Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet (1618 – 15 April 1686) was an English Whig politician and merchant.

The son of James Ashe and Grace Pitt, he was made a Baronet, of Twickenham in the County of Middlesex on 19 September 1660. Ashe was Member of Parliament (MP) for Downton from 1670 to 1681.

Around 1658, he married Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson. They had one son, James Ashe.

[edit] References

Parliament of England
Preceded by
Gilbert Raleigh
Walter Bockland
Member of Parliament for Downton
with Gilbert Raleigh 1670-1675
Henry Eyre 1675-1678
Maurice Bocland 1678-1681

1670–1681
Succeeded by
Maurice Bocland
Sir Charles Raleigh
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
(new creation)
Baronet
(of Twickenham)
1660–1686
Succeeded by
James Ashe

This biography of a baronet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.