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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chester Ashley canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1790-06-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Westfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sudden illness while in office ⓘ |
| coFounded | Rose, Ashley & Beebe law firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1848-04-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Litchfield Law School
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Union College NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedAs | Democratic U.S. Senator ⓘ |
| endTime | 1848-04-29 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mary W. Elliott Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early legal development of Arkansas
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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
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lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | United States Senate Judiciary Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
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United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | William S. Fulton (as U.S. Senator from Arkansas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Arkansas Territory
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Missouri Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1844-11-08 (service in U.S. Senate) ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | William K. Sebastian (as U.S. Senator from Arkansas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAdmittedToTheBar | 1817 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Arkansas Territory
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Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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