Chester Ashley

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Chester Ashley was a 19th-century American lawyer, land speculator, and U.S. Senator from Arkansas who played a significant role in the early political and legal development of the state.

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Chester Ashley canonical 2

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instanceOf United States senator ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
birthDate 1790-06-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Westfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
buriedAt Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ
causeOfDeath sudden illness while in office ⓘ
coFounded Rose, Ashley & Beebe law firm ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1848-04-29 ⓘ
deathPlace Washington, D.C. ⓘ
educatedAt Litchfield Law School ⓘ
Union College ⓘ
Williams College ⓘ
electedAs Democratic U.S. Senator ⓘ
endTime 1848-04-29 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Ashley ⓘ
givenName Chester ⓘ
hasSpouse Mary W. Elliott Ashley ⓘ
knownFor early legal development of Arkansas ⓘ
land speculation in Arkansas ⓘ
service as U.S. Senator from Arkansas ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
notableFor influence in Arkansas Democratic politics ⓘ
notableWork development of Arkansas land titles practice ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation land speculator ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
planter ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participatedIn United States Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
positionHeld Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee ⓘ
United States Senator ⓘ
precededBy William S. Fulton (as U.S. Senator from Arkansas) ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
relocatedTo Arkansas Territory ⓘ
Missouri Territory ⓘ
represented Arkansas ⓘ
representedIn United States Senate ⓘ
residence Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1844-11-08 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ
stateRepresented Arkansas ⓘ
succeededBy William K. Sebastian (as U.S. Senator from Arkansas) ⓘ
wasAdmittedToTheBar 1817 ⓘ
workLocation Arkansas Territory ⓘ
Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ

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