Edward Ashe (c. 1673 – 1748) of Heytesbury, Wiltshire was an English Member of Parliament. [1]

He was the eldest son of William Ashe, M.P., of Heytesbury and educated at Wadham College, Oxford.

He held the post of Storekeeper of the Ordnance for several years and was the Whig MP for Heytesbury from 1695 to 1747. He was Father of the House of Commons for a time in 1747.

He married, in 1710, Frances, the daughter of Col. Francis Luttrell, M.P., of Dunster Castle, Somerset, and the widow of Edward Harvey, jnr, of Coombe, Surrey. They had no children.

References

  1. ^ "ASHE, Edward (?1673-1748), of Heytesbury, Wilts". History of Parliament online. Retrieved 1 September 2018.