William Ashurst was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1649 and 1654. He fought in the Parliamentarian army in the English Civil War.
Ashurst was of Ashurst where his ancestors were seated after the Norman conquest.[1]
In November 1640, Ashurst was elected Member of Parliament for Newton in the Long Parliament.[2] He was a major in the parliamentary army and was a zealous puritan.[1] In 1654 he was elected MP for Lancashire in the First Protectorate Parliament.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet William Sherman |
Member of Parliament for Newton 1640-1653 With: Peter Legh 1640-1642 Sir Roger Palmer 1642-1644 Peter Brooke 1645-1648 |
Succeeded by Not represented in Barebones Parliament |
| Preceded by William West John Sawry Robert Cunliffe |
Member of Parliament for Lancashire 1654 With: Gilbert Ireland Richard Standish Richard Holland |
Succeeded by Gilbert Ireland Richard Standish Richard Holland Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet |