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Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde

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British politician (born 1958)

The Lord Ashton of Hyde
Official portrait, 2022
Master of the Horse
Assumed office
18 June 2024
MonarchCharles III
Preceded byThe Lord de Mauley
Chair of theInternational Relations and Defence Committee
In office
31 January 2023 – 30 May 2024
Preceded byThe Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Succeeded byThe Lord de Mauley
Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
26 July 2019 – 7 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byThe Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Succeeded byThe Baroness Williams of Trafford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Society
In office
13 July 2016 – 26 July 2019[1]
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byRob Wilson
Succeeded byThe Baroness Barran
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
15 July 2014 – 11 June 2017
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byThe Lord Bates
Succeeded byThe Lord Henley
Member of the House of Lords
Assumed office
25 July 2011
as anelected hereditary peer
Preceded byThe 7th Earl of Onslow
Personal details
Born (1958-07-18)18 July 1958 (age 67)
Political partyConservative
SpouseEmma Allinson
RelativesThomas Ashton (father)
EducationTrinity College, Oxford (BA)

Thomas Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde (born 18 July 1958), is a Britishhereditary peer and formerinsurance broker who served asChief Conservative Whip in the House of Lords and asCaptain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 2019 to 2022.

He serves asMaster of the Horse toKing Charles III.

Education and career

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Henry Ashton went toEton College andTrinity College, Oxford. He wascommissioned in theRoyal Hussars, later becoming aLieutenant in theRoyal Wessex Yeomanry. Ashton worked as an insurance broker and held the position ofchief executive officer atBerkshire Hathaway-owned Lloyd's firms Faraday Underwriting Ltd, and Faraday Reinsurance Co. Ltd, from 2005 until 2013. From 2010 to 2013 Lord Ashton was a member of theCouncil of Lloyd's.

Elected arepresentativehereditary peer inJuly 2011, Ashton began to sit in theHouse of Lords as aConservative.[2] In the July 2014government reshuffle he was appointed aLord-in-waiting andWhip in theLords byPrime MinisterDavid Cameron,[3] serving until the2017 general election.[4] In July 2016, Prime MinisterTheresa May appointed him asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for theDepartment for Culture, Media & Sport.

In March 2019, Lord Ashton received international publicity and acclaim for giving a correct and clever definition[5] toLord Geddes, to the latter's question about the meaning of the termalgorithm. Lord Ashton gave the definition as "an algorithm is a set of rules that precisely defines a sequence of operations".[6] The definition was said to "[rival] dictionary entries for clarity and succinctness—wrapped up in a historical allusion that he knew his classically educated interlocutor would understand."[7]

In July 2019, Lord Ashton of Hyde was appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords by new Prime MinisterBoris Johnson.[8] He was appointed to the Privy Council the following month.[9]

In June 2024, Lord Ashton of Hyde was appointedMaster of the Horse byKing Charles III.

Family

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Descended from acadet branch of the ancient LancashireAssheton family, he married Emma Louise Allinson, daughter of Colin Allinson and Alison Palmer (née Bartholomew), in 1987; they have four daughters.

As he does not have any sons, theheir presumptive to the barony is his younger brother, the Hon. John Ashton.[10]

See also

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Arms

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Coat of arms of Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde
Coronet
That of aBaron
Crest
On a Mount Vert a Mower Proper vested paly Argent and Sable in the act of whetting his Scythe also Proper.
Helm
That of aPeer
Escutcheon
Sable on a Pile between two Crescents in base Argent a Mullet pierced of the First.
Supporters
Dexter, a Mower Proper vested paly Argent and Sable holding in the exterior hand a Scythe also Proper; Sinister, a Boar Argent semy of Mullets Sable pierced.
Motto
Fide et Virtute
(Eng: With faith and valour)

References

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  1. ^Portfolio was DCMS until June 2017.
  2. ^"Conservative Hereditary Peers' by-election, July 2011: Result"(PDF). House of Lords. 20 July 2011. Retrieved20 July 2011.
  3. ^"Lord Ashton of Hyde". GOV.UK. Retrieved17 July 2014.
  4. ^"Full list of new ministerial and government appointments: June 2017". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 12 June 2017. Retrieved21 June 2017.
  5. ^Two British Lords Just Gave a Charmingly Spot-On Definition of 'Algorithm', Will Oremus,Slate.com, 2019-03-14.
  6. ^Lord Ashton of Hyde (14 March 2019)."Public Authorities: Algorithms".Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 796. House of Lords. col. 1132.
  7. ^video, Twitter, 2019-03-14Archived 5 December 2024 at theWayback Machine
  8. ^"Boris Johnson 'absolutely' rules out pre-Brexit election".BBC News. 26 July 2019. Retrieved14 June 2021.
  9. ^ORDERS APPROVED AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL HELD BY THE QUEEN AT BALMORAL ON 28TH AUGUST 2019
  10. ^Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003).Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (107th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 159 (ASHTON OF HYDE, B).ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

External links

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  • ‘ASHTON OF HYDE’,Who's Who 2018, A & C Black; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2017
Political offices
Preceded byChief Whip of theHouse of Lords
2019–2022		Succeeded by
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
2019–2022
Party political offices
Preceded byConservative Chief Whip in theHouse of Lords
2019–2022		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byElected hereditary peer to theHouse of Lords
under theHouse of Lords Act 1999
2011–present		Incumbent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byBaron Ashton of Hyde
2008–present		Incumbent
Heir presumptive:
Hon. John Ashton
Court offices
Preceded byMaster of the Horse
2024–present		Incumbent
Order of precedence in England and Wales
Preceded byasLord ChamberlainGentlemen
asMaster of the Horse		Followed by
Order of precedence in Northern Ireland
Preceded byasLord Chamberlain Gentlemen
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