Background
He was the oldest son of Sir Jacob Astley, 3rd Baronet and his second wife Lucy le Strange, youngest daughter of Sir Nicholas le Strange, 4th Baronet, and was baptised at Hindolveston in Norfolk three days after his birth.
He was the oldest son of Sir Jacob Astley, 3rd Baronet and his second wife Lucy le Strange, youngest daughter of Sir Nicholas le Strange, 4th Baronet, and was baptised at Hindolveston in Norfolk three days after his birth.
He was admitted to Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1747. In 1760, Astley succeeded his father as baronet. Astley held this seat until the 1790 general election when he retired.
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He was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1763-1764 and in 1768 stood successfully as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Norfolk, the same constituency his great-grandfather Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet had represented, too.