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Edward Ashe (c. 1609 – 31 October 1656) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1652. Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He acquired the manors of Halstead, Kent and in 1641, Heytesbury, Wiltshire. In November 1640, Ashe was elected Member of Parliament for Heytesbury in the Long Parliament.