Background
Ashton was the son of the jurist A. J. Ashton KC, a court recorder in Manchester.
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Leigh Ashton
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Winchester College; Balliol College.
Career
He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1945, he was appointed director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, taking over from Eric Maclagan. Ashton retired in 1955, and was succeeded by Trenchard Cox.
