Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton
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Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (4 May 1835 – 18 July 1889) was a British landowner and politician.
Baring was the son of Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton (1800-1868) and his wife Hortense Eugenie Claire Maret (c. 1812-1882). He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1857.
He married the Hon. Leonora Caroline Digby, daughter of Edward Digby, 9th Baron Digby and Lady Theresa Anna Maria Fox-Strangways, on 5 January 1864.
Baring served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Thetford between 1857 and 1867.
He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Ashburton, of Ashburton, Devon, on 6 September 1868 and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant. He died at Bath House, Piccadilly, London, England.
| Preceded by Francis Baring |
Baron Ashburton 1868–1889 |
Succeeded by Francis Baring |
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