John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton
British merchant banker (1928–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton KG KCVO DL (2 November 1928 – 6 October 2020), was a British merchant banker who served as chairman of British Petroleum from 1992 to 1995. Lord Ashburton also sat on the boards of Jaguar Cars, Dunlop Rubber, and Royal Insurance.
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The Lord Ashburton | |
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| Born | (1928-11-02)2 November 1928 |
| Died | 6 October 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 91) |
| Education | Eton College Trinity College, Oxford |
| Spouses | Susan Mary Renwick
(m. 1955; div. 1984)Sarah Cornelia Spencer-Churchill
(m. 1987) |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 12 June 1991 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Baron Ashburton |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [lower-alpha 1] |
| 9th Chairman of British Petroleum | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Horton |
| Succeeded by | David Simon |
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