Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet (1687 – 29 December 1771) was a British landowner and longtime politician.

Patshull Hall

The son of Sir Richard Astley, 1st Baronet and Henrietta Borlase, he was baptised in Patshull in Staffordshire on 24 January 1687. Only one year later, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy and estate. In about 1730 he commissioned architect James Gibbs to build Patshull Hall, a substantial Georgian mansion house situated near Pattingham in Staffordshire.

Astley was Member of Parliament (MP) for Shrewsbury from 1727 and 1734 and for Shropshire from 1734 to 1772. [1]

He died in 1772. On 27 May 1711, he had married Mary Prynce, daughter of Francis Prynce in Tibberton, Shropshire. They had a son, who predeceased his father, and four daughters. On his death, therefore, the title became extinct. In 1771 he sold Patshull Hall to George Pigot, 1st Baron Pigot for £100,000.

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Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byOrlando Bridgeman Sir Richard Corbet Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1727–1734 With: Richard Lyster Succeeded bySir Richard Corbet William Kinaston Preceded byJohn Walcot William Lacon Childe Member of Parliament for Shropshire 1734–1772 With: Corbet Kynaston 1734–1740 Richard Lyster 1740–1766 Charles Baldwyn 1766–1772 Succeeded bySir Watkin William Wynn Charles Baldwyn Baronetage of England Preceded byRichard Astley Baronet (of Patshull) 1688–1772 Extinct

  1. ^ "ASTLEY, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1687-1771), of Patshull, Staffs. and Everley, Wilts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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