William Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton

William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton PC (June 1799 – 23 March 1864) was the son of the Hon. Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton and his wife Anne Louisa Bingham.

He married his first wife, Lady Harriet Mary Montagu on April 12, 1823, and she died on May 4, 1857.

Baring remarried Louisa Caroline Stewart-MacKenzie on November 17, 1858. His daughter, Mary Florence, was born on June 26, 1860 at Bath House, Piccadilly, London — the site now occupied by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

He was Secretary to the Board of Control from 1841 until 1845 and briefly held office as Paymaster-General from 1845 to 1846 in Robert Peel's Conservative government of 1841–46.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Charles Fitzroy Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne	Member of Parliament for Thetford with Lord Charles Fitzroy 1826–1830	Succeeded by Lord James Henry Fitzroy Francis Baring
Preceded by Alexander Baring Matthias Attwood	Member of Parliament for Callington with Alexander Baring 1830–1831	Succeeded by Henry Bingham Baring Edward Charles Hugh Herbert
Preceded by Paulet St John-Mildmay James Buller East	Member of Parliament for Winchester with Paulet St John-Mildmay 1832–1835 James Buller East 1835–1837 1832–1837	Succeeded by James Buller East Paulet St John-Mildmay
Preceded by Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt Edward Manningham-Buller	Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire with Edward Manningham-Buller 1837–1841	Succeeded by Jesse David Watts Russell Charles Bowyer Adderley
Preceded by Francis Baring Earl of Euston	Member of Parliament for Thetford with Earl of Euston 1841–1842 Sir James Flower, Bt 1842–1847 Earl of Euston 1847–1848 1841–1848	Succeeded by Earl of Euston Francis Baring
Political offices
Preceded by William Clay Charles Buller	Secretary to the Board of Control with James Emerson Tennent 1841–1845	Succeeded by Viscount Jocelyn Viscount Mahon
Preceded by Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt	Paymaster-General 1845–1846	Succeeded by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alexander Baring	Baron Ashburton 1848–1864	Succeeded by Francis Baring

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