Background
Baptised on 19 February 1651 in Middleton in Lancashire, he was the son of Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet and Anne Assheton.
Baptised on 19 February 1651 in Middleton in Lancashire, he was the son of Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet and Anne Assheton.
Assheton was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1668.
He died, aged 65 and was buried in Middleton. Assheton has married firstly Mary Vavasour, daughter of Thomas Vavasour and secondly Mary Hyde, daughter of Robert Hyde.
Cavalier Parliament]
From 1677 to 1679, Assheton was Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Liverpool and from 1694 to 1698 for Lancashire.