Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd Baronet (1 April 1678 – 7 November 1755) was a British
politician.
He was the older son of Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet
and Anne Watkins, daughter of Sir David Watkins. In 1697, he succeeded his father as baronet
. Ashburnham was a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Hastings
in the Parliament of Great Britain
from 1710 until 1713 and again from 1722 until 1741. Between 1715 and 1717, he sat also for Seaford
. Ashburnham was a Commissioner of the Alienation Office and furthermore a Chamberlain of the Exchequer from 1710 until 1755.
On 7 June 1701, Ashburnham married Margaret Pelham, daughter of Sir Nicholas Pelham
. Their marriage was childless and Ashburnham was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Charles. He was buried at Guestling
in Sussex
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
politician.
He was the older son of Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet
Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet
Sir Denny Ashburnham, 1st Baronet DL, JP was an English politician.-Background:He was the oldest son of Lawrence Ashburnham and his second wife Bridget Fleetwood, daughter of Sir George Fleetwood...
and Anne Watkins, daughter of Sir David Watkins. In 1697, he succeeded his father as baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
. Ashburnham was a 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 Hastings
Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....
in the Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland...
from 1710 until 1713 and again from 1722 until 1741. Between 1715 and 1717, he sat also for Seaford
Seaford (UK Parliament constituency)
The UK parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a Cinque Port constituency, similar to a parliamentary borough, in Seaford, East Sussex. A rotten borough, prone by size to undue influence by a patron, it was disenfranchised in the Reform Act of 1832...
. Ashburnham was a Commissioner of the Alienation Office and furthermore a Chamberlain of the Exchequer from 1710 until 1755.
On 7 June 1701, Ashburnham married Margaret Pelham, daughter of Sir Nicholas Pelham
Nicholas Pelham
Sir Nicholas Pelham was a British politician.The third son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet , Pelham was educated at Christ Church, Oxford....
. Their marriage was childless and Ashburnham was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Charles. He was buried at Guestling
Guestling
Guestling is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located three miles north-east of Hastings on the A259 road to Rye. Its parish church is dedicated to St Laurence, and is part of the United Benefice of Fairlight, Guestling and Pett...
in Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
.