Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet

Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet (c.1628 – 11 December 1697) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1689.

Background Ashburnham was the eldest son of Lawrence Ashburnham of Broomham Park, Guestling, Sussex, and his second wife, Bridget Fleetwood, daughter of Sir George Fleetwood. His paternal grandfather was Adam Ashburnham, who sat in the Parliament of England.

Career Letter from Sir Robert Long to Sir George Downing, instructing payment to Sir Denny Ashburnham of £6 interest on £200 lent. 1669

Ashburnham was a Commissioner for the Militia and became a Justice of the Peace for Sussex in March 1660. In April 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Hastings in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. On 15 May 1661, he was created a baronet, of Bromham, in the County of Sussex.

Ashburnham died at the age of about 68 and was buried at Guestling on 11 December 1697. Ashburnham was buried at Guestling in Sussex and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his sons William and Charles successively.