Charles Ashton (historian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Ashton (historian)

British writer

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1848

Place of Birth: Llawryglyn, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1899

Profession: historian, police officer, literary, bibliographer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Charles Ashton (1848 – 13 October 1899) was a Welsh literary historian and bibliophile, born in Llawr-y-glyn, Montgomeryshire (Powys). A police officer by profession, Ashton is chiefly remembered for his pioneering and thorough survey of 17th to 19th century Welsh literature, Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 hyd 1850, published in 1893..
He also published a history of Dinas Mawddwy in 1892.Ashton committed suicide after attacking his wife with a razor in 1899.