Charles Ashton (burgess)
Charles Ashton may refer to: * Charles Ashton (historian) (1848–1899), Welsh literary historian and bibliophile *Charles Ashton (divine) (1665–1752), scholar and divine *Charles Ashton (actor) (1884–1968), British actor and novelist See also * Ernest Charles Ashton (1873–1956), Canadian soldier *Charlie Aston Charles Lane Aston (1875 – 9 January 1931) was an English association footballer. Career Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, Aston started his career at local club Bilston United. He joined Walsall as a professional in December 1895, getting h ...

Charles Ashton (historian)
Charles Ashton (1848 – 13 October 1899) was a Welsh literary historian and bibliophile, born in Llawr-y-glyn, Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ... ( Powys). A police officer by profession, Ashton is chiefly remembered for his pioneering and thorough survey of 17th to 19th century Welsh literature, ''Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 hyd 1850'', published in 1893. He also published a history of Dinas Mawddwy in 1892. Ashton committed suicide after attacking his wife with a razor in 1899. Works *''Bywyd ac Amserau yr Esgob Morgan'' (1891) *''Gweithiau Iolo Goch'' (1896) *''Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig 1650-1850'' (1893) *''Llyfryddiaeth y 19eg Ganrif'' (1908) References External linksCharles Ashton Letters and Newspaper Cuttings {{DEFAULTSOR ...
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Charles Ashton (divine)
Charles Ashton (1665 – 1752) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1701. Life Ashton was born on 25 May 1665, at Bradway, in the parish of Norton, Derbyshire. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge, on 18 May 1682, took the degree of B.A., and on 30 April 1687 was elected to a fellowship. After serving for a time as chaplain to Bishop Simon Patrick, he was presented on 10 March 1698-9 to the living of Rattenden in Essex, which he exchanged in the following June for a chaplainship at Chelsea Hospital. On 3 July 1701 he was collated to a prebendal stall in Ely Cathedral, and was elected on the next day to the mastership of Jesus College, Cambridge, both offices being vacant by the death of William Saywell. In the same year he took the degree of D.D., and in 1702 was elected vice-chancellor of the university. Aston's life was scholarly, and he seldom left Cambridge, except to go to Ely. He died in March 1752, at the age of 87, a ...
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Charles Ashton (actor)
Charles Ashton may refer to: *Charles Ashton (historian) (1848–1899), Welsh literary historian and bibliophile *Charles Ashton (divine) (1665–1752), scholar and divine * Charles Ashton (actor) (1884–1968), British actor and novelist See also * Ernest Charles Ashton (1873–1956), Canadian soldier *Charlie Aston Charles Lane Aston (1875 – 9 January 1931) was an English association footballer. Career Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, Aston started his career at local club Bilston United. He joined Walsall as a professional in December 1895, getting h ...

Ernest Charles Ashton
Lieutenant-General Ernest Charles Ashton CB, CMG, VD (1873–1957) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Militia (later the Canadian Army) from 1935 until 21 November 1938. He retired from the Canadian Army in 1941. Military career Ashton was commissioned as a provisional second lieutenant in the 38th Battalion Dufferin Rifles of Canada in 1893. Promoted to captain in 1895, major in 1902 and lieutenant colonel in 1907, he became Commanding Officer of the Dufferin Rifles that year. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 36th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 at the start of World War I. He went on to be Commanding Officer of 9th Reserve Canadian Infantry Brigade in 1915. Promoted to brigadier in 1917, he became Commander of 15th Canadian Infantry Brigade that year. Promoted to major-general in 1918, he became Adjutant General of the Canadian Army. He went on to be Quartermaster General in 1920, Commander Military Dist ...
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