Asbury, a. Edgar – Ashmead, Henry Graham
Asbury, a. Edgar
banker, business man, was born Aug. 16, 1836, in Virginia.
He received his education at the Rector college, Virginia, and at Allegheny college of Meadville, Pa. He served four years in the war and was captain in the confederate states army. This successful financier and business man has been the president of the American bank of Higginsville, Mo., for the past twenty years.
Asbury, Francis
bishop of the methodist episcopal church, was born Aug. 20, 1745, in Handsworth, England.
For thirty-two years, Bishop Asbury traveled yearly through the United States, ordaining not less than three thousand preachers, and preaching about seventeen thousand sermons. He died March 31, 1816, in Spottsylvania, Va.
Ash, Michael W
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1835 to 1837.
Ashboth, Alexander Sandor
general, was born Dec. 18, 1811, in Hungary. He served in the Austrian army, and afterwards devoted himself to engineering. In 1861 he offered his services to the government, and went as chief of Fremont's staff to Missouri; and was made brigadier-general. In 1865 he was brevetted major-general for services in Florida; and was appointed minister to the Argentine Republic in 1866. He died Jan. 21, 1868, in Buenos Ayres. a
Ashburn, George W
soldier, was born in Georgia. During the civil war he was a strong opponent of secession, and raised a company of southern loyalists, subsequently enlarged to a regiment, of which he was colonel. On his return home after the war he boldly advocated the congressional plan of reconstruction.
He was chosen a delegate to the Georgia constitutional convention of 1867, and did much toward perfecting the constitution of his state. He died April 1, 1868.
Ashburn, Jesse Anderson
farmer, clergyman, state senator, was born Dec. 21, 1861, near Pilot Mountain, N. C.
He is a farmer and a noted clergyman of Ashburn, N. C. As an orator he is well known in the south; where he is also prominent as a political speaker. In 1896 he was elected member of the North Carolina state senate; has taken a prominent part in the deliberations of a that body; at all times advocating with voice and pen all progressive measures in the interests of the commonwealth.
Ashburner, Charles Albert
geologist, was born Feb. 9, 1854, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1880 he was appointed geologist in charge of the survey of the anthracite coal fields, where he originated a method for surveying and representing the geology of this great coal-bed which has received the approbation of mining engineers and geologists both in the United States and in Europe. He died Dec. 24, 1889, in Pittsburg, Pa.
Ashby, Turner
soldier, was born in 1824, in Rose Hill, Va. He raised a regiment of cavalry, and made so distinguished a record as a cavalry officer, that he was appointed brigadier-general in the confederate provisional army in 1861. He died June 5, 1862.
Ashe, John
soldier, was born in 1720, and was a general in the continental army. He died Oct. 24, 1781, in Sampson county, N. C.
Ashe, John B
congressman, was born in 1748 in Rocky Point, N. C., and was a son of John Baptiste Ashe. He was elected a representative in congress from Tennessee, from 1843 to 1845, representing the tenth district. He died Nov. 27, 1802, in Halifax, N. C.
Ashe, John Baptiste
congressman, governor, was born in 1748, in Rocky Point, N. C. He was a delegate to the continental congress in 1787 and 1788; was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1790 to 1793; and was one of those who voted for locating the seat of government on the Potomac.
He was elected governor of the state of North Carolina in 1801. He died Nov. 27, 1802, in Halifax, N. C.
Ashe, Samuel
lawyer, jurist, governor, was born in 1725, in North Carolina, and was a brother of General John B. Ashe, of the old congress. He was a lawyer of ability, a citizen of exalted patriotism, and a soldier in emergencies. He was a leading member of the North Carolina congress; chief justice of the state from 1777 to 1796; and governor of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He died Feb. 3, 1813, in Rocky Point, N. C.
Ashe, Samuel A'Court
lawyer, journalist, was born Sept. 13, 1840, near Wilmington, N. C. He attended the Georgetown Mathematical academy, Rugby academy, Oxford Military academy, and the United States Naval academy.
He served as a captain in the confederate army; has been postmaster of Raleigh, N. C.; and chairman of the state democratic executive committee. He has attained prominence as a successful journalist and an able lawyer.
Ashe, Thomas Samuel
lawyer, congressman, was born in Orange county, N. C. He graduated at the university of North Carolina in 1832; studied law and pursued that profession; and in 1842 was elected a member of the legislature of North Carolina. In 1847 he was elected solicitor of the fifth judicial district of North Carolina, and served in that capacity four years; in 1854 was elected to the state senate; in 1861 was elected to the house of representatives of the confederate states; to the senate of the confederate congress in 1864; and was one of the councilors of state in 1866; He was elected to the forty-third and forty-fourth congresses.
Ashe, William S
lawyer, congressman, was born in Wilmington, N. C., and was the son of John Baptiste Ashe. He was a lawyer by profession; served in the state legislature in 1846, and was reelected in 1848. He was a representative in congress from 1849 to 1853. He was killed on a railroad in 1864, near Wilmington, N. C.
Ashhurst, John
surgeon, author, was born Aug. 23, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from the university of Pennsylvania in 1857, and at the medical department in 1860, and from 1862 till 1865 he served as acting assistant surgeon in the United States army. Since 1877 he has been professor of clinical surgery in the university of Pennsylvania, and he has been connected with several hospitals. He is the author of Injuries of the Spine; and Principles and Practice of Surgery; and the editor of Transactions of the International Medical Congress; and the International Encyclopædia of Surgery, in six volumes.
Ashley, Chester
lawyer, United States senator, was born June 1, 1790, in Westfield, Mass. He established himself in Little Rock, Ark., then a mere landing, and was chosen a senator in congress from Arkansas in 1844. He died April 27, 1848, in Washington City.
Ashley, Clarence Degrand
lawyer, was born July 21, 1851, in Boston, Mass. He organized the Metropolis Law school of New York city, and accepted a professorship in its faculty. He was appointed to the chair of contracts in University Law school; became vice-dean of its faculty and executive head of the evening department.
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, James M
lawyer, merchant, congressman, governor, was born Nov. 14, 1824, in Pittsburg, Pa. In 1849 he was admitted to the bar of Ohio; but abandoned that profession for the business of boat building. He was also connected with the press for awhile; and subsequently went into the wholesale drug business in Toledo, Ohio. He was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth and fortieth congresses. In 1866 he was a delegate to the Philadelphia loyalists' convention. He was subsequently appointed governor of the territory of Montana.
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.