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John Baring (1730–1816)

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After his father's death in 1748, he inherited the large family cloth business in Exeter. Together with his younger brother Francis, he extended his commercial interests to London by setting up the partnership of John and Francis Baring, of which he was the senior partner. He soon retired from
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and Wonford. According to a contemporary report, by 1810 he also had a residence at West Teignmouth House in the parish of West Teignmouth. In the last year of his life he encountered financial difficulties and sold Mount Radford and his other Exeter properties to his cousin
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In 1755, Baring purchased for £2,100 the estate of Mount Radford in the parish of St Leonards, on the outskirts of Exeter, adjacent to his father's residence of Larkbeare. He also purchased the adjoining manors of
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in Germany who had settled in Exeter, where he built up a large business and obtained English citizenship, having Anglicised his name to "John". The younger John was brought up at
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activity in London to concentrate on business in Devon, and left the running of the London business to Francis, under whose guidance it evolved into
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Charlotte Baring (1763–1833), who married John Jeffrey Short (b. 1753) in 1786. Short was the son of John Short Sr. of Bickham House,
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in 1776. Baring Crescent, Exeter, developed with Regency villas 1818–1828, was named after the family. He was also appointed
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Azure, a fesse or in chief a bear's head proper muzzled and ringed of the second
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Baring married Anne Parker (died 1765), the daughter of Francis Parker of
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Women Who Made Money: Women Partners in British Private Banks 1752-1906
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Dawes, Margaret; Selwyn, Nesta. Biography of Charlotte Baring, in
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in Devon, by whom he had two sons and four daughters, including:
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and Exeter and entered politics. Having unsuccessfully contested
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Exeter
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Exeter
126:for 1776. He retired from Parliament in 1802. 29:(left), and Charles Wall (right). Painting by 8: 62:, Devon, was an English merchant banker and 283: 118:, he was elected Member of Parliament for 254: 252: 209: 207: 205: 172: 110:Back in Devon, Baring founded banks in 54:(5 October 1730 – 29 January 1816) of 25:John Baring (centre) with his brother 182: 180: 178: 176: 7: 278:, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions. 14: 420:British people of German descent 350:Parliament of the United Kingdom 342:Parliament of the United Kingdom 92:Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet 27:Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet 190:. History of Parliament Online 162:Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet 1: 383:Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Bt 375:Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Bt 324:Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Bt 297:Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Bt 82:(1697–1748), a clothier from 335:Parliament of Great Britain 288:Parliament of Great Britain 258:Dawes & Selwyn, p. 130. 213:Dawes & Selwyn, p. 127. 486: 379: 353: 347: 340: 332: 305: 293: 286: 74:He was the eldest son of 430:High sheriffs of Devon 48: 34: 460:British MPs 1796–1800 455:British MPs 1790–1796 450:British MPs 1784–1790 445:British MPs 1780–1784 440:British MPs 1774–1780 40: 24: 356:Member of Parliament 308:Member of Parliament 246:, pp. 127–130. 56:Mount Radford House 49: 35: 16:British politician 393: 392: 380:Succeeded by 333:Succeeded by 301:John Rolle Walter 224:"Baring Crescent" 138:in the parish of 477: 470:UK MPs 1801–1802 348:Preceded by 294:Preceded by 284: 279: 272:Risdon, Tristram 265: 259: 256: 247: 238: 232: 231: 220: 214: 211: 200: 199: 197: 195: 184: 124:Sheriff of Devon 76:Elizabeth Vowler 485: 484: 480: 479: 478: 476: 475: 474: 425:English bankers 395: 394: 389: 385: 371: 363: 351: 336: 326: 320: 315: 303: 299: 282: 276:Survey of Devon 266: 262: 257: 250: 239: 235: 228:Exeter Memories 222: 221: 217: 212: 203: 193: 191: 186: 185: 174: 170: 132: 100: 72: 31:Thomas Lawrence 17: 12: 11: 5: 483: 481: 473: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 397: 396: 391: 390: 381: 378: 352: 349: 345: 344: 338: 337: 334: 331: 304: 295: 291: 290: 281: 280: 260: 248: 233: 215: 201: 171: 169: 166: 152: 151: 131: 128: 99: 96: 71: 68: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 482: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 415:Baring family 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 402: 400: 388: 384: 377: 376: 370: 366: 362: 361: 357: 346: 343: 339: 330: 329: 325: 319: 314: 313: 309: 302: 298: 292: 289: 285: 277: 274:(died 1640), 273: 269: 264: 261: 255: 253: 249: 245: 244: 237: 234: 229: 225: 219: 216: 210: 208: 206: 202: 189: 183: 181: 179: 177: 173: 167: 165: 163: 158: 149: 145: 144: 143: 141: 137: 130:Personal life 129: 127: 125: 121: 117: 113: 108: 106: 97: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 80:Johann Baring 77: 69: 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 47: 43: 39: 32: 28: 23: 19: 387:James Buller 373: 354: 328:James Buller 322: 306: 275: 263: 241: 236: 227: 218: 192:. Retrieved 153: 133: 109: 105:Barings Bank 101: 73: 51: 50: 45: 42:Canting arms 18: 410:1816 deaths 405:1730 births 268:Swete, John 52:John Baring 44:of Baring: 399:Categories 168:References 70:Early life 157:Heavitree 88:Larkbeare 140:Paignton 112:Plymouth 136:Blagdon 116:Honiton 372:With: 360:Exeter 321:With: 312:Exeter 194:14 May 120:Exeter 98:Career 84:Bremen 60:Exeter 316:1776– 369:1802 365:1801 358:for 318:1800 310:for 196:2012 148:Kenn 78:and 401:: 251:^ 226:. 204:^ 175:^ 107:. 94:. 66:. 64:MP 58:, 367:– 230:. 198:. 33:.

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Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
Thomas Lawrence

Canting arms
Mount Radford House
Exeter
MP
Elizabeth Vowler
Johann Baring
Bremen
Larkbeare
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
Barings Bank
Plymouth
Honiton
Exeter
Sheriff of Devon
Blagdon
Paignton
Kenn
Heavitree
Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet




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