About William Aislabie
Lived 1671 – 1725 (aged 53). William Aislabie was a diplomat and politician.
William Aislabie (3 December 1671 – 10 November 1725) was a British governor of the Bombay Presidency during the days of the East India Company. He was deputy Governor from 1704, following the death of John Burniston. He assumed the post of Governor in September 1708 and left office on 11 October 1715. He served as Member of Parliament for Ripon from the end of 1719 to 1722.
At the end of his life, his brother John Aislabie bought the Waverley Abbey estate from the Coldham family and set about building a house there for him. Unfortunately William died around the time the house was ready and the Waverley estate was sold.
Family Aislabie married a daughter of John Burniston.
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Who was William Aislabie?
Governor of Bombay
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William Aislabie was born on 3 December 1671.
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William Aislabie died on 10 November 1725.
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William Aislabie was a diplomat and politician.
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