John Baptista Ashe (representative)
John Baptista Ashe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron V. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Frederick P. Stanton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1810 Galveston County, Texas |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
John Baptista Ashe (1810 – December 29, 1857), was an American lawyer and the nephew of the Revolutionary War veteran
U.S. Congressman for Tennessee
for one term (1843–1845).
Biography
Ashe was born in
Pender County, North Carolina, in 1810. He attended Fayetteville Academy and was in the 1830 class of Trinity College (then called Washington College), Hartford, Connecticut, but for unknown reasons did not receive his diploma until 1844.[1] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832.[2]
Career
Ashe then moved to Tennessee and commenced practice in Brownsville. As of the 1840 census, he owned eight slaves.[1]
He was elected as a
Galveston
to resume his practice of law.
Death
Ashe continued the practice of his chosen profession until his death in Galveston on December 29, 1857 (age about 47 years). He is interred at a cemetery near Galveston.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "NEW ACQUISITION: From the ANNALS of Trinity College and SLAVERY | Library & Information Technology Services News". February 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "John Baptista Ashe". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "John Baptista Ashe". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ "John Baptista Ashe". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
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