James M. Ashley

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocacy Education reform
Women's suffrage
Labor rights
Veterans' rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Anti-Slavery_Society
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Republican_Party_of_Ohio
gptkbp:birth_date 1824-11-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Toledo
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Ashley_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Committee_on_Military_Affairs
gptkb:Committee_on_the_Judiciary
Committee on Education
gptkbp:death_date 1896-09-16
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Toledo,_Ohio,_USA
gptkbp:district gptkb:Ohio's_5th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education Law degree
gptkbp:historical_significance Key figure in the abolition movement.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James M. Ashley
gptkbp:image James M. Ashley.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:known_for Advocating for the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for civil rights
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkbp:nickname Jim Ashley
gptkbp:notable_event Introduced the 13th Amendment
gptkbp:notable_works The Ashley Bill
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activists
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:political_affiliation Republican
gptkbp:political_career 1858
1861
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Chairman of the House Committee on Military Affairs
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_A._Richardson
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Toledo,_Ohio,_USA
gptkbp:resolution 200px
gptkbp:role gptkb:oppression
gptkbp:signature James M. Ashley signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Mary Ashley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Samuel_S._Cox
gptkbp:term_end 1861-03-03
gptkbp:term_start 1859-03-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3