John Baptista Ashe

Whig Representative of Tennessee's 10th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1810 (47 years old)

Birthday

December 29, 1857

Death

Was a lawyer by profession.
Attended Fayetteville Academy and was part of the 1830 class at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, but did not receive his diploma until 1844.
Admitted to the bar in 1832 and began practicing law in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Owned eight slaves as per the 1840 census.
Served as a U.S. Congressman for one term from 1843 to 1845.
Voted in favor of the annexation of Texas, a slaveholding independent republic, during his term.
Did not seek re-election citing ill health and moved to Galveston County, Texas, to continue his law practice.
Died in Galveston on December 29, 1857, and was interred near Galveston.
Was a member of the Whig party.