Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton KG, KCVO, KStJ, DL (7 April 1898 - 12 June 1991) was a British businessman and politician.He studied at Eton and Sandhurst, serving in World War I in the Royal Scots Greys.In 1924, he married Doris Mary Therese Harcourt (1900-1981), daughter of the 1st Viscount Harcourt. Through her, the family acquired the famous 'Harcourt emeralds'. In World War II, he served in the Auxiliary Air Force, before returning to his career in the City of London, as a director of the family bank. Baron Ashburton and his family lived in Hampshire, where he was active in County life, serving as a county councillor and Lord Lieutenant. He was awarded the Order of the Garter in 1969. He died in 1991, leaving two sons. The title passed to his elder son, John.. }
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- Alexander_Baring,_6th_Baron_Ashburton abstract "Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton KG, KCVO, KStJ, DL (7 April 1898 - 12 June 1991) was a British businessman and politician.He studied at Eton and Sandhurst, serving in World War I in the Royal Scots Greys.In 1924, he married Doris Mary Therese Harcourt (1900-1981), daughter of the 1st Viscount Harcourt. Through her, the family acquired the famous 'Harcourt emeralds'. In World War II, he served in the Auxiliary Air Force, before returning to his career in the City of London, as a director of the family bank. Baron Ashburton and his family lived in Hampshire, where he was active in County life, serving as a county councillor and Lord Lieutenant. He was awarded the Order of the Garter in 1969. He died in 1991, leaving two sons. The title passed to his elder son, John.".