Constituency Dates
Heytesbury 25 Jan. 1751 – 1780, 1780 – 2 Aug. 1781
Family and Education
b. c. 1708, 2nd s. of Pierce A’Court of Ivy Church. m. 22 Feb. 1746, Annabella, da. and coh. of Thomas Vernon of Twickenham Park, Mdx., 1s. suc. bro. Pierce A’Court Ashe 1768, taking add. name of Ashe.
Offices Held

Ensign 11 Ft. 1726; cornet 4 Drags. 1729; lt. and capt. 2 Ft. Gds. 1738, capt. and lt.-col. 1745, 2nd maj. and col. 1755; maj.-gen. 1759; 1st maj. 2 Ft. Gds. Apr. 1762, lt.-col. Aug. 1762 – Dec. 1763; lt.-gen. 1765; col. 11 Ft. 1765 – d.; gen. 1778.

Address
Main residence: Heytesbury, Wilts.
biography text

William A’Court, who had served in Flanders during the war of the Austrian succession, claimed that during the rebellion of 1745 he raised a force of 95 men at his own expense.1A’Court to Newcastle, 18 July 1754, Add. 32736, f. 55. Brought in by his brother at Heytesbury in 1751, he was classed as a government supporter in 1754. With his brother he went into opposition under George III. He died 2 Aug. 1781.

Author
R.S.L.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Notes
  • 1. A’Court to Newcastle, 18 July 1754, Add. 32736, f. 55.