Warington Baden-Powell

Who was Warington Baden-Powell?

Henry Warington Smyth Baden-Powell KC, known as Warington within the family, was Robert Baden-Powell's oldest brother. He was also the brother of Agnes Baden-Powell, George Baden-Powell, Frank Baden-Powell, and Baden Baden-Powell, the son of Baden Powell.

His mother, Henrietta Grace Smyth, was the third wife of Rev. Baden Powell, and was a gifted musician and artist.

He was educated at St Paul's College where he graduated in 1857. Early in his career he qualified as a Master Mariner and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. Interest in small boats led him to a fascination with canoes. In 1871, at the age of 24, he paddled and sailed a canoe on a cruise around the Baltic Sea that included stops in Germany, Denmark and Sweden as described in his book, Canoe Travelling, published in 1871. He was called to the Bar in Trinity term 1876 being admitted as a Barrister of the Inner Temple and later was admitted to the Admiralty Bar and became a member of several important organizations focused on the sea. He was appointed a King's Counsel 24 December 1897. In 1913 he married Cicely Farmer, the author.