Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet
Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet (1618 – 15 April 1686)[1] was an English Whig politician and merchant.
Originally from Somerset,[2] he was the third son of James Ashe and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt.[3] In 1757, he settled in Twickenham and bought Cambridge Park, Middlesex.[2] On 19 September 1660, after the restoration, he was created a baronet, of Twickenham, in the County of Middlesex by King Charles II of England,[3] having been a cavalier.[2] Ashe entered the British House of Commons in 1670 and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Downton to 1681.[4]
By 1658, he married Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson.[5] They had two sons and three daughters.[3] Ashe was buried at Twickenham[5] and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son James.[6]
References
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Twickenham Museum, Official Website - People". Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke, ed. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 16.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Downton". Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ThePeerage - Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Bt". Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ↑ Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley and D. W. Hayton, ed. (2002). The House of Commons, 1690-1715 III. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 68.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gilbert Raleigh Walter Bockland |
Member of Parliament for Downton 1670–1681 With: Gilbert Raleigh 1670–1675 Henry Eyre 1675–1678 Maurice Bocland 1678–1681 |
Succeeded by Maurice Bocland Sir Charles Raleigh |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Twickenham) 1660–1686 |
Succeeded by James Ashe |