Thomas Henry Raymond Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde JP DL (2 October 1901 – 21 March 1983). The son of

Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde Thomas Gair Ashton, 1st Baron Ashton of Hyde (5 February 1855 – 1 May 1933), was a British industrialist, philanthropist, Liberal politician and peer. Early life and career Ashton was born at Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire, the son of ...

and Eva Margaret James. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde on the latter's death on 1 May 1933. On his death in 1983 he was succeeded in the barony by his son.

Education and family

He attended

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, and

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. His uncle was Charles Lupton,

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whose funeral he attended in 1935.

Career

He gained the rank of Major with the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. He held the office of Justice of the Peace for Gloucestershire in 1944, and was Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire in 1957.

Family

He married Marjorie Nell Brooks (1901-1993), daughter of Marshall Jones Brooks and Florence Thomas, on 10 June 1925, and had issue: * Thomas John Ashton, 3rd Baron Ashton of Hyde (1926–2008) *Susan Ashton (b. 1931), died in infancy *Judith Marjorie Ashton (1934–1943)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003., *'ASHTON OF HYDE', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 * 1901 births 1983 deaths 2 People educated at Eton College Alumni of New College, Oxford Deputy lieutenants of Gloucestershire Royal Gloucestershire Hussars officers

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