Henry Ashley

Henry Ashley (February 19, 1778 – January 14, 1829) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Ashley was born the son of David Ashley in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He attended the common schools.on Dec 14, 1817 at Catskill, Greene County, New York. Henry's estate was proved on Jan 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 (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.

Henry Ashley (MP, born 1548)

Henry Ashley (1548 – after 1605) was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wareham in 1572, Christchurch in 1586 and Poole in 1589.

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Henry Ashley (MP for Dorset)

Sir Henry Ashley (1519 – 27 December 1588) was an English politician.

Origins

He was the son of Henry Ashley of Wimborne St. Giles, Dorset and succeeded his father in 1549. He was knighted in 1553.

Career

He was deputy vice-admiral for Dorset from 1551 to 1582 and keeper of the manor and forest of Holt from 1555 to 1566. He was a Justice of the Peace for Dorset from 1554, and for Wiltshire from 1562 and was appointed Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1555–56 and 1564–65. He was commissioner for piracy for Dorset in 1565, deputy lieutenant by 1577 and colonel of musters, (Shaftesbury division) in 1587.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dorset in 1554 and 1563 and Shaftesbury in 1547.

Marriage & progeny

He married Katharine Basset (b.circa 1522), a servant to Queen Anne of Cleves, the second daughter of Sir John IV Basset (1462–1528), KB, of Tehidy in Cornwall and Umberleigh in Devon (Sheriff of Cornwall in 1497, 1517 and 1522 and Sheriff of Devon in 1524) by his second wife Honor Grenville (died 1566), (later Viscountess Lisle) a daughter of Sir Thomas Grenville (died 1513) of Stowe in the parish of Kilkhampton, Cornwall, and lord of the manor of Bideford in North Devon, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1481 and in 1486. By Katharine he had two sons including:

Henry Ashley (disambiguation)

Henry Ashley was an American politician.

Henry Ashley may also refer to: