Sir William Ashhurst was an English banker, merchant and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1689 to 1710.
14 Facts About William Ashhurst
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William Ashhurst was apprenticed to his father in 1662, and became a Freeman of the Merchant Taylor's Company in 1669.
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William Ashhurst became a member and treasurer of the New England Company in 1681 and was Auditor of Bridgehouse accounts from 1682 to 1684.
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William Ashhurst was appointed President of Christ's Hospital in 1688.
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William Ashhurst was a good friend of Edmund Calamy and was a nonconformist like the rest of his family, so he was an active supporter of the Glorious Revolution.
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William Ashhurst was then appointed as Commissioner for preventing the export of wool from 1689 to 1692.
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William Ashhurst was summoned to see Ashurst and examined by three bishops and four surgeons.
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William Ashhurst became a governor of the New England Company in 1696 for the rest of his life.
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William Ashhurst became a Director of the Bank of England in 1697 and served with statutory intervals until 1714.
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William Ashhurst was returned to Parliament again at the two general election of 1701, but was defeated at the 1702 English general election.
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William Ashhurst served on several drafting committees and was concerned with a bill to encourage the Royal Lustring Company, William Ashhurst was a colonel of the White regiment again from 1707 to 1710.
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William Ashhurst became President of the Honourable Artillery Company in 1708.
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William Ashhurst was defeated at the 1710 British general election.
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William Ashhurst became Colonel of the White regiment for the rest of his life.