Ralph Assheton may refer to:
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Ralph de Ashton
Sir Ralph de Ashton or Assheton ( fl. 1421–1486), was an officer of state under Edward IV of England.
Early life
Ashton was the half-brother of Sir Thomas de Ashton ('' fl.'' 1446) the alchemist, and the son of the Sir John de Ashton mentione ...
or Assheton (fl. 1421–1486), 15th century nobleman, also known as 'The Black Knight'
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Ralph Assheton (died 1559), MP for
Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool was a borough constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 188 ...
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Ralph Assheton (general)
Ralph Assheton (1596 – 17 February 1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1649. He was a general in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.
Assheton was eldest son of Sir Richard Assheton of Mi ...
(1596–1650), MP for Lancashire
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Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Lever
Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Lever (ca. 160530 January 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1680.
Assheton was the son of Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st B ...
(c. 1605–1680), MP for Clitheroe
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Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Middleton
Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet (11 February 1651 – 3 May 1716) of Middleton Hall and Whalley Abbey, Lancashire, was an English landowner and politician who represented Liverpool (1677–79) and Lancashire (1694–98) as a Membe ...
(1652–1716), MP for Liverpool and Lancashire
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Ralph Assheton (1830–1907)
Ralph Assheton (1830–1907) was an English politician.
Biography
Early life
Ralph Assheton was born on 20 December 1830. His father was William Assheton (1788–1853) and his mother, Hon. Frances Annabella Cokayne (1795–1835). His maternal g ...
, MP for Clitheroe
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Sir Ralph Cockayne Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955)
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Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe
Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe, (24 February 1901 – 18 September 1984), was an English aristocrat and politician.
Biography
Assheton was born on 24 February 1901. His father was Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955), and his mo ...
(1901–1984), Conservative Party politician and MP
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Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe
Ralph John Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe, DL (born 3 November 1929), is an English aristocrat, businessman and public official.
Biography
Lord Clitheroe was born on 3 November 1929.Charles Mosley (ed.), ''Burke's Peerage: Baronetage & Knightage'' ...
(born 1929)
It may also refer to one of their many ancestors named Ralph Assheton: see
Assheton baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Assheton family (pronounced Ashton), two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct while one is extant.
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