – 21 May 1882), styled Viscount Ipswich until 1847 and Earl of Euston between 1847 and 1863, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. He was born in London and educated at H ...

References

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