Preceded by Charles A. Foote Name Henry Ashley Political party Jacksonian | Citizenship United States Succeeded by Selah R. Hobbie Role American Politician | |
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Born February 19, 1778
Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire ( 1778-02-19 ) Spouse(s) Susan Haight Van Voorhis Ashley Children Henry Ashley George Ashley
Clarence Ashley
Charles Ashley (April 26, 1826, d. November 27, 1826)
Charles Ashley Died March 26, 1838, Cooper County, Missouri, United States People also search for Andrew Henry, Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger, Donald R. Johnson Books British establishments on the Columbia & the state of the fur trade Organizations founded Rocky Mountain Fur Company | ||
Henry Ashley (February 19, 1778 – January 14, 1829) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
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Biography
Ashley was born the son of David Ashley in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He attended the common schools on December 14, 1817 at Catskill, Greene County, New York. Henry's estate was proved on January 29, 1829 at Catskill, Greene County, New York. They had five children, Henry, George, Clarence, Charles (b. April 26, 1826, d. November 27, 1826), and Charles (b. December 19, 1827).
Career
Serving as Town Clerk of Winchester in 1811, Ashley was also a Justice of the Peace in 1817. Afterwards he removed to Catskill and married Susan Haight Van Voorhis there on December 14, 1817. They had five children. He was Chairman of the Catskill Tanners' Association in 1825.
Elected as a Jacksonian to the 19th United States Congress, Ashley was Representative for the eleventh district of New York from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827. Afterwards he resumed his tanning business, and was President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Catskill from 1828 until his death.
Death
Ashley died in Catskill, Greene County, New York on January 14, 1829 (age 50 years, 330 days). He was interred at the Catskill Village Cemetery on Thomson Street.