Michael Woolston Ash
Jacksonian Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd district
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 3
December 7, 1835 - March 3, 1837
1
Congresses Served
1
House Terms
March 5, 1789 (69 years old)
Birthday
December 14, 1858
Death
- Served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one term (1835-1837).
- Born and practiced law in Philadelphia.
- Admitted to the bar in 1811.
- Served as a first lieutenant and regimental adjutant in the First Pennsylvania Militia Volunteers during the War of 1812.
- Entered into a law partnership with James Buchanan, who later became the 15th President of the United States.
- Chose not to seek reelection after his term in Congress.
- Continued practicing law until his death.
- Initially interred at Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, later re-interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.