| 词条 | William Ashe-à Court |
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|name= William Ashe-à Court |birth_date = c.1708 |death_date = 2 August 1781 |birth_place= |death_place= |placeofburial= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Great Britain}} |serviceyears= |rank= General |branch={{army|UK}} |commands= |unit= |battles= War of the Austrian succession |awards= |laterwork= Member of Parliament }} General William Ashe-à Court (c. 1708 – 2 August 1781) was a senior British Army officer and a Member of Parliament. Born William à Court, he was the son of Pierce à Court, MP and Elizabeth Ashe of Ivy Church, Wiltshire. [1] He joined the British Army as an ensign in the 11th Foot in 1726. He became a cornet in the 4th Dragoons in 1729 and in 1738 a lieutenant and captain in the 2nd Foot Guards, in which regiment he was subsequently promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1745, 2nd major and colonel in 1755, major-general in 1759 and lieutenant-general in 1765. He served in Flanders during the War of the Austrian succession (1740–48). [1] He was given the colonelcy of the 11th Foot in 1765, a position he held until his death. He was made full general on 19 March 1778. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Heytesbury between 1751 and 1781. In 1768 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Ashe in compliance with the will of his uncle, Edward Ashe. He died in 1781. He had married Annabella Vernon, daughter of Thomas Vernon, in 1746. Their only son William succeeded him as MP for Heytesbury and was created a baronet in 1795. His grandson, also named William, was raised to the peerage as Baron Heytesbury in 1828. [2] Notes1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/a8217court-william-1708-81|title=A'COURT, William (c.1708-81), of Heytesbury, Wilts.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate= 9 August 2017}} 2. ^ {{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. (1811)|first=John|last=Debrett|page=384}} References
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