John Baptista Ashe (1810 – December 29, 1857), was an American lawyer and the nephew of the Revolutionary War veteran John Baptista Ashe, who served as a U.S. Congressman for Tennessee for one term (1843–1845).
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 Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina |
| Died | December 29, 1857 (aged 46–47) Galveston County, Texas |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Biography
editAshe was born in Rocky Point, 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
editAshe then moved to Tennessee and commenced practice in Brownsville. As of the 1840 census, he owned eight slaves.[1]
He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845,[3] where he voted in favor of the annexation of the slaveholding independent republic of Texas, but did not run for another term, saying he was in ill health[1] After leaving Congress, he moved to Galveston County, Texas, and settled near Galveston to resume his practice of law.
Death
editAshe 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
edit- ^ 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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