Person Aston; Francis (c 1644 - 1715); courtier Aston Francis courtier Ashton c 1644 - 1715 British Male c 1644 Whitehall, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe c June 1715

Parish of St Mary-le-Savoy, London

Courtier Education: Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1665; MA 1668) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1667); travelled abroad (1669); Gentleman Usher to Queen Anne Memberships: Oxford Philosophical Society Parents: Francis Ashton Siblings: William Ashton Later on in his duties as the Society's secretary, Aston was able to secure fair recompense for his services. He was quite active as a Council member and a Secretary and frequently attended. Unfortunately, not much else outside of his contributions to the Society is known about Aston. It was through his brother William, who was an agent to John Harrington, that the family came to own the Mablethorpe estate. Royal Society roles: Secretary 1681-1685; Council 1680-1685, 1694, 1699-1700, 1706, 1708, 1710, 1712, 1714 ; Editor of the 'Philosophical Transactions': 1682-1686 (along with Robert Plot and William Musgrave) Fellow 30/11/1678 Edward Brown Appointed to the Committee to inspect the letters and papers relating to the Leibniz-Newton dispute (1712); Purchased Francis Hauksbee's air pump for the Society just before his death; Bequeathed the entire estate at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire to the Society (1716) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Venn; N&R; Gunther; Barker References: S, C S. 1938. 'The Society's Library', in Notes and Records, vol. 1, pp. 21-27 1940. 'Biographical Notes - Francis Ashton, 1645-1715', in Notes and Records, vol. 3, pp. 88-92 Aston F, IM006178.jpg ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Aston%2C+Francis https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH359 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9265 1644 - Jun or Jul 1715 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/09/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4559 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 07/11/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/47145003641961340275 545e5974-47ef-4538-91df-0733766a50ba