Delos R. Ashley | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district | |
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | |
Preceded by | Henry G. Worthington |
Succeeded by | Thomas Fitch |
State Treasurer of California | |
In office 1862–1863 | |
Governor | Leland Stanford |
Preceded by | Thomas Findley |
Succeeded by | Romualdo Pacheco |
5th President pro tempore of the California State Senate | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Preceded by | Royal Sprague |
Succeeded by | Samuel H. Dosh |
Member of the California Senate | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Member of the California State Assembly | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory | February 19, 1828
Died | July 18, 1873 San Francisco, California | (aged 45)
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California |
Political party |
Democratic Know Nothing Republican |
Spouse | Annie (McNamara) Ashley |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Attorney |
Delos Rodeyn Ashley (February 19, 1828 – July 18, 1873) was a California and Nevada politician who served as State Treasurer of California and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.
Ashley was born at Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory, on February 19, 1828. [1] He was the son of Chester Ashley, who was an attorney and later U.S. senator from Arkansas. [2] He received his education in the local schools, then studied law with an attorney in Monroe, Michigan. [3] He was admitted to the bar in 1849, and moved to Monterey, California, where he established a practice. [1] [4]
As a member of the Democratic Party, [5] Ashley served as district attorney of Monterey County from 1851 to 1852. [1] From 1854 to 1855 he represented the 3rd District in the California State Assembly. [1] From 1856 to 1857 he served in the California State Senate as a member of the Know Nothings. [1] [5] During his senate term, he was the body's president pro tempore. [6] He later became a Republican, [5] and he served as California State Treasurer from 1862 to 1863. [1]
In 1864, Ashley moved to Virginia City, Nevada. [1] In 1865, news accounts indicated he had been a passenger aboard the steamship Yosemite when her boiler exploded, killing 55 and injuring and burning dozens more. [7] Ashley was blown into the Sacramento River, and escaped the wreck by swimming to shore. [7]
Later that year he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada's at-large district. [1] He was reelected in 1866 and served from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1869. [1] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1868. [1] During his Congressional service, Ashley was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining. [8]
He moved to Pioche, Nevada, in 1871 and resumed practicing law. [1] When his health began to fail in 1872, Ashley moved to San Francisco, California, where he lived in retirement until his death on July 18, 1873. [1] He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco, and was later part of a mass reburial of Calvary Cemetery [9] remains at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California, Section H. [10]
Ashley was the husband of Annie (McNamara) Ashley. [10] They were the parents of four children:
Delos R. Ashley | |
---|---|
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district | |
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | |
Preceded by | Henry G. Worthington |
Succeeded by | Thomas Fitch |
State Treasurer of California | |
In office 1862–1863 | |
Governor | Leland Stanford |
Preceded by | Thomas Findley |
Succeeded by | Romualdo Pacheco |
5th President pro tempore of the California State Senate | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Preceded by | Royal Sprague |
Succeeded by | Samuel H. Dosh |
Member of the California Senate | |
In office 1856–1857 | |
Member of the California State Assembly | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory | February 19, 1828
Died | July 18, 1873 San Francisco, California | (aged 45)
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California |
Political party |
Democratic Know Nothing Republican |
Spouse | Annie (McNamara) Ashley |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Attorney |
Delos Rodeyn Ashley (February 19, 1828 – July 18, 1873) was a California and Nevada politician who served as State Treasurer of California and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.
Ashley was born at Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory, on February 19, 1828. [1] He was the son of Chester Ashley, who was an attorney and later U.S. senator from Arkansas. [2] He received his education in the local schools, then studied law with an attorney in Monroe, Michigan. [3] He was admitted to the bar in 1849, and moved to Monterey, California, where he established a practice. [1] [4]
As a member of the Democratic Party, [5] Ashley served as district attorney of Monterey County from 1851 to 1852. [1] From 1854 to 1855 he represented the 3rd District in the California State Assembly. [1] From 1856 to 1857 he served in the California State Senate as a member of the Know Nothings. [1] [5] During his senate term, he was the body's president pro tempore. [6] He later became a Republican, [5] and he served as California State Treasurer from 1862 to 1863. [1]
In 1864, Ashley moved to Virginia City, Nevada. [1] In 1865, news accounts indicated he had been a passenger aboard the steamship Yosemite when her boiler exploded, killing 55 and injuring and burning dozens more. [7] Ashley was blown into the Sacramento River, and escaped the wreck by swimming to shore. [7]
Later that year he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada's at-large district. [1] He was reelected in 1866 and served from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1869. [1] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1868. [1] During his Congressional service, Ashley was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining. [8]
He moved to Pioche, Nevada, in 1871 and resumed practicing law. [1] When his health began to fail in 1872, Ashley moved to San Francisco, California, where he lived in retirement until his death on July 18, 1873. [1] He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco, and was later part of a mass reburial of Calvary Cemetery [9] remains at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California, Section H. [10]
Ashley was the husband of Annie (McNamara) Ashley. [10] They were the parents of four children: