Thomas Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde

The 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde
Thomas Ashton

Spouse(s)	Emma Louise Allinson
Father	Thomas John Ashton
Mother	Pauline Trewlove Brackenbury
Born	18 July 1958 (1958-07-18) (age 53)

Thomas Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde (born 18 July 1958), is the eldest son of Thomas Ashton, 3rd Baron Ashton of Hyde and Pauline Trewlove Brackenbury. He succeeded his father as Baron Ashton of Hyde on the latter's death on 2 August 2008.

Education and career

He attended Eton College, and Trinity College, Oxford. He gained the rank of Lieutenant with the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. He has held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Faraday Underwriting Ltd, and Faraday Reinsurance Co. Ltd, since 2005. Since 2010 he has sat on the Council of Lloyds. He was elected to the House of Lords in July 2011, where he sits as a Conservative.^[1]

Family

He married Emma Louise Allinson, daughter of Colin Allinson and Alison Palmer (nee Bartholomew) in 1987, and has four daughters:

Harriet Emily Ashton (born 11 July 1990)
Isabel Louise Ashton (born 22 September 1992)
Flora Juliet Ashton (born 17 April 1995)
Matilda Hermione Ashton (born 2 February 2000)

The heir presumptive to the title is Lord Ashton of Hyde's younger brother, Hon. Jack Edward Ashton (born 1966).

References

^ "Conservative Hereditary Peers’ By-election, July 2011: Result". House of Lords. July 20, 2011. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-information-office/2011/result-by-election-e-onslow.pdf. Retrieved July 20, 2011.

‘ASHTON OF HYDE’, Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Ashton	Baron Ashton of Hyde 2008–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Ashton of Hyde
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Date of birth	18 July 1958
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