James B. Aswell
| James Benjamin Aswell | |
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Aswell as president of Louisiana Tech University c. 1904
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th district | |
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In office March 4, 1913 – March 16, 1931 |
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| Preceded by | New 8th district created |
| Succeeded by | John H. Overton |
| President of Louisiana Tech University | |
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In office 1900–1904 |
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| Preceded by | W. C. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | W. E. Taylor |
| Louisiana Superintendent of Education | |
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In office 1904–1908 |
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| Succeeded by | T. H. Harris |
| President of Northwestern State University | |
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In office 1908–1911 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 23, 1869 Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | March 16, 1931 (aged 61) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Lee Wright Aswell |
| Children |
Corinne Aswell Cantrill |
| Alma mater |
Peabody College |
| Occupation | Educator; Attorney; Politician |
Mary Lee Wright Aswell
Corinne Aswell Cantrill
Peabody College
University of Nashville (defunct)
University of Arkansas
James Benjamin Aswell, Sr. (December 23, 1869 – March 16, 1931), was a prominent educator and a Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana, who served from 1913 until his death, which occurred twelve days into his tenth term.
Aswell was born in the Vernon community in rural Jackson Parish in north Louisiana to Benjamin W. Aswell and the former Elizabeth A. Lyles. He attended local schools and graduated with teaching credentials in 1892 from Peabody College, a division of Vanderbilt University (then Peabody Normal College) in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1893, he received the Bachelor of Arts degree from the former University of Nashville. In 1894, he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; in 1907, he obtained his law degree from the same institution. He was twice married: (1) to the former Mary Lee Wright by whom he had his daughter Corinne, and (2) to the former Ella Foster of Mineral Wells, Texas, and thereafter Shreveport, by whom he had his son, James B. Aswell, Jr. (1906–1955), an author based in .
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