Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor)
Samuel Ashe | |
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| 9th Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office November 19, 1795 – December 7, 1798 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | William Richardson Davie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1725 Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Mary Porter Ashe (married 1748; later died) (2) Elizabeth Merrik Ashe |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Samuel Ashe (March 24, 1725 – February 3, 1813) was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He was also one of the first three judges of the North Carolina Superior Court in 1787.
Life story
Ashe was born in
Ashe studied law and was named Assistant Attorney for the Crown in the Wilmington district of the colony.[2]
He became involved in the
During the American Revolution, Ashe served as lieutenant and paymaster of the 1st North Carolina Continental Regiment from September 1775 until he resigned on April 16, 1776. He later served as a captain of the First Troop of North Carolina Continental Dragoon Regiment from March 1777 until the regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1779.[4]
In 1795, the
Namesakes and family
Ashe County and the cities of Asheville and Asheboro in North Carolina are named in his honor.[5]
Ashe was a slave owner, and one such person, Amar, was a West African woman kidnapped and brought to America in 1735 aboard a ship called The Doddington. Legendary tennis player Arthur Ashe was a direct descendant of Amar.
In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS Samuel Ashe was named in his honor.
Ashe's grandson, William Ashe, was a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War and a son of John B. and the former Eliza Hay. He was killed at Shiloh in Tennessee in 1862, a battle in which William's brother, Samuel Swann Ashe, also fought.[6]
The Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave near Rocky Point, North Carolina was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[7]
Sources
- ^ "Samuel Ashe". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Whiteside, Heustis P. "Samuel Ashe". NCPedia. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Angley, Wilson. "Governor Samuel Ashe". NCPedia. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "Samuel Ashe". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Asheville". Western North Carolina Heritage. Land of the Sky. Archived from the original on May 1, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2006.
In his [Samuel Ashe] honor the name of Morristown was changed to Asheville.
- ^ "- Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978, ISBN 0-930466-00-4)
- North Carolina Government 1585–1979, A narrative and statistical history, Thad Eure-Secretary of State, North Carolina Department of Secretary of State-Raleigh, North Carolina.
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