Thomas Aston

Sir Thomas Aston, 4th Baronet (c. 1704–1744), of Aston-by-Sutton, Cheshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1729 to 1741.

Early life Aston was the only son of Sir Thomas Aston, 3rd Baronet (eldest son of Sir Willoughby Aston, 2nd Baronet) and his wife Catherine Widdrington, daughter of William Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange, Northumberland.

He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 1 March 1722, aged 17. He succeeded his father on 16 January 1725, to the baronetcy and to the estate at Aston worth £4,000 p.a.

Personal life In March 1736 Aston was married to Rebecca Shishe, a daughter of John Shishe of Greenwich, Kent, but there was no issue from the marriage.

He died while travelling at Paris and was buried at Aston on 17 February 1744. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his cousin Willoughby Aston