[Born 1774. Died 1848. Aged 74.]
The head of the great mercantile house of Baring. As Ambassador to
America during the government of Sir Robert Peel, Lord Ashburton
concluded the treaty between England and the United States which settled
the much-vexed “Oregon question.” His marriage with an American lady
attached an interest to his person in America, and his high character
gave him weight and authority at home.
[By Macdonald, of Rome.]