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Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet

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Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet (baptized 24 January 1687 – 29 December 1771) was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons for 44 years from 1727 to 1771.

Patshull Hall

The son of Sir Richard Astley, 1st Baronet and Henrietta Borlase, he was baptised in Patshull in Staffordshire on 24 January 1687. Only one year later, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy and estate. In about 1730 he commissioned architect James Gibbs to build Patshull Hall, a substantial Georgian mansion house situated near Pattingham in Staffordshire.

Astley was Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury from 1727 and 1734 and for Shropshire from 1734 to 1772.[1]

He died in 1771 aged 84. On 27 May 1711, he had married Mary Prynce, daughter of Francis Prynce of Shrewsbury, in Tibberton, Shropshire. They had a son, who predeceased his father, and four daughters. On his death in 1771 aged 84, therefore, the title became extinct. In about 1765 he sold Patshull Hall to George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot for £100,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ASTLEY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1687–1771), of Patshull, Staffs. and Everley, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
17271734
With: Richard Lyster
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Shropshire
1734–1771
With: Corbet Kynaston 1734–1740
Richard Lyster 1740–1766
Charles Baldwyn 1766–1771
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Richard Astley
Baronet
(of Patshull)
1688–1771
Extinct