Background
Ashburnham was the son of William Ashburnham and the grandson of John Ashburnham. His mother was the Honourable Elizabeth, daughter of John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett.
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John Ashburnham
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As a baron of the Cinque Ports he was one of the holders of the canopy at the coronation of James II in 1685 and coronation of William and Mary in 1688. He is thought to have become disillussioned with James and to have welcomed the accession of William and Mary. In 1689 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Ashburnham, of Ashburnham in the County of Sussex.
He later served as Custos Rotulorum of Breconshire from 1702 to 1710.
Lord Ashburnham married Bridget, daughter and heiress of Sir Charles Vaughan of Porthammel House, Breconshire, at Westminster Abbey in 1677, from which substantial estates in Wales came into the family. They had several children.
Lady Ashburnham died in May 1719.
Membership
Exclusion Bill Parliament. Habeas Corpus Parliament]
He sat as Member of Parliament for Hastings from 1679 to 1681 and again from 1685 to 1689.
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English