Tichborne Aston

Tichborne Aston was an Irish politician.
He was the son of William Aston, MP for Dunleer, and his wife Hon. Salisbury Tichborne, daughter of Henry Tichborne, [1st Baron Ferrard] and Arabella Cotton; The Astons, a junior branch of the family of Lord Aston of Forfar, came originally from Staffordshire. Tichborne's great-grandfather Sir William Aston, moved to `Ireland and became a prominent judge.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Aston entered the Irish [House of Commons] in 1741 and was Member of Parliament for Ardee until his death in 1748. He was appointed High [Sheriff of Louth] in 1742.
In 1746, he married Jane Rowan, daughter of William Rowan. Their only son William Aston, [6th Lord Aston|William] succeeded as Lord Aston.