Everard Baring
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Brigadier-General, The Hon. Everard Baring (5 December 1865 — 7 May 1932) was a Chairman of the Southern Railway
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Baring was one of ten children of Edward Charles Baring (1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland) and Louisa Emily Charlotte Baring (nee Bulteel). He was educated at Eton College
and at the Royal Military College
at Sandhurst. He married Lady Ulrica Duncombe, daughter of William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl Feversham of Ryedale and Mabel Violet Graham, on 15 September 1904
His military career encompassed the Nile Expedition
between 1897 and 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches twice. He was Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905. Baring later served in World War I
and commanded a brigade
in 1916.
After retirement from the military, he became a Director of the National Provincial Bank
before becoming Chairman of the Southern Railway in 1924. He died in office in 1932, aged 66, from undisclosed causes.
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
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Baring was one of ten children of Edward Charles Baring (1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland) and Louisa Emily Charlotte Baring (nee Bulteel). He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and at the Royal Military College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
at Sandhurst. He married Lady Ulrica Duncombe, daughter of William Ernest Duncombe, 1st Earl Feversham of Ryedale and Mabel Violet Graham, on 15 September 1904
His military career encompassed the Nile Expedition
Nile Expedition
The Nile Expedition, sometimes called the Gordon Relief Expedition , was a British mission to relieve Major-General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan. Gordon had been sent to the Sudan to help Egyptians evacuate from Sudan after Britain decided to abandon the country in the face of a...
between 1897 and 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches twice. He was Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905. Baring later served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and commanded a brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
in 1916.
After retirement from the military, he became a Director of the National Provincial Bank
National Provincial Bank
National Provincial Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1833 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it remains a registered company but is dormant...
before becoming Chairman of the Southern Railway in 1924. He died in office in 1932, aged 66, from undisclosed causes.
Honours and awards
- Commander, Royal Victorian OrderRoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
(1903) - Commander, Order of the British EmpireOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1919)