Career
He was re-elected in 1832 as a Tory, and held the seat as a Conservative until the 1841 general election, which he did not contest. He was returned again for Thetford at a by-election in August 1848, and held the seat until his resignation through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds on 30 November 1857. He was the father of Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton and Honorary
The town of Ashburton, New Zealand is named for Francis Baring.
