About William Ashton
Lived 1575 – 1646 (aged 70–71). William Ashton was a politician.
William Ashton (1575–1646) was the English Member of Parliament for Hertford in 1621–1625 and Appleby in 1626 and 1628.
He had considerable court connections, including Robert Cecil, the Treasurer, and his son William Cecil. and an estate in Hertfordshire.
Despite his court connections, he was active in support of Parliament in the English Civil War, especially in the Middlesex County Committee. He also became a Presbyterian Elder.
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William Ashton was born in 1575.
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William Ashton died in 1646.
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William Ashton was a politician.
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