Name Sir Ashe, Died November 8, 1733 Deposed date 1733 | Role Politician Coronation date 1686 | |
Parents Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet | ||
Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet (27 July 1674 – 8 November 1733) 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. In 1686, aged only eleven, he succeeded his father as baronet. Ashe owned land in Wiltshire and held shares of the East India Company.
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. A year later, Ashe was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire. He stood for Downton again in 1708, however unsuccessfully.
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. From 1709 they lived separately, but were not divorced. Ashe died intestate at his seat in Twickenham and was buried in Halstead in Kent. His son having predeceased him, the baronetcy became extinct with Ashe's death.