Samuel Ashe (North Carolina)
| Samuel Ashe | |
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| 9th Governor of North Carolina | |
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In office November 19, 1795 – December 7, 1798 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | William Richardson Davie |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 24, 1725 Beaufort, Province of North Carolina, British America |
| Died | February 3, 1813 (aged 87) Rocky Point, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Mary Porter Ashe (married 1748; she died) |
| Children | Three children |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
(1) Mary Porter Ashe (married 1748; she died)
Samuel Ashe (March 24, 1725 – February 3, 1813) was the ninth Governor of the U.S. State of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798.
Ashe was born in Beaufort in the Province of North Carolina. His father, John Baptista Ashe, and brother, John Ashe, both served as Speaker of the North Carolina Colonial Assembly, or House of Burgesses. Ashe became an orphan at the age of nine. He married Mary Porter in 1748; they had three children, including John Baptista Ashe, who would serve in the Continental Congress. After Mary died, Ashe remarried, this time to the former Elizabeth Merrik.
Ashe studied law and was named Assistant Attorney for the Crown in the Wilmington district of the colony.
He became involved in the revolutionary movement and served in the North Carolina Provincial Congress and as a member of the North Carolina militia. For a little more than one month in 1776, Ashe served as president of the Council of Safety, the state's executive authority. He was also appointed to the committee that drafted the first North Carolina Constitution. In 1776, he was elected to the new North Carolina Senate and was elected its first speaker. The following year, Ashe was appointed presiding judge of the state Superior Court, a post which he held until 1795.
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