William Ashe (17 November 1647 – 22 October 1713), of the

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and

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, was an English politician.

Early life

He was born the son of Edward Ashe, of Fenchurch Street, London, who was MP for

from 1640 to 1652, and Elizabeth Jolliffe, a daughter of William Joliffe, of Leek. His paternal uncle was John Ashe, MP for Westbury and

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. He was educated at the

, (1652) and

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, where he matriculated in 1664.

Career

He succeeded his father in 1656 to his estates, including the Heytesbury estate in Wiltshire, rebuilding Heytesbury House in .

Political career

He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

on 8 October 1668, March 1679, October 1679, 1681, 1685, 1689, 1690, 1695, 1698 and January 1701 and for

in December 1701. He was also a Commissioner for assessment for Wiltshire from 1673 to 1680, for Kent from 1677 to 1680, and for Kent and Wiltshire from 1689 to 1690, he was a Justice of the Peace from 1689 to his death and a Deputy Lieutenant by 1701, probably to his death.

Personal life

He married twice; firstly in 1670, Anne Popham, the daughter of Gen. Alexander Popham of Littlecote, Wiltshire, with whom he had four sons and a daughter, including: * Edward Ashe (–1748), MP for Heytesbury; he married Frances Luttrell in 1710. * William Ashe (b. 1675), a merchant who was also MP for Heytesbury. * Alexander Ashe (b. 1677) * John Ashe (b. 1681) * Elizabeth Ashe (1682–1768), who married

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, also MP for Heytesbury. * Laetitia Ashe, who married Thomas Penruddocke, son of Thomas Penruddocke, MP for Wilton. He married, secondly, to Mary ( Rivett), Lady Appleton, the daughter of John Rivett, Skinner, of London and the widow of Sir Henry Appleton, 4th Baronet of

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. He died in 1713 and was buried at Heytesbury. He was succeeded by his son

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Descendants

Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was a grandfather of Pierce Ashe-à Court (–1768), and

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(–1781), who married Annabella Vernon (a daughter of Thomas Vernon, MP for

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, and granddaughter of Sir Thomas Vernon).Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

References

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