Henry F. Ashurst
Henry Fountain Ashurst (born September 13, 1874 in Winnemucca , Nevada , † May 31, 1962 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician .
In 1875, Henry Ashurst came to Flagstaff , Arizona with his parents , where he attended public schools. He later went to California where he graduated from Stockton Business College in 1896 . He then studied law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . After his admission to the bar in 1897, he began to work in his new profession in Williams (Arizona). Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1897 and 1899 he was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives, of which he was President in 1899. In 1903 he was elected to the territorial senate. Between 1905 and 1908 he was the District Attorney in Coconino County . From 1909 he lived in Prescott , where he practiced as a lawyer. After the founding of the state of Arizona, he was elected as his party's candidate for the US Senate. After several re-elections, he was able to exercise this mandate between March 27, 1912 and January 3, 1941. In 1940 he missed his party's nomination for another Senate election. Ashurst served on various committees during his long tenure as a US Senator. In the meantime he was chairman of the committee for Indian affairs. In addition to other committees, he was also a member of the Legal Committee.
After his tenure in the Senate ended, Henry Ashurst served on the Justice Department's Board of Immigration Appeals from April 8, 1941 to February 28, 1943 . After that, he retired. In the Hollywood film Storm over Washington , shortly before his death, he took on a small cameo role as an old senator who wakes up from his sleep in two scenes and automatically shouts "Opposed!" Each time. He died on May 31, 1962 in the American capital Washington DC.
Ashurst kept a diary of drawings from 1910 to 1937. This was brought out by George F. Sparks under the title A Many Colored Toga .
Web links
- Henry F. Ashurst in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ashurst, Henry F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ashurst, Henry Fountain (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnemucca , Nevada |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1962 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |