George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph (9 October 1785 – 7 June 1813), styled The Honourable George Ashburnham until 1812, was a British politician.

Background and education

Ashburnham was the eldest son of

George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham George Ashburnham, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, KG, GCH, FSA (25 December 1760 – 27 October 1830) was a British peer. He was the son of the 2nd Earl of Ashburnham and the former Elizabeth Crowley, being styled Viscount St Asaph from birth, ...

, and Sophia, daughter of

Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, KG, PC (13 September 173419 November 1796), of Longleat in Wiltshire, was a British politician who held office under King George III. He served as Southern Secretary, Northern Secretary and Lord Lieuten ...

. He gained the

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''Viscount St Asaph'' when his father succeeded in the earldom in 1812.thepeerage.com George Ashburnham, Viscount St. Asaph
/ref> He was educated at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

, graduating MA in 1805.

Political career

Ashburnham was returned to Parliament for

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in 1807, a seat he held until 1812, and then represented

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(succeeding his uncle Lord George Thynne) until his death in 1813.

Personal life

Lord St Asaph died unmarried at Dover Street,

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, in June 1813, aged only 27. His half-brother Bertram Ashburnham eventually succeeded in the earldom.

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