John D. Ashmore

John Durant Ashmore (born August 18, 1819 in Greenville County , South Carolina , † December 5, 1871 in Sardis , Mississippi ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1860 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Life

John Ashmore was a cousin of Robert T. Ashmore (1904-1989), who also represented the state of South Carolina in Congress between 1953 and 1969. He attended the public schools in his home country and then studied law. Although he was admitted to the bar, he never practiced this profession. Instead, he worked in agriculture.

Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1848 and 1853 he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives . He was then from 1853 to 1857 Head of the Comptroller General in South Carolina. In 1858 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded James Lawrence Orr on March 4, 1859 . His time in Congress was overshadowed by the discussions leading up to the civil war. Ashmore was chairman of the Committee on Mileage . After the state of South Carolina withdrew from the Union, John Ashmore resigned on December 21, 1860. The seat remained vacant until 1873 when it was reoccupied by Republican Richard H. Cain .

At the beginning of the civil war that followed, John Ashmore was colonel in a regiment from South Carolina. However, he gave up military service before the first deployment. In the following years he worked in Greenville in trade. John Ashmore died in Mississippi on December 5, 1871.

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SURNAME	Ashmore, John D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ashmore, John Durant (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 18, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greenville County , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	December 5, 1871
Place of death	Sardis , Mississippi