The Ashe Baronetcy, of Twickenham in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. It was created on 19 September 1660 for Joseph Ashe, subsequently

member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for Downton. The second baronet also represented Downton in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1733.

Ashe baronets, of Twickenham (1660)

Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Ashe, 1st Baronet (16 February 1617 – 15 April 1686) was an English Whig politician and merchant. He was born into a rising and prominent family of industrialists from Somerset, and was the third surviving son of James Ashe Esquir ...

(1617–1686) * Sir James Ashe, 2nd Baronet (1674–1733)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashe Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England History of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1660 establishments in England