Thomas John Ashton, 3rd Baron Ashton of Hyde, (19 November 1926 – 2 August 2008) was the eldest son of

Thomas Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde 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 and Eva Margaret James. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde on the latter's d ...

and Marjorie Nell Brookes. He succeeded his father as Baron Ashton of Hyde on the latter's death on 21 March 1983.

Education and career

He attended

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

, and

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

. He gained the rank of major with the

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. He held the office of

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for Oxfordshire, 1965–1968. He was a director of

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, 1969–1987.

Family

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 (b. 1958) *Charlotte Trewlove Ashton (b. 1960), married Andrew D. Bartlett, 1987 *Katharine Judith Ashton (b. 1962), married Douglas J. Lawson, 1987 *John Edward Ashton (b. 1966)

References

*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

External links

Death notice in ''The Times''
1926 births 2008 deaths 3 People educated at Eton College Alumni of New College, Oxford British bankers Royal Gloucestershire Hussars officers

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