William Shepperd Ashe

Democrat Representative of North Carolina's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 14, 1814 (48 years old)

Birthday

September 14, 1862

Death

Served three terms as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1849 and 1855.
Active in the Democratic Party; participated as a presidential elector in 1844.
Held a position in the North Carolina Senate for two years (1846-1848) and again from 1859 to 1861.
Chaired the Committee on Elections during the 32nd Congress.
Served as president of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company from 1854 until his death.
Participated as a delegate in the Charleston Democratic National Convention in 1860 and the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1861.
Served as a major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, overseeing transportation logistics.
Died in a railroad accident in 1862 and is buried in a family cemetery in North Carolina.