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Ashley, Delos R

lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 19, 1828, in Arkansas. He went to California in 1849, where he held the office of district attorney in 1851-53; was a member of the California assembly in 1854-55; a state senator in 1856-57; and state treasurer in 1862-63.

Early in 1864 he moved to Nevada, and was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-ninth and fortieth congresses. He died July 18, 1873, in San Francisco, Cal.

Ashley, Henry

congressman, was born in Cheshire county, N. H. He was elected a representative in congress from Delaware and Greene counties, N. Y., from 1825 to 1827.

Ashley, Ossian D

soldier, railway president, was born April 9, 1821, in Townshend, Vt. In 1889 he was elected president of the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad Co., which position he still holds. For a number of years he was connected with the Boston Journal as its financial editor, and also a frequent contributor to the New York Tribune.

He served in the civil war and attained the rank of colonel.

Ashley, William H

congressman, governor, was born in 1778, in Powhatan county, Va. He was the first lieutenantgovernor of Missouri, after it became a state; and was a representative in congress, from 1831 to 1837. He died March 26, 1838, in Boonville, Mo.

Ashmead, Henry Graham

lawyer, author, was born June 30, 1838, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was local editor of the Chester Evening News, The Delaware County Republican, and other newspapers.

He is the author of History of Delaware County, Pa.; History of Pennsylvania; and Historical Sketches of Chester-on- Delaware.

Ashmead, Issac

printer, was born Dec. 22, 1790, in Germantown, Pa. He was apprenticed to William Bradford, and in 1821 founded what is now the oldest printing establishment in Philadelphia.

He set up the first power-presses ever used in that city, and introduced composition rollers. He was one of the founders of the American Sunday School union, and printed its publications. He also aided in establishing the American Presbyterian and the Presbyterian Quarterly. He died March 1, 1870, in Philadelphia.

Ashmore, John D

congressman, was born Aug. 7, 1819, in Greenville, S. C.

When quite young he filled various offices in the state militia; was a member of the South Carolina legislature in 1848, 1850, and 1852; in 1853 was elected comptroller-general of the state for two years and was re-elected for a second term.

He was subsequently elected a representative from South Carolina to the thirtysixth congress.

Ashmore, Otis

educator, astronomer, was born March 6, 1853, in Lincoln county, Ga. He has always been engaged in educational work. For ten years he was science teacher in the Savannah High school, and is now superintendent of schools of that city. He is the author of Grier's Almanac, the best known annual publication of the kind in the south; and has also attained prominence as a noted astronomer.

Ashmun, Eli Porter

lawyer, United States senator, was born June 24, 1770, in Blandford, Mass. He was a distinguished lawyer, and for several years a member of the house of representatives and senate of Massachusetts. In 1816 he was elected to succeed C. Gore as senator from that state in congress. He died May 10, 1819, in Northampton, Mass.

Ashmun, Jehudi

missionary, author, was born April, 1794, in Champlain, N. Y.

He was placed in charge of an expedition to reinforce the colony of Liberia; remained in the colony for six years, but in 1828 he was obliged to return home on account of ill-health. He was the author of a volume entitled Memoirs of Samuel Bacon. He died Aug. 25, 1828, in Boston, Mass.