Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton was a British peer Whig and later Tory politician.
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.
Politics
Conservative Party, Tories.
Membership
9th United Kingdom Parliament. 11th United Kingdom Parliament. 12th United Kingdom Parliament.
13th United Kingdom Parliament.
15th United Kingdom Parliament. 16th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected at the 1830 general election as a Whig Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk, and held the seat until the 1831 election, which he did not contest.