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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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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