| Last name | Askin |
| First name | John |
| Display name | John Askin |
| Other names | John Arken |
| Birth date | 1739 |
| Death date | 1815 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
| Death place | Sandwich |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | review, brit |
| Bio notes | Merchant, fur trader, and Justice of the Peace in Detroit. Provided lodging for Jacob Lindley and William Hartshorne. |
| Data notes | Name from cited work. |
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793