The British Musical Biography

[E] Ashton, Diana Uvedale, daughter of the
preceding, born at Durham, October 21, 1840.
Studied at first with her father, and, shewing
great ability, was sent to Leipzig, where she
received instruction from Moscheles, Haupt-
mann, and E. F. Richter. Returning after
three years' stay in Leipzig, she intended
settling in London, but the unexpected death
of her father necessitated a change in the
plans of the family. For some time she
remained in Durham, occupied in teaching ;
but seeking a wider sphere for her talent she
went to New York, and later to Chicago,
where she married a German musician, Louis
Staab. She lost all her property in the great
fire at Chicago in 1871, and never recovering
the shock of that terrible event, this accom-
plished artist died in New York, December 21,
1878. E. F. Richter dedicated his fine pf.
Sonata, op. 27, to Miss Ashton.

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