Background
He was the son of Henry Ashley of Wimborne Saint Giles, Dorset and succeeded his father in 1549.
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Henry Ashley
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He was knighted in 1553. He was deputy vice-admiral for Dorset from 1551 to 1582 and keeper of the manor and forest of Holt from 1555 to 1566. He was a Justice of the Peace for Dorset from 1554, and for Wiltshire from 1562 and was appointed Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1555-1556 and 1564-1565.
He was commissioner for piracy for Dorset in 1565, deputy lieutenant by 1577 and colonel of musters, (Shaftesbury division) in 1587.
Membership
He was a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Dorset in 1554 and 1563 and Shaftesbury in 1547.
