Asher G. Caruth

Asher G. Caruth

Asher Graham Caruth (born February 7, 1844 in Scottsville , Allen County , Kentucky , †  November 25, 1907 in Louisville , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1895 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Asher Caruth attended his home public schools and high school in Louisville. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Louisville and his admission as a lawyer in 1866, he began to work in Hopkinsville in this profession. There he also founded the newspaper "Kentucky Weekly New Era". In 1871 he moved his office and residence to Louisville. Between 1873 and 1880 he was the curator of the city's public schools. From 1880 to 1887, Caruth was a district attorney in the Kentucky Ninth Judicial District.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1886 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Albert S. Willis on March 4, 1887 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 .

For the elections of 1894 Caruth was no longer nominated by his party for another term. In the following years he practiced again as a lawyer in Louisville. In 1902 he became a judge at the Jefferson County Criminal Court . In 1904 was Asher Caruth Officer Kentucky State in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition , the World's Fair in St. Louis . He died on November 25, 1907 in his home town of Louisville and was buried there.

Web links

Commons : Asher Caruth  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Asher G. Caruth in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Asher G. Caruth in the database of Find a Grave (English)