Thomas Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde

Thomas Henry Raymond Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde JP DL (2 October 1901 – 21 March 1983). The son of Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde and Eva Margaret James. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde on the latter's death on 1 May 1933. On his death in 1983 he was succeeded in the barony by his son.

The Lord Ashton of Hyde
Thomas Ashton
Born(1901-10-02)2 October 1901
Died21 March 1983(1983-03-21) (aged 81)
Spouse(s)Marjorie Nell Brookes
FatherThomas Gair Ashton
MotherEva Margaret James

Education

He attended Eton College, and New College, Oxford.

Career

He gained the rank of Major with the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Gloucestershire in 1944, and was Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1957.

Family

He married Marjorie Nell Brooks (1901-1993), daughter of Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks and Florence Thomas, on 10 June 1925, and had issue:

Notes

    References

    • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003.,
    • ‘ASHTON OF HYDE’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
    • Lundy, Darryl. "p. 7365 § 73644". The Peerage.
    Peerage of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by
    Thomas Ashton
    Baron Ashton of Hyde
    1933–1983
    Succeeded by
    Thomas Ashton


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