Person
William Astell
- Slug
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- Alternative names
- Unknown
- Gender
- Assigned male at birth
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Ethnicity
- White
- Languages
- English
- Occupations
- Company Director
MP. Born William Thornton but took name Astell to inherit maternal grandmother’s estates. 2nd son. Partner in Godfrey Thornton and Sons and director of EIC (1800-46), Russia Company (1802), EI Dock Company (1805-1835), also chairman of Great Northern Railway Company.