The son of Alexander Baring, first Baron Ashburton; he was MP for Thetford (1830-31, 1832-41, 1848-57); he succeeded his brother in 1864.

REFERENCES TO Francis Baring, third baron Ashburton:

Sydney Smith to Lady Ashburton, [March 1836] in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)