Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton PC (27 October 1774 – 12 May 1848), of The Grange in Hampshire, of Ashburton in Devon and of Buckenham Tofts near Thetford in Norfolk, was a British politician and financier, and a member of the Baring family.
Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and of Harriet, daughter of William Herring.