| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Nottingham | 1754 – 1761 |
Family and Education
b. 18 Feb. 1714, 1st s. of Richard Aston of Wadley, Berks. by Elizabeth, da. of John Warren of Wantage, Berks. educ. Oriel, Oxf. 1730, All Souls 1735; L. Inn 1731, called 1736. m. 14 May 1744, Elizabeth, da. of Henry Pye of Farringdon, Berks., 1s. 6da. suc. cos. as 5th Bt. 17 Feb. 1744.
Address
Main residence: Risley, Derbys.
biography text
In 1754 Aston stood for Nottingham on the Tory interest with the support of Lord Middleton, receiving financial support from him and ‘divers other local gentlemen’,1John Clay to Newcastle, 24 Oct. 1753, Add. 32733, ff. 122-3. and was returned after a contest. In Dupplin’s list of 1754 he was classed as Tory. There is no record of his having spoken in the House. He stood again in 1761, but without Lord. Middleton’s support or that of the local gentry,2Namier, Structure, 94; John Eggington to Newcastle, 4 Jan. 1761, Add. 32917, f. 121. and withdrew before the poll.
He died 24 Aug. 1772.
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