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John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton

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Lord Ashburton in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter

Sir 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 1987, he married Sarah Cornelia Spencer-Churchill, a grandniece 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.

Political offices
Preceded by Lord Warden of the Stannaries
1990–1994
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Ashburton
1991–Present
Succeeded by
Current Incumbent