Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Northbrook GCSI PC FRS |
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| Viceroy of India | |
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In office 3 May 1872 – 12 April 1876 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Lord Napier |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Lytton |
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| Born | 22 January 1826 |
| Died | 15 November 1904 (aged 78) Stratton Park, Hampshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Sturt (1827–1867) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook GCSI PC FRS (22 January 1826 – 15 November 1904), was a British Liberal politician and 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.
Northbrook was the eldest son of Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, by his first wife Jane, daughter of the Hon. Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Twyford School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with honours in 1846.
Northbrook then entered upon a political career, and was successively private secretary to Henry Labouchere, Sir George Grey, and Sir Charles Wood. In 1847 he served on the committee of the British Relief Association. In 1857, he was returned to the House of Commons for Penryn and Falmouth, which constituency he continued to represent until he became a peer on the death of his father in 1866. He served under Lord Palmerston as a Lord of the Admiralty between 1857 and 1858, as Under-Secretary of State for War in 1861, as Under-Secretary of State for India between 1861 and 1864, under Palmerston and Lord Russell as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department between 1864 and 1866 and under Russell as Secretary to the Admiralty in 1866.
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