Career
At the Handel commemoration in 1784, he was assistant conductor to Joah Bates. John Ashley in 1795 undertook the management of the oratorio concerts at Covent Garden. According to the official book commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, he served as Master in 1804, the year of its bicentenary.
Richard Ashley (1775 – 1836), one of John Ashley"s sons, was a performer on the violin, but he does not seem to have made any mark as a musician.
He was also the father of Charles Jane Ashley.
