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⚫ '''John II Baring''' (5 Oct 1730 – 29 January 1816) of Mount Radford House, ], Devon, was an ] merchant banker and ].<ref name = HoP>{{cite web | url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/baring-john-1730-1816| title= BARING, John (1730-1816), of Mount Radford, Exeter, Devon| publisher = History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 2012-05-14}}</ref>
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] of Baring: ''Azure, a fesse or in chief a bear's head proper muzzled and ringed of the second'']]
⚫ '''John Baring''' (5 October 1730 – 29 January 1816) of ], ], Devon, was an English merchant banker and ].<ref name = HoP>{{cite web | url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/baring-john-1730-1816| title= BARING, John (1730-1816), of Mount Radford, Exeter, Devon| publisher = History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 2012-05-14}}</ref>


==Origins== ==Early life==
He was the eldest son of ] (1697–1748), (John I Baring) a clothier from ] in Germany who had settled in Exeter, where he built up a large business and obtained English citizenship, having Anglicised his name to "John". The younger John was brought up at Larkbeare, his father's country residence just outside the city of Exeter. His younger brother and later business partner was ].<ref name = HoP/> He was the eldest son of ] and ] (1697–1748), a clothier from ] in Germany who had settled in Exeter, where he built up a large business and obtained English citizenship, having Anglicised his name to "John". The younger John was brought up at ], his father's country residence just outside the city of Exeter, and was educated in Geneva. He had three younger brothers, Thomas, Francis and Charles, and a sister Elizabeth.<ref name=DS127 /> Francis became his business partner and later, ].<ref name = HoP/>


==Career== ==Career==
In 1748 following his father's death he inherited the large family cloth business in Exeter. Together with his younger brother Francis, he extended his commercial interests to ] by setting up the partnership of ''John and Francis Baring'', of which he was the senior partner. He soon retired from activity in London to concentrate on business in Devon, and left the running of the London business to Francis, under whose guidance it evolved into ].<ref name = HoP/> After his father's death in 1748, he inherited the large family cloth business in Exeter. Together with his younger brother Francis, he extended his commercial interests to London by setting up the partnership of John and Francis Baring, of which he was the senior partner. He soon retired from activity in London to concentrate on business in Devon, and left the running of the London business to Francis, under whose guidance it evolved into ].<ref name = HoP/>


Back in Devon John founded banks at ] and Exeter and entered politics. Having unsuccessfully contested ], he was elected Member of Parliament for ] in 1776. He was also appointed ] for 1776.<ref name = HoP/> He retired from Parliament in 1802. Back in Devon, Baring founded banks in ] and Exeter and entered politics. Having unsuccessfully contested ], he was elected Member of Parliament for ] in 1776. Baring Crescent, Exeter, developed with Regency villas 1818–1828, was named after the family.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baring Crescent |url=http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_streets/baring.php |website=Exeter Memories}}</ref> He was also appointed ] for 1776.<ref name = HoP/> He retired from Parliament in 1802.


==Marriage & progeny== ==Personal life==
He married Anne Parker, the daughter of Francis Parker of ], Devon, with whom he had two sons and four daughters. Baring married Anne Parker (died 1765), the daughter of Francis Parker of ] in the parish of ] in Devon, by whom he had two sons and four daughters, including:<ref>Dawes, Margaret; Selwyn, Nesta. Biography of Charlotte Baring, in '''', pp.&nbsp;127–130.</ref>


* Charlotte Baring (1763–1833), who married John Jeffrey Short (b. 1753) in 1786. Short was the son of John Short Sr. of Bickham House, ], who had been in 1744 a partner with John Baring and his brother Charles in the Baring's bank in Exeter. Charlotte's eldest son was John Short (1790–1818) who died unmarried and was succeeded at Bickham by his brother Francis Baring Short.<ref name=DS130>Dawes & Selwyn, p. 130.</ref>
==Death==

John Baring died in 1816.
In 1755, Baring purchased for £2,100 the estate of Mount Radford in the parish of St Leonards,<ref name=DS127>Dawes & Selwyn, p. 127.</ref> on the outskirts of Exeter, adjacent to his father's residence of Larkbeare. He also purchased the adjoining manors of ] and Wonford.<ref name=DS127/> According to a contemporary report, by 1810 he also had a residence at West Teignmouth House in the parish of West Teignmouth.<ref>], "Names of the Noblemen and Principal Gentlemen in the County of Devon, their Seats and Parishes at the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century", 1810, published in 1811 edition of ] (died 1640), ''Survey of Devon'', London, 1811, with 1810 Additions.</ref> In the last year of his life he encountered financial difficulties and sold Mount Radford and his other Exeter properties to his cousin ] (1772–1848), who later sold them to a commercial builder.<ref name=DS130 />


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British politician

John Baring (centre) with his brother Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (left), and Charles Wall (right). Painting by Thomas Lawrence.
Canting arms of Baring: Azure, a fesse or in chief a bear's head proper muzzled and ringed of the second

John Baring (5 October 1730 – 29 January 1816) of Mount Radford House, Exeter, Devon, was an English merchant banker and MP.

Early life

He was the eldest son of Elizabeth Vowler and Johann Baring (1697–1748), a clothier from Bremen in Germany who had settled in Exeter, where he built up a large business and obtained English citizenship, having Anglicised his name to "John". The younger John was brought up at Larkbeare, his father's country residence just outside the city of Exeter, and was educated in Geneva. He had three younger brothers, Thomas, Francis and Charles, and a sister Elizabeth. Francis became his business partner and later, Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet.

Career

After his father's death in 1748, he inherited the large family cloth business in Exeter. Together with his younger brother Francis, he extended his commercial interests to London by setting up the partnership of John and Francis Baring, of which he was the senior partner. He soon retired from activity in London to concentrate on business in Devon, and left the running of the London business to Francis, under whose guidance it evolved into Barings Bank.

Back in Devon, Baring founded banks in Plymouth and Exeter and entered politics. Having unsuccessfully contested Honiton, he was elected Member of Parliament for Exeter in 1776. Baring Crescent, Exeter, developed with Regency villas 1818–1828, was named after the family. He was also appointed Sheriff of Devon for 1776. He retired from Parliament in 1802.

Personal life

Baring married Anne Parker (died 1765), the daughter of Francis Parker of Blagdon in the parish of Paignton in Devon, by whom he had two sons and four daughters, including:

  • Charlotte Baring (1763–1833), who married John Jeffrey Short (b. 1753) in 1786. Short was the son of John Short Sr. of Bickham House, Kenn, who had been in 1744 a partner with John Baring and his brother Charles in the Baring's bank in Exeter. Charlotte's eldest son was John Short (1790–1818) who died unmarried and was succeeded at Bickham by his brother Francis Baring Short.

In 1755, Baring purchased for £2,100 the estate of Mount Radford in the parish of St Leonards, on the outskirts of Exeter, adjacent to his father's residence of Larkbeare. He also purchased the adjoining manors of Heavitree and Wonford. According to a contemporary report, by 1810 he also had a residence at West Teignmouth House in the parish of West Teignmouth. In the last year of his life he encountered financial difficulties and sold Mount Radford and his other Exeter properties to his cousin Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet (1772–1848), who later sold them to a commercial builder.

References

  1. ^ "BARING, John (1730-1816), of Mount Radford, Exeter, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ Dawes & Selwyn, p. 127.
  3. "Baring Crescent". Exeter Memories.
  4. Dawes, Margaret; Selwyn, Nesta. Biography of Charlotte Baring, in Women Who Made Money: Women Partners in British Private Banks 1752-1906, pp. 127–130.
  5. ^ Dawes & Selwyn, p. 130.
  6. Swete, John, "Names of the Noblemen and Principal Gentlemen in the County of Devon, their Seats and Parishes at the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century", 1810, published in 1811 edition of Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), Survey of Devon, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions.
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