Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, KG, GCMG, KCVO (29 September 1903 – 10 March 1973) was Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1942 to 1944 and Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959.
Born to the wealthy Baring banking family and the son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, the first British ruler of Egypt, Baring was created 1st Baron Howick of Glendale in 1960 and a Knight of the Garter in 1972. His governorship of Kenya was marked by the Mau Mau uprising.
In June, 1957, Sir Evelyn passed on to Alan Lennox-Boyd a secret memorandum[1] written by Eric Griffiths-Jones, the attorney general of Kenya. The memorandum described the abuse of Mau Mau detainees. The paper alleges that Sir Evelyn supplied a covering letter that asserted that inflicting "violent shock" was the only way of dealing with Mau Mau insurgents.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Philip Euen Mitchell |
Governor of Kenya 1952–1959 |
Succeeded by Sir Patrick Muir Renison |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech |
British High Commissioner to South Africa 1944–1951 |
Succeeded by John Le Rougetel |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Howick of Glendale 1960–1973 |
Succeeded by Charles Evelyn Baring |