Astell, William, 1774-1847

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1774 born William Thornton; partner in Godfrey Thornton and Sons; 1800-1846 director of the East India Company; 1802 director, the Russia Company; 1805-1835 director, East India Dock Company; 1807 changed his name from Thornton to Astell; 1807-1832 Member of Parliament for Bridgwater; 1841-1847 Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire.

Epithet: director of the East India Company

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referencedIn Vol. I. 1816-1821.William Stanley Clarke, Director HE: I.C. Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1816-1821.Jacob Bosanquet, Chairman of the E I Company: Letters: 1816 -1821.includes:ff. 1, 74, 78, 82,88,98,112,163 William Astell, Director of E India Company: Let..., 1816-1821 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXI (ff. 386). 4-12 Oct. 1841.includes:f. 1 Adolphus Bach: Letter to Sir R. Peel: 1841. ff. 3, 7 Henry James Baillie, MP: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1841, 1842. f. 9 Charles Barry Baldwin, MP: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1841-1846... British Library
referencedIn Vol.CCCLXXXVIII (ff. 402). 30 May-9 June 1845.includes:ff. 2-21 b Brazil: Papers rel. to Slave Trade negotiations with: 1826-1845.: Partly printed.ff. 2-21 b Slaves, Slave Trade: Papers rel. to negotiations with Portugal and Brazil conc. suppress... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXXII (ff. 361). 5-21 Feb. 1842.includes:f. I Charles Barry Baldwin, MP: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1841-1846.f. 5 Montague Gore, MP: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1842, 1845.f. 8 Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet; MP: Corres... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXXVII (ff . 308). 20-30 Apr. 1842.includes:f. 1 Thomas Blennerhassett: Letter to Sir R. Peel: 1842. f. 3 Thomas Hill, of Tamworth; agent to Sir R Peel: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1823-1846. f. 4 William Logan, wine-merchant, of Tamworth... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXCIl (ff. 439). 6-23 Aug. 1845.includes:ff. 1. 3 Robert Browne, Incumbent of Kilcummin, county Galway: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1845.ff. 5, 6 William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, Baron Dalling and Bulwer: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 184... British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Thomas Munro, Madras Army 1780-1827, Governor of Madras 1820-27, 1780-1827 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXVIII (ff. 377). l9-31 Dec. 1841.includes:ff. 1, 103, 105 George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De la Warr; formerly West: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1815-1847. ff. 3, 7 Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet; MP: Correspondence with Sir R... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXCI (ff. 467). 17 July-5 Aug. 1845.includes:f. 1 William John Campbell Allen, Secretary, Royal Belfast Academical Institution: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1844, 1845.f. 2 City of Belfast: Correspondence and papers rel. to the Academical Insti... British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV (ff. 169). 1810-1881, and n.d. Miscellaneous correspondence.includes:f. 1 Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet: Letter to R. Twining I: 1810. f. 2 Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford; afterwards Ingram-Seymour-Conway: Letter to R. Tw..., 1810-1881 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II. 1816-1821.William Stanley Clarke, Director HE: I.C. Letters to Sir H. Lowe: 1816-1821.Jacob Bosanquet, Chairman of the E I Company: Letters: 1816 -1821.includes:ff. 1, 11, 13, 67, 69, 83, 98, 141 William Astell, Director of E India Company:..., 1816-1821 British Library
creatorOf Aberdeen-Avramiotti, 1815-1827 British Library
referencedIn ACCOUNT of a tour to the sources of the Ganges, by Major H. G. Hearsay, addressed to Major James Rennell; Cawnpore, 13 Dec. 1808: accompanied by a letter tu the same from, R. W. Cox, n.d., f. 1; a letter of W-A-, of the East India House, to the same..., 1808-1810 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCXLVI (ff. 459). Jan.-19 May 1839.includes:f. 1 Dudley Ryder, Viscount Sandon; 2nd Earl of Harrowby: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1835-1846. f. 3 Henry Cleaver Chapman, merchant, of Liverpool: Letter to Lord Sandon: 1838. ff. 5, 415 Thomas ... British Library
referencedIn Robert Saunders Dundas papers., 1807-1812 British Library
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