Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale (1903-1973), was governor of the then British colony of Kenya from 1952 to 1959. Born in 1937 to the wealthy Baring banking family and the son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, the first British ruler of Egypt, Baring was created 1st Baron Howick of Glendale in 1960. His governorship of Kenya was marked by the Mau Mau uprising.

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• A synopsis of Baring career
• Baring administrative tactics