Francis Baring, 6th Baron Northbrook

Francis Thomas Baring, 6th Baron Northbrook (born 21 February 1954), is a British peer and Conservative politician.

The son of Francis Baring, 5th Baron Northbrook, and Rowena Margaret Manning, Northbrook was educated at Winchester College, and took a BA in history at the University of Bristol. In 1976 he joined Dixon Wilson & Co as a trainee chartered accountant. In 1981 he became a credit analyst at Baring Brothers & Co. Lord Northbrook sat on the Conservative benches and was an Opposition Whip in the House of Lords from 1999 to 2000. He spoke on treasury, constitutional, and agricultural matters.

He is a founding trustee of the Fortune Forum Charity which in its first year raised over £1 million for Global Poverty, Global Health, and Climate Change Charities.

He is a member of the advisory board of the Iman Foundation which aims to promote dialogue to strengthen international understanding and co-existence through the exchange of ideas, people, culture and religion.

Private life In 1987, Lord Northbrook married Amelia Sarah Elizabeth Taylor. ) in an attempt to salvage Lord Northbrook's personal belongings. Some art was saved and later sold to Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, as a consequence of the divorce.

His main hobbies are shooting, cricket, fishing, and skiing. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society: his clubs are White's, Pratt's, the Beefsteak, and the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers.