ASHURST, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (1645-1711), of St. John’s Street, Clerkenwell, Mdx. and Waterstock, Oxon.

Family and Education

b. 8 Sept. 1645, 1st s. of Henry Ashurst, Merchant Taylor, alderman of London 1668, of Watling Street, London and Hackney, Mdx. by Judith, da. of William Reresby, merchant, of London; bro. of Sir William Ashurst*. m. lic. 26 Mar. 1670, Diana (d. 1707), da. of William, 6th Baron Paget, and sis. of Hon. Henry Paget*, 1s. 1da. suc. fa. 1680; cr. Bt. 21 July 1688. J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 19.

Offices Held

Freeman, Merchant Taylors’ Co. 1668, asst. 1696; member, Levant Co. 1679, New Eng. Co. 1681; alderman, London Oct. 1688–9; freeman and bailiff, Oxford 1692; manager, Common Fund 1695. Guildhall Lib. mss MF324; ex. inf. Prof. R. Walcott; W. Kellaway, New England Co. 289; Beaven, Aldermen, i. 213; Oxford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii.), 231, 233; Dr Williams’ Lib. mss O. D. 68, f. 3.

Agent, Massachusetts Bay by 1689–1701, Connecticut 1699–d., New Hampshire by 1701–2. CSP Col. 1689–92, p. 212; 1700, p. 715; 1701, p. 115.

Commr. excise 1689–91, preventing export of wool 1689–92, receiving subscriptions to land bank 1696.

Parlimentarian

ASHHURST, Henry (1645-1711), of St. John’s Street, Clerkenwell, Mdx. and Waterstock, Oxon.

Main residences: St. John’s Street, Clerkenwell, Mdx.; Waterstock, Oxon.

Author

P.L.G.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

ASHURST, Sir Henry, 1st Bt. (1645-1711)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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