Peerage Record – 3456

     Lt.-Gen. John Chester was born on 3 August 1779.^2,3 He was the son of Charles Chester and Catherine Legge.⁴ He married Sophia Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, on 17 May 1821.⁴ He died on 19 May 1857 at age 77.
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.⁴ He lived at Ashtead, Surrey, England^G.

     Sophia Elizabeth Stuart was the daughter of Charles Stuart.¹ She married Lt.-Gen. John Chester, son of Charles Chester and Catherine Legge, on 17 May 1821.¹ She died on 19 May 1879.¹
     Her married name became Chester.

     Charles Stuart lived at Airdroch, Scotland^G.¹

     Lady Charlotte Howard was born on 30 October 1803.¹ She was the daughter of General Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham and Lady Charlotte Primrose.¹ She died on 8 March 1886 at age 82, unmarried.¹

     Lady Arabella Georgina Howard was born on 25 January 1809.¹ She was the daughter of General Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham and Lady Charlotte Primrose.¹ She married Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, son of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Bt. and Mary Ursula Sealy, on 31 March 1841 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 10 December 1884 at age 75 at Brighton, Sussex, England^G.²
     Her married name became Baring. After her marriage, Lady Arabella Georgina Howard was styled as Baroness Northbrook on 4 January 1866.

     Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook was born on 20 April 1796 at Calcutta, India^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Bt. and Mary Ursula Sealy.¹ He married, firstly, Jane Grey, daughter of Captain Hon. Sir George Grey, 1st Bt. and Mary Whitbread, on 7 April 1825 at Dockyard Chapel, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Arabella Georgina Howard, daughter of General Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham and Lady Charlotte Primrose, on 31 March 1841 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 6 September 1866 at age 70 at Stratton Park, Micheldever, Hampshire, England^G.² He was buried on 13 September 1866 at Micheldever, Hampshire, England^G.³
     He was educated between 1807 and 1811 at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.^1,2 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 18 January 1814.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1817.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1817 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1821 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a practising Barrister-at-Law in 1823.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Portsmouth between 1826 and 1865.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1830 and 1834.¹ He was Joint Secretary of the Treasury between June 1834 and November 1834.¹ He held the office of Joint Secretary of the Treasury from April 1835 to 1839.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1839 and 1841.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 26 August 1839.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Baring, of London [G.B., 1793] on 3 April 1848.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between January 1849 and February 1852.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 22 February 1849.² He lived at Stratton Park, Micheldever, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He was created 1st Baron Northbrook, of Stratton, co. Southampton [U.K.] on 4 January 1866.¹
     Lord Teignmouth wrote that “his well-expressed speeches, not transgressing due limits, and being strictly to the purpose, do justice to his subject and to his intellectual capacity.”³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Jane Grey was born on 20 October 1804.¹ She was the daughter of Captain Hon. Sir George Grey, 1st Bt. and Mary Whitbread.¹ She married Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook, son of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Bt. and Mary Ursula Sealy, on 7 April 1825 at Dockyard Chapel, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England^G.¹ She died on 23 April 1838 at age 33 at Belgrave Square, London, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Baring.

     Captain Hon. Sir George Grey, 1st Bt. was born on 10 October 1767.² He was the son of General Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey and Elizabeth Grey.^1,3 He married Mary Whitbread, daughter of Samuel Whitbread and Lady Mary Cornwall, on 18 June 1795.² He died on 3 October 1828 at age 60.²
     He was Resident Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was Marshal of Barbados.³ He was created 1st Baronet Grey, of Fallodon [U.K.] on 29 July 1814.²

     Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook was born on 22 January 1826.¹ He was the son of Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook and Jane Grey.¹ He married Elizabeth Harriett Sturt, daughter of Henry Charles Sturt and Lady Charlotte Penelope Brudenell, on 6 September 1848 at St. Mary’s Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He died on 15 November 1904 at age 78 at Stratton Park, Micheldever, Hampshire, England^G, from gout.¹ His will (dated 2 December 1896 to 9 April 1902) was proven (by probate) on 28 December 1904, at under £247,000 gross, and £203,000 net.¹
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1846 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the Board of Trade.¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the Home Office.¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the India Board.¹ He held the office of Private Secretary to the Admiralty.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1857 and 1858.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Penryn and Falmouth between 1857 and 1866.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary for India between 1859 and 1861.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary for India between 1861 and 1864.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary for War from January 1861 to July 1861.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary for the Home Department between 1864 and 1866.¹ He held the office of Secretary of the Admiralty from April 1866 to July 1866.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Northbrook, of Stratton, co. Southampton [U.K., 1866] on 6 September 1866.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Baring, of London [G.B., 1793] on 6 September 1866.² He held the office of Under-Secretary for War between 1868 and 1872.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 7 August 1869.¹ He held the office of Viceroy of India between 1872 and 1876.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) on 13 April 1876.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Baring, of Lee, co. Kent [U.K.] on 10 June 1876.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Northbrook, co. Southampton [U.K.] on 10 June 1876.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 21 June 1876.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal Geographic Society between 1879 and 1880.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 8 January 1880.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between May 1880 and June 1885.¹ He held the office of High Commissioner to Egypt between August 1884 and November 1884.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal Asiatic Society between 1890 and 1893.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1892.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1892 and 1904.¹ He wrote the book Journals and Correspondence of Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, Lord Northbrook, published 1905, editor.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Elizabeth Harriett Sturt was born on 12 January 1827.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Charles Sturt and Lady Charlotte Penelope Brudenell.¹ She married Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, son of Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook and Jane Grey, on 6 September 1848 at St. Mary’s Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ She died on 3 June 1867 at age 40 at Stratton Park, Micheldever, Hampshire, England^G, from congestion of the lungs.¹
     Her married name became Baring. After her marriage, Elizabeth Harriett Sturt was styled as Baroness Northbrook on 6 September 1866.