George Ashmun | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Osmyn Baker |
| Succeeded by | George T. Davis |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1841–1841 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Charles Winthrop |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Kinnicut |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1838–1840 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1804 Blandford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1870 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Whig,Republican |
George Ashmun (December 25, 1804 – July 16, 1870) was aWhig member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts.
Ashmun was born inBlandford, Massachusetts, toEli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828. He served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837, and theMassachusetts Senate from 1838 to 1840. In 1841, he returned to the Massachusetts House where he served as Speaker.
Ashmun was elected to the U.S. Congress from theSixth District of Massachusetts in 1844, held office from 1845 to 1851 and was a member of the committees on the judiciary, Indian affairs, and rules. He opposed theMexican–American War, and was a strong supporter ofDaniel Webster.
After leaving Congress, Ashmun moved toSpringfield, Massachusetts, where he spent the rest of his life practicing law in the firm Chapman & Ashmun, founded withReuben A. Chapman. There he met newspaper publisherSamuel Bowles (journalist), with whom he helped to found the U.S. Republican Party. Immediately, Ashmun joined theRepublican Party, and presided over the Republican Party's convention in 1860 that nominatedAbraham Lincoln for President.
George Ashmun died inSpringfield, Massachusetts, on July 16, 1870. He was buried inSpringfield Cemetery.
"Ashmun, George".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 155.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Speaker of theMassachusetts House of Representatives 1841 | Succeeded by |
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