Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet
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Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet (27 July 1674 – 8 November 1733)[1] was an English baronet and Whig politician.
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Background
He was the oldest surviving son of Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson.[2] In 1686, aged only eleven, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] Ashe owned land in Wiltshire and held shares of the East India Company.[4]
Career
He entered the English House of Commons in 1701, sitting as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Downton, the constituency his father has represented before, until 1705.[5] A year later, Ashe was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire.[4] He stood for Downton again in 1708, however unsuccessfully.[4]
Family
In 1698 against his mother's will, he married his cousin Elizabeth Bowyer, daughter of Sir Edmund Bowyer and had by her four daughters and a son.[4] From 1709 they lived separately, but were not divorced.[4] Ashe died intestate at his seat in Twickenham and was buried in Halstead in Kent.[4] His son having predeceased him, the baronetcy became extinct with Ashe's death.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Downton 1701 – 1705 With: Carew Raleigh 1701–1702 Sir Charles Duncombe 1702–1705 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Duncombe John Eyre |
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| Preceded by | Baronet (of Twickenham) 1686 – 1733 |
Extinct |
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