Sir Edward Astley, 4th Baronet
1729–1802 (age 73)
Biography
Sir Edward Astley, 4th Baronet, was a man of rank and political engagement in 18th-century Norfolk. Born in 1729, he inherited his baronetcy and served his constituents in Parliament, contributing to the governance of his time and maintaining the family's prominence.
Sir Edward died in 1802 and was interred in the Church of St Peter in Melton Constable, where he is remembered as a baronet of standing and political consequence.