Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet
- Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet
Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet (c. 1639 – 17 August 1729) was an English politician.
The son of Edward Astley and Elizabeth Astley was educated in Christ Church, Oxford and matriculated on 19 June 1659. On 7 September of the same year on the death of his paternal uncle Sir Isaac Astley, 1st Baronet, he inherited his estates of Hill Morton and Melton Constable and in 1688 the estates of his maternal uncle, the 3rd Baron Astley of Reading
Astley was created a Baronet, of Hill Morton in the County of Warwick on 26 June 1660. In 1663 and 1664, he was Sheriff of Norfolk. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Norfolk from 1685 to 1689, from 1690 to 1701, from 1702 to 1705 and from 1710 to 1722. Between 1714 and 1717, he was Comissioner of Trade. Astley was buried in Melton Constable on 21 August 1729.
Family
On 6 February 1661, he married Blanche Wodehouse, daughter of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd Baronet. They had two sons:
*Jacob Astley (c. 1665–1681)
*Sir Philip Astley, 2nd Baronet (1667–1739)
References
*cite web | url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p12655.htm#i126550| title= thePeerage| accessdate= 2006-12-30
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