page_title: Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: Elizabeth Baring, née Sturt (1827-1867), wife of Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
context_page_description: Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, GCSI, PC, FRS was a British Liberal statesman. Gladstone appointed him Viceroy of India 1872–1876. His major accomplishments came as an energetic reformer who was dedicated to upgrading the quality of government in the British Raj. He began large scale famine relief, reduced taxes, and overcame bureaucratic obstacles in an effort to reduce both starvation and widespread social unrest. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1880 and 1885.
context_section_description: Lord Northbrook married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Charles Sturt and sister of Lord Alington, in 1848. They had two sons and one daughter. She died in June 1867, aged 40. Lord Northbrook remained a widower until his death at Stratton Park, Hampshire, in November 1904, aged 78. There is a memorial to him at All Saints, East Stratton. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Francis.
caption: Elizabeth Baring, wife of Thomas Baring (Richard Buckner)
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