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William Ashe

1647 – 1713

English politician

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About William Ashe

Lived 1647 – 1713 (aged 65–66). William Ashe was a politician.

William Ashe (17 November 1647 – 22 October 1713), of the Inner Temple and Heytesbury, Wiltshire, was an English politician.

Early life He was born the son of Edward Ashe, of Fenchurch Street, London, of Leek. His paternal uncle was John Ashe, MP for Westbury and Somerset.

He was educated at the Inner Temple, (1652) and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1664.

He was also a Commissioner for assessment for Wiltshire from 1673 to 1680, for Kent from 1677 to 1680, and for Kent and Wiltshire from 1689 to 1690, he was a Justice of the Peace from 1689 to his death and a Deputy Lieutenant by 1701, probably to his death. William Ashe (b. 1675), a merchant who was also MP for Heytesbury. Alexander Ashe (b. 1677) John Ashe (b. 1681) Elizabeth Ashe (1682–1768), who married Pierce à Court, also MP for Heytesbury. Laetitia Ashe, who married Thomas Penruddocke, son of Thomas Penruddocke, MP for Wilton.

He married, secondly, to Mary ( Rivett), Lady Appleton, the daughter of John Rivett, Skinner, of London and the widow of Sir Henry Appleton, 4th Baronet of South Benfleet, Essex. and William Ashe-à Court (–1781), who married Annabella Vernon (a daughter of Thomas Vernon, MP for Whitchurch, and granddaughter of Sir Thomas Vernon).

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Important facts

Born
1647
Birth century
Died
1713
Occupation
Education
St Edmund Hall
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament, Member of the 1679 Parliament, Member of the 1680-81 Parliament

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William Ashe?

English politician

When was William Ashe born?

William Ashe was born in 1647.

When did William Ashe die?

William Ashe died in 1713.

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William Ashe was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Ashe

· Wikidata: Q16821880

· DBpedia: William Ashe (1647–1713)

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