T.S. Ashton
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Thomas Southcliffe Ashton (1899–1968) was an English economic historian. He was professor of economic history at the London School of Economics
at the University of London
from 1944 until 1954, and Emeritus Professor until his death in 1968. His best known work is The Industrial Revolution (1760–1830) (1961), which put forth a positive view on the benefits of this era.
He donated money to provide the T. S. Ashton Prize
, an annual award from the Economic History Society. The prize is currently £750 and is awarded at every other annual conference to the author of the best article accepted for publication in the Economic History Review in the previous two calendar years.
His publications cover the economy of the eighteenth century and include the iron, steel and coal industries:
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from 1944 until 1954, and Emeritus Professor until his death in 1968. His best known work is The Industrial Revolution (1760–1830) (1961), which put forth a positive view on the benefits of this era.
He donated money to provide the T. S. Ashton Prize
T. S. Ashton Prize
The T. S. Ashton Prize, established with funds donated by the late Professor T. S. Ashton , is awarded biennially by the Economic History Society to the author of the best article accepted for publication in the Economic History Review in the previous two calendar years, who satisfies at least one...
, an annual award from the Economic History Society. The prize is currently £750 and is awarded at every other annual conference to the author of the best article accepted for publication in the Economic History Review in the previous two calendar years.
Educational career
Thomas Ashton was educated at Ashton-under-Lyne secondary school and Manchester University. His academic career was focused on economics and public finance. Ashton was Assistant Lecturer in Economics at the Sheffield University from 1912 to 1919, and from 1919 to 1921 Lecturer and Tutor at Birmingham University. In 1921 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Economics at Manchester University. Eventually he became Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Administration and served in this capacity from 1938 to 1944. He then became professor of economic history at the London School of Economics where he served from 1944 to 1954. He was president of both the Manchester Statistical Society (1938–1940), and the Economic History Society (1960–1963).His publications cover the economy of the eighteenth century and include the iron, steel and coal industries:
- Iron and Steel in the Industrial Revolution (1924)
- The Coal Industry (with Joseph Sykes) (1929)
- Economic and Social Investigations in Manchester 1833 - 1933 (1934)
- An Eighteenth-Century Industrialist: Peter Stubs of Warrington 1756 - 1806 (1939)
- The Industrial Revolution (1760–1830) (1948, 1997) online edition
- An Economic History of the Eighteenth Century (1955) online edition
- Economic Fluctuations in England 1700 - 1800 (1959) edited by EB Schumpeter
- English Overseas Trade Statistics 1697 - 1808 (1960)