Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale

The Right Honourable
The Lord Howick of Glendale
KG GCMG KCVO
The Right Honourable The Lord Howick of Glendale KG GCMG KCVO
	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 (aged 69); Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Spouse	Lady Mary Cecil Gray
Children	3, including Charles, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Garter; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order;

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. 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.

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