Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (October 1774 - May 13, 1848) was an English politician and financier. October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

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. Sir Francis Baring (18 April 1740 – 11 September 1810) was an English merchant, banker and politician who founded Barings Bank – once Britains oldest bank. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

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." Map sources for Taunton at grid reference ST2324 Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. ... Map sources for Thetford at grid reference TL8783 Thetford is a town in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. ... The Rt. ... The Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He was Master of the Mint in Robert Peel's government, and on the latter's retirement was created Baron Ashburton on April 10, 1835, a title previously held by John Dunning. In 1842 he was again sent to America, and the same year concluded the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. A compromise was settled concerning the north-east boundary of Maine, the extradition of certain criminals was arranged, each state agreed to maintain a squadron of at least eighty guns on the coast of Africa 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. The Royal Mint is the name of the body permitted to make (mint) coins in the United Kingdom. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731 - 1783) was an English jurist and politician. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The 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. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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). The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum in London is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ... The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...

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Of this great mercantile family the Duc de Richlieu wittily remarked; "There are six main powers in Europe; Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Prussia and Baring-Brothers!" (Vicary Gibbs, from the "Complete Peerage" 1910).

Baron Ashburton is a title that has been created in both the Peerage of Great Britain and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...