Background
The son of William Windham of Earsham (died 1730) and Anne Tyrrell, he came of an old Norfolk family.
The son of William Windham of Earsham (died 1730) and Anne Tyrrell, he came of an old Norfolk family.
He is sometimes called William Windham Ashe, a misnomer according to the History of Parliament. He entered Parliament for the nearby borough of Aldeburgh in 1747, for which he sat until 1761. He briefly returned to Parliament for Helston from 1766 to 1768.
11th Parliament of Great Britain. 10th Parliament of Great Britain. 12th Parliament of Great Britain.
Royal Society.