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Alexander was the second son of Sir Francis Baring (the founder of the house of Baring Brothers & Co.) and of Harriet, daughter of William Herring. He was brought up in his father's business, and sent to the United States, where he married Anne, daughter of William Bingham of Philadelphia, and formed wide connections with American houses. In 1810, by his father's will, he became head of the family firm.

He sat in parliament for Taunton (1806-1826), Callington (1826-1831), Thetford (1831-2), and North Essex (1832-1835). He regarded politics from the point of view of the business man, opposed the orders in council, "the restrictions on trade with the United States in 1812," in 1826 the act for the suppression of small bank-notes. He opposed reform. He accepted the post Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Duke of Wellington's projected ministry of 1832; but afterwards, alarmed at the men in parliament, declared "he would face a thousand devils rather than such a House of Commons."

He was Master of the Mint in Robert PeelSee also Robert Peel (Christian Science The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet ( February 5, 1788 July 2, 1850) was British Prime Minister from December 1834 to April 1835, and again from June 1841 to June 29, 1846. Born in Bury, Lancashire to's government, and on the latter's retirement was created Baron Ashburton on April 10April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April Tenth" is also a song by the band Garbage. It was released on the B-side of the "Shut Your Mouth" single from the beautifulgarbage a 1835Events January 1 Ole Pedersen Hoiland breaks into the Bank of Norway and steals 64. 000 dalers January 7 HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago. January 30 Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the United States Cap, a title previously held by John DunningJohn Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton ( 1731 1783) was an English jurist and politician. He was first noticed in English politics when he wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals. He was MP from 1768. In 1842Events February 21 John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. March 5 Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution he was again sent to America, and the same year concluded the Webster-Ashburton TreatyThe Webster-Ashburton Treaty signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine- New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada as well as the location of the border in the westward frontier up to the Rocky Mountains.. A compromise was settled concerning the north-east boundary of MaineMaine is a state of the United States. It is probably named after the French province of Maine. Another possibility for the name 'Maine' is that the people living on islands along the coast of Maine used to speak of going to the mainland as 'going over to, the extradition of certain criminals was arranged, each state agreed to maintain a squadron of at least eighty guns on the coast of AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. 30,244,050 km2 (11,677,240 mi2) including the islands, it covers 20. 3% of the total land area on Earth, and with over 800 million human inhabitants it accounts for ar for the suppression of the slave trade, and the two governments agreed to unite in an effort on persuade other powers to close all slave markets within their territories. Despite his earlier attitude, Lord Ashburton disapproved of Peel's free-trade projects, and opposed the Bank Carter Act of 1844.

He was a trustee of the British Museum and of the National Gallery, a privy councillor and D.C.L. He published, besides several speeches, An Enquiry into the Causes and Consequences of ... Orders in Council (1808), and The Financial and Commercial Crisis Considered (1847).

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