John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton
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John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton, KG, KCVO, DL (born 2 November 1928) is a British merchant banker and former chairman of British Petroleum (BP). Baring also sat on the boards of Jaguar Cars, Dunlop Tyres and Royal Insurance. In 1955 he married Susan Mary Renwick (dissolved 1984). They had two daughters, Lucy 1956 and Rose 1961, and two sons, Mark 1958 and Zam 1964. In 1987, he married Sarah Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, Director, Borderline[1], a great-niece of Winston Churchill who has three children from a previous marriage. He succeeded to the Barony of Ashburton on 12 June 1991, and became a Knight of the Garter in 1994.
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| Preceded by Nicholas Henderson |
Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1990–1994 |
Succeeded by The Earl Peel |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Baring |
Baron Ashburton 1991–Present |
Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
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