[1][2] His father was William Assheton (1788–1853) and his mother, Hon.
[1] His maternal great-grandfather was Charles Cokayne, 5th Viscount Cullen (1710–1802).
[1] He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a Masters of Arts degree.
[1] He was elected as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe at an unopposed by-election in 1868 following the death of Richard Fort.
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