Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer

Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer GCB GCIE GCVO PC ADC (29 November 1877 13 May 1953), styled Viscount Errington between 1901 and 1917, was a British diplomat and courtier.

Baring was the son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer. During the First World War he served as a subaltern in the Grenadier Guards[1] From 1922 to 1937 he was Lord Chamberlain of the Household.

Lord Cromer married Lady Ruby Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, on 4 April 1908. They had three children:

In the film Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), Cromer is portrayed by actor Christopher Guest.

In the Downton Abbey 2013 Christmas Special, he is portrayed by the series' historical consultant, Alastair Bruce.

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Court offices
Preceded by
The Duke of Atholl
Lord Chamberlain
19221938
Succeeded by
The Earl of Clarendon
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Evelyn Baring
Earl of Cromer
1917–1953
Succeeded by
George Rowland Stanley Baring


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