Trevor Ashe | |
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| Born | July 15, 1770 Glasnevin, Ireland |
| Died | January 1836 (aged 65–66) Bath, England |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, newspaper editor, publisher, museum director and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Author of the first Manx novel, The Manks Monastery (1792) |
Trevor Ashe (1770–1836) (also known as Thomas Ashe) was a writer, newspaper editor, publisher, museum director and entrepreneur, as well as a confidence trickster and blackmailer. He is best known on the Isle of Man for having opened the first "Manx Museum" in 1825, as well as having published the first Manx novel and one of the Island's earliest books of poetry. He is also notable for his attempt to blackmail the Duke of Cumberland in 1830.