Thomas Ashton, 3rd Baron Ashton of Hyde

Thomas John Ashton, 3rd Baron Ashton of Hyde, TD (19 November 1926 – 2 August 2008) was the eldest son of Thomas Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde and Marjorie Nell Brookes. He succeeded his father as Baron Ashton of Hyde on the latter's death on 21 March 1983.

The 3rd Baron Ashton of Hyde
Thomas Ashton
Born(1926-11-19)19 November 1926
Died2 August 2008(2008-08-02) (aged 81)
Spouse(s)Pauline Trewlove Brackenbury
FatherThomas Henry Raymond Ashton
MotherMarjorie Nell Brookes

Education and career edit

He attended Eton College, and New College, Oxford. He gained the rank of major with the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Oxfordshire, 1965–1968. He was a director of Barclays Bank, 1969–1987.

Family edit

He married Pauline Trewlove Brackenbury, daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Henry Langton Brackenbury, on 18 May 1957, and has issue:

  • Thomas Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde (born 1958)
  • Charlotte Trewlove Ashton (born 1960), married Andrew D. Bartlett, 1987
  • Katharine Judith Ashton (born 1962), married Douglas J. Lawson, 1987
  • John Edward Ashton (born 1966)

References edit

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003.
  • 'Ashton of Hyde', Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Ashton of Hyde
1983–2008
Succeeded by

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