William Baring du Pré

Colonel William Baring du Pré, DL (5 April 1875 – 23 August 1946) was a British Conservative Party politician.

He was a descendant of James Du Pré and likewise lived at Wilton Park, Beaconsfield from 1896 to 1911; the family subsequently moved to Taplow House, Buckinghamshire.

He later commanded the 2/1st Leicestershire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorials) and served on the Western Front 1915–18.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire and deputy lieutenant[3] of the county in 1911 (Coronation Medal, 1911) and was a JP for Bucks.

Du Pré represented England in three MacRobertson Shield tournaments, winning on one occasion.

Colonel William Baring du Pré, 1922