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Lady Harriet Mary Montagu

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243:. Jane Carlyle was jealous of the attention that her husband gave to his hostess, but was also professed herself one of her admirers, describing her as "the wittiest and most highly bred woman of her time". As a literary hostess, she had been described as chinless, large, and with an unusual nose, but both the Carlyles recognised her intelligence. Jane noted that despite her appearance she was "almost beautiful—simply through the intelligence and cordiality of her expression." This said, Jane was however scathing about Harriet's personality: “A very loveable spoilt Child of Fortune — that a little whipping, judiciously administered, would have made into a first-rate woman.” 33: 225: 170: 185:
in 1823 and he was an M.P. by 1826. He was the Member of Parliament for Thetford, Callington, Winchester, North Staffordshire and finally Thetford for a second time before he became a peer in 1848. He served in Sir Robert Peel's government despite his shyness.
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She was witty and direct. The welcome that she gave at her various houses attracted leading men of her time:
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enjoyed her company. She and the Earl of Sandwich were notably wealthy and they had houses in Surrey,
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She died in Paris on 4 May 1857 having had only one child who died as an infant. Her husband married
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Lady Harriet Mary Montagu and her sister Lady Catherine Caroline Montagu
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and a place near Winchester. The Earl was involved in government, a
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was one of the locations of Ashburton hospitality (1870 photo)
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She was the hostess for, and a source of friction between,
355:. "Baring , Louisa Caroline, Lady Ashburton (1827–1903)". 313:. Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Press. p. 21. 127: 119: 87: 79: 69: 53: 45: 23: 250:at Bath House in Piccadilly on 17 November 1858. 332: 330: 8: 361:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 295:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 179:William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton 31: 20: 304: 302: 16:British socialite and hostess (1805-1857) 181:on 12 April 1823. He had graduated from 358:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 259: 217:and in 1860 he became President of the 153:Harriet Mary Baring, Baroness Ashburton 267: 265: 263: 109: 7: 164:Louisa Montagu, Countess of Sandwich 160:George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich 14: 248:Louisa Caroline Stewart-Mackenzie 292:Dictionary of National Biography 286:"Baring, William Bingham"  105: 1: 375:UK public library membership 309:Cumming, Mark, ed. (2004). 211:fellow of the Royal Society 441: 420:Daughters of British earls 219:Royal Geographical Society 30: 311:The Carlyle encyclopedia 158:She was born in 1805 to 213:, and a trustee of the 207:another near Portsmouth 367:10.1093/ref:odnb/50780 232: 203:Bath House, Piccadilly 174: 94:William Bingham Baring 227: 183:Oriel College, Oxford 172: 273:accessed 13 Jan 2015 425:British baronesses 405:British socialites 241:Jane Welsh Carlyle 233: 175: 373:(Subscription or 353:Surtees, Virginia 191:William Thackeray 150: 149: 25:Harriet Ashburton 432: 379: 378: 370: 349: 343: 342: 334: 325: 324: 306: 297: 296: 288: 281: 275: 269: 215:National Gallery 195:John Stuart Mill 113: 111: 107: 83:Literary hostess 60: 35: 21: 440: 439: 435: 434: 433: 431: 430: 429: 385: 384: 383: 382: 372: 351: 350: 346: 336: 335: 328: 321: 308: 307: 300: 283: 282: 278: 270: 261: 256: 197:and especially 146: 115: 103: 99: 96: 65: 62: 58: 41: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 438: 436: 428: 427: 422: 417: 415:Montagu family 412: 407: 402: 397: 387: 386: 381: 380: 344: 337:Byrne, Paula. 326: 319: 298: 276: 258: 257: 255: 252: 239:and his wife, 237:Thomas Carlyle 199:Thomas Carlyle 148: 147: 145: 144: 141:Louisa Montagu 138: 135:George Montagu 131: 129: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 101: 97: 92: 91: 89: 85: 84: 81: 80:Known for 77: 76: 71: 67: 66: 63: 61:(aged 51) 55: 51: 50: 47: 43: 42: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 437: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 410:Baring family 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 392: 390: 376: 368: 364: 360: 359: 354: 348: 345: 340: 333: 331: 327: 322: 316: 312: 305: 303: 299: 294: 293: 287: 280: 277: 274: 268: 266: 264: 260: 253: 251: 249: 244: 242: 238: 230: 226: 222: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 187: 184: 180: 171: 167: 165: 161: 156: 154: 142: 139: 136: 133: 132: 130: 126: 122: 118: 95: 90: 86: 82: 78: 75: 72: 68: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 34: 29: 22: 19: 356: 347: 310: 290: 279: 245: 234: 188: 177:She married 176: 157: 152: 151: 59:(1857-05-04) 39:Francis Holl 18: 400:1857 deaths 395:1805 births 70:Nationality 49:14 May 1805 389:Categories 377:required.) 320:0838637922 254:References 229:The Grange 57:4 May 1857 143:(mother) 137:(father) 120:Children 128:Parents 114:​ 102:​ 98:​ 74:British 371: 317:  108:  88:Spouse 112:) 104:( 100: 64:Paris 315:ISBN 162:and 110:1823 54:Died 46:Born 363:doi 37:by 391:: 329:^ 301:^ 289:. 262:^ 221:. 205:, 193:, 166:. 106:m. 369:. 365:: 341:. 323:. 123:1

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Francis Holl
British
William Bingham Baring
George Montagu
Louisa Montagu
George Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich
Louisa Montagu, Countess of Sandwich

William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton
Oriel College, Oxford
William Thackeray
John Stuart Mill
Thomas Carlyle
Bath House, Piccadilly
another near Portsmouth
fellow of the Royal Society
National Gallery
Royal Geographical Society

The Grange
Thomas Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Louisa Caroline Stewart-Mackenzie



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"Baring, William Bingham" 
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