A keen yachtsman, he was elected to the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1892. He frequently entertained royalty during Cowes Week at his residence, Nubia House.[3]
For 33 years he was a member of the management committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. In 1951, while he was president of the RNLI, the new lifeboat at Clacton was named Sir Godfrey Baring.[7] He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in Elizabeth II's first birthday honours in 1952 for public services and in recognition of the fact that he had been "Chairman of the Isle of Wight County Council for over fifty years and Chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for twenty-seven years".[3][8]
godfrey, baring, baronet, april, 1871, november, 1957, liberal, member, parliament, isle, wight, later, barnstaple, baronetborn18, april, 1871died24, november, 1957nationalitybritishoccupationliberal, member, parliamenta, member, influential, baring, family, l. Sir Godfrey Baring 1st Baronet KBE DL JP 18 April 1871 24 November 1957 1 2 was a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight and later Barnstaple Sir Godfrey Baring 1st BaronetBorn18 April 1871Died24 November 1957NationalityBritishOccupationLiberal Member of ParliamentA member of the influential Baring family he was the son of Lieutenant General Charles Baring son of Henry Bingham Baring son of Henry Baring third son of Sir Francis Baring 1st Baronet His mother was Helen Graham daughter of Sir James Graham 2nd Baronet He was a lifelong resident of the Isle of Wight He became involved in politics and public affairs at an early age he was elected president of the Isle of Wight Liberal Union aged 23 was made a Justice of the Peace a year later and was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1897 at the age of 26 In 1898 he became chairman of the Isle of Wight County Council a position he held for the rest of his life 3 4 A keen yachtsman he was elected to the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1892 He frequently entertained royalty during Cowes Week at his residence Nubia House 3 Isle of Wight Baring as caricatured by Spy Leslie Ward in Vanity Fair September 1910At the 1906 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight but lost the seat at the next election in January 1910 3 He was created a baronet of Nubia House in the parish of Northwood in the Isle of Wight on 4 February 1911 3 5 He returned to parliament in the same year when he was elected MP for Barnstaple at a by election 3 6 At the 1918 general election he sought to return to the House as Member of Parliament again for the Isle of Wight but finished second For 33 years he was a member of the management committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution In 1951 while he was president of the RNLI the new lifeboat at Clacton was named Sir Godfrey Baring 7 He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in Elizabeth II s first birthday honours in 1952 for public services and in recognition of the fact that he had been Chairman of the Isle of Wight County Council for over fifty years and Chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for twenty seven years 3 8 He married Eva Hermione Mackintosh Helen Azalea Poppy Baring was his daughter 9 References Edit thePeerage com Retrieved 12 April 2009 Hansard Parliamentary Debates Hansard Retrieved 12 April 2009 a b c d e f Sir Godfrey Baring The Times 25 November 1957 p 12 Famous Residents amp Visitors Isle of Wight Tourism Isle of Wight Council 2010 Retrieved 30 July 2011 No 28509 The London Gazette 30 June 1911 p 4833 No 28492 The London Gazette 9 May 1911 p 3552 Evans P 2011 Sir Godfrey Baring 1952 1968 Clacton on Sea Lifeboat Station Retrieved 30 July 2011 No 39555 The London Gazette Supplement 30 May 1952 p 3017 Mosley Charles editor Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knightage 107th edition 3 volumes Wilmington Delaware U S A Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd 2003 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Godfrey Baring Bt Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Godfrey BaringParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Seely Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight1906 January 1910 Succeeded bySir Douglas HallPreceded byErnest Soares Member of Parliament for Barnstaple1911 1918 Succeeded byTudor ReesBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Nubia House 1911 1957 Succeeded byCharles Christian Baring Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Godfrey Baring amp oldid 1176776900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
