Sir John Astley, 1st Baronet

Sir John Dugdale Astley, 1st Baronet (27 June 1778 – 19 January 1842) was an English landowner and MP.

He was a member of the Astley family who had owned the manor of Everleigh, Wiltshire, since 1765.[1] His parents were Francis Dugdale Astley and Mary Buckler (died 1804) of Boreham, Wiltshire.[2]

He was Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1820 to 1832, and for North Wiltshire from 1832 to 1835.

He was created a baronet, of Everleigh, in the county of Wiltshire on 15 August 1821.[3] He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1836.[4]

Astley was married on 27 July 1803 to Sarah Page of Gosport, Hampshire; they had a son and a daughter:[2]

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References

  1. ^ Baggs, A. P.; Critall, Elizabeth; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1980). "Everleigh". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 11. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 135–142. Retrieved 4 June 2025 – via British History Online.
  2. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 17.
  3. ^ "No. 17730". The London Gazette. 28 July 1821. p. 1555.
  4. ^ "No. 19324". The London Gazette. 13 November 1835. p. 2096.


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