Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet
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Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet (1618 – 15 April 1686) was an English
Whig
politician and merchant.
Originally from Somerset, he was the third son of James Ashe and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt. In 1757, he settled in Twickenham and bought Cambridge Park, Middlesex. 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, having been a cavalier. Ashe entered the British House of Commons
in 1670 and was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Downton
to 1681.
By 1658, he married Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson. They had two sons and three daughters. Ashe was buried at Twickenham and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son James
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Whig
British Whig Party
The Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
politician and merchant.
Originally from Somerset, he was the third son of James Ashe and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt. In 1757, he settled in Twickenham and bought Cambridge Park, Middlesex. On 19 September 1660, after the restoration, he was created a Baronet, of Twickenham, in the County of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
by King Charles II of England, having been a cavalier. Ashe entered the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in 1670 and was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Downton
Downton (UK Parliament constituency)
Downton was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
to 1681.
By 1658, he married Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson. They had two sons and three daughters. Ashe was buried at Twickenham and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son James
Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet was an English baronet and Whig politician.-Background:He was the oldest surviving son of Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson. In 1686, aged only eleven, he succeeded his father as baronet...
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