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'''James Aston, 5th Lord Aston of Forfar''' (23 May 1723 – 24 August 1751), was a son of [[Walter Aston, 4th Lord Aston of Forfar]], and Lady Mary Howard.
On 30 June 1742, James married Lady Barbara Talbot, sister of the 14th [[Earl of Shrewsbury]], by whom he had two daughters.
In 1748, he succeeded his father as [[Lord Aston of Forfar]] in the [[Peerage of Scotland]].
Lord Aston produced no direct male heir, and on his death in 1751 his title passed to his distant cousin [[Philip Aston, 6th Lord Aston of Forfar]].
==See also==
*[[Lord Aston of Forfar]]
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