Assheton baronets

There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Assheton, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct while one is extant.

The Assheton Baronetcy, of Lever in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 28 June 1620 for Ralph Assheton. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1696.

The Baronetcy, of Middleton in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 August 1660 for Ralph Assheton. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Liverpool and Lancashire. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1765.

The Assheton Baronetcy, of Downham in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 September 1945. For more information on this creation, see Baron Clitheroe.

Assheton baronets, of Lever (1620)

• Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (c. 1581–1644)
• Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1605–1680)
• Sir Edmund Assheton, 3rd Baronet (1620–1695)
• Sir John Assheton, 4th Baronet (1624–1696)

Assheton baronets, of Middleton (1660)

• Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (1626–1665)
• Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet (1652–1716)
• Sir Ralph Assheton, 3rd Baronet (died 1765)

Assheton baronets, of Downham (1945)

• see Baron Clitheroe

See also

• Assheton-Smith baronets
• Richard Assheton of Middleton

References

• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets