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'''John Baptiste Ashe''' (1748 – November 27, 1802) was a Continental and U.S. Congressman, soldier, and tobacco grower from [[North Carolina]]. |
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During the [[American Revolutionary War]], John Baptiste Ashe served in the Salisbury District Minutemen and the [[6th North Carolina Regiment]] of the [[North Carolina Line]] ([[Continental Army]]), rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was at [[Valley Forge]] and fought in the [[Battle of Eutaw Springs]].<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=J.D. |title=Captain John Baptiste Ashe |url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriots_nc_capt_john_baptiste_ashe.html |website=The American Revolution in North Carolina |accessdate=April 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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John Baptiste Ashe (1748 – November 27, 1802) was a Continental and U.S. Congressman, soldier, and tobacco grower from North Carolina.
Biography
He was born in the Rocky Point District of New Hanover County, North Carolina in 1748. He was the son of Samuel Ashe and Mary Porter Ashe (cousin to her husband and first wife). His father's residence was called the Neck and was on the northeast Cape Fear River. His father was to be governor of the state and also brother of North Carolina militia General John Ashe.[1]
Military Service
During the American Revolutionary War, John Baptiste Ashe served in the Salisbury District Minutemen and the 6th North Carolina Regiment of the North Carolina Line (Continental Army), rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was at Valley Forge and fought in the Battle of Eutaw Springs.[2]
Political career
Ashe was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons and served as Speaker of that body. He was a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1787. In 1789, Ashe was a delegate and Chairman of the Committee of the Whole of the state convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution. That same year, he served in the North Carolina Senate.
Ashe was elected to the First United States Congress and the Second United States Congress as an "Anti-Administration" (what became Anti-Federalist or Democratic-Republican) candidate, serving from 1790 to 1793.
In 1802, the North Carolina General Assembly elected Ashe Governor, but he died before he could take office. He is buried in Halifax.
Family
His namesake and nephew, John Baptista Ashe, served in Congress as a Representative from Tennessee.
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- ^ Davis, Curtis Carrolll. "John Baptist Ashe". NCPedia. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "Captain John Baptiste Ashe". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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