957 Francis Baring

Constituency : Winchester  1880-85  , Biggleswade  1886-92  ( Liberal  Unionist )

Francis  recaptured  one  of  the  Winchester  seats  for  the  Liberals.

Francis  was  the  son  and  heir  of  Baron  Northbrook and  was  known  as  Viscount  Baring.. He  was  educated  at  Eton  and  joined  the  army. From  1873  to  1876  he  was  aide-de-camp  to  his  father  the  Viceroy  of  India.

Francis  joined  the  Liberal  Unionists  and  returned  as  MP  for  Biggleswade. His  only  parliamentary  contributions  were  on  army  matters.

In  1904  Francis  succeeded  his  father.

He  died  in  1929  aged  78.