Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale

British diplomat

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1903

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1973

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale, (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 destruction of the Kikuyu people during the brutal suppression of the Mau Mau uprising.
Together with Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd, Baring proved vital in the government's efforts to keep the violent realities of colonial rule from the British public.