Baron Revelstoke

Baron Revelstoke, of Membland in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the businessman Edward Baring, head of the family firm of Barings Bank. Baring was the son of Henry Baring, third son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and the nephew of Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, the second cousin of Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, the elder brother of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and the uncle of Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son John, the second Baron. John was a partner in Baring Brothers and Co. Ltd, a Director of the Bank of England, and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. On his death the title passed to his younger brother Cecil, the third Baron. He acquired Lambay Island, north of Dublin, in 1904. As of 2012^[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 2012. As a descendant of Sir Frances Baring, 1st Baronet, he is also in remainder to the Baring Baronetcy of Larkbeer, a title held by his kinsman the Baron Northbrook.

The man-of-letters the Hon. Maurice Baring was the fifth son of the first Baron.

Barons Revelstoke (1885)

• Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke (1828–1897)
• John Baring, 2nd Baron Revelstoke (1863–1929)
• Cecil Baring, 3rd Baron Revelstoke (1864–1934)
• Rupert Baring, 4th Baron Revelstoke (1911–1994)
• John Baring, 5th Baron Revelstoke (1934–2003)
• James Cecil Baring, 6th Baron Revelstoke (1938–2012)
• Alexander Rupert Baring, 7th Baron Revelstoke (b. 1970)

The heir presumptive is the current holder's younger brother, The Hon. Thomas James Baring (b. 1971).

See also

• Baron Northbrook
• Baron Ashburton
• Earl of Cromer
• Baron Howick of Glendale

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source?][better source needed]}