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 | | NORTHBROOK, THOMAS GEORGE BARING, 1ST EARL OF (1826-1904), English statesman, eldest son of the first baron (long known as Sir Francis Baring; see BARING), was born on the 22nd of January 1826, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with honours in 1846. |
 | | Lord Northbrook, after six weeks of inquiry in Egypt, sent in two reports, one general, advising against the withdrawal of the British garrison, one financial. |
 | | When Mr Gladstone formed his third ministry in 1886 Lord Northbrook held aloof, being opposed to the home rule policy of the premier; and he then ceased to take a prominent part in political life. |
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