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Delos Rodeyn ASHLEY, Congress, NV (1828-1873)

ASHLEY Delos Rodeyn , a Representative from Nevada; born at The Post, Ark., February 19, 1828; received an academic education; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1849 and practiced; moved…

James Mitchell ASHLEY, Congress, OH (1824-1896)

ASHLEY James Mitchell , a Representative from Ohio; born near Pittsburgh, Pa., November 14, 1824; instructed himself in elementary subjects while employed as a clerk on boats operating on the Ohio…

William Henry ASHLEY, Congress, MO (1778-1838)

ASHLEY William Henry , a Representative from Missouri; born in Powhatan County, Va., in 1778; attended the common schools; moved to St. Genevieve, Mo. (then Upper Louisiana), in 1803; engaged…

Ralph Ashley HORR, Congress, WA (1884-1960)

HORR Ralph Ashley , a Representative from Washington; born in Saybrook, McLean County, Ill., August 12, 1884; attended the public schools and the University of Illinois at Urbana; moved to the…

John Ashley GRISWOLD, Congress, NY (1822-1902)

GRISWOLD John Ashley , a Representative from New York; born in Cairo, Greene County, N.Y., November 18, 1822; attended the common schools, and the academies in Prattsville and Catskill, N.Y.;…

Ashley Bascom WRIGHT, Congress, MA (1841-1897)

WRIGHT Ashley Bascom , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., May 25, 1841; attended the public schools and Lincoln Academy at Hinsdale; moved to North…

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of, 1671–1713, English philosopher. The philosopher John Locke, adviser to the 1st earl, his grandfather, was in charge of Shaftesbury's…

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of, 1621–83, English statesman. In the English civil war he supported the crown until 1644 but then joined the parliamentarians. He was…