The Lord Howick of Glendale | |
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![]() Baring in 1926 | |
Governor of Kenya | |
In office 30 September 1952 – 4 October 1959 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir Philip Euen Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Sir Patrick Muir Renison |
High Commissioner for Southern Africa | |
In office 7 October 1944 – 1 October 1951 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Preceded by | The Lord Harlech |
Succeeded by | Sir John le Rougetel |
Governor of Southern Rhodesia | |
In office 10 December 1942 – 26 October 1944 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Preceded by | Sir Herbert Stanley |
Succeeded by | Sir Campbell Tait |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Evelyn Baring 29 September 1903 England |
Died | 10 March 1973 Northumberland, England, United Kingdom | (aged 69)
Spouse | Lady Mary Cecil Gray |
Children | 3, including Charles, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
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Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, KG, GCMG, KCVO (29 September 1903 – 10 March 1973), was Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1942 to 1944, High Commissioner for Southern Africa from 1944 to 1951, and Governor of Kenya from 1952 to 1959. Baring played an integral role in the suppression of the Mau Mau rebellion.[1] Together with Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd, Baring played a significant role in the government's efforts to deal with the rebellion, and see Kenya through to independence. Baring was aware of abuses against Mau Mau detainees. He was elevated to being the 1st Baron Howick of Glendale in 1960.