Chester Ashley

American politician (1790-1848)
Person Human Q1070668

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 1, 1790, 1790[7]
Date of death
April 29, 1848, 1848[8]
Place of birth
Amherst
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Member of political party
Democratic Party[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Ashley[17]
Given name
Chester[18]
Name in native language
Chester Ashley[22]
Social classification
slave owner[23]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en C. Ashley en Chester Ashley ar تشيستر أشلي fa چستر اشلی he צ'סטר אשלי ja チェスター・アシュリー ko 체스터 애슐리 sv Ashley, Chester zh 切斯特·阿什利
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
19520010
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr00033703
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chester Ashley.jpg ↗
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
chester-ashley-1274
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10005084
FAST ID
455104
Find a Grave memorial ID
19636, 9453931
Freebase ID
/m/09s913
Geni profile ID
6000000001383004837
J9U entity ID
987013154375305171
Litchfield Ledger ID
92
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Open Library ID
OL4760153A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
134477
Political Graveyard politician ID
ashley.html#844.96.95
Prabook ID
1063005
SNAC ARK ID
w6ng5z58
U.S. National Archives Identifier
185847330
US Congress Bio ID
A000311
WikiTree person ID
Ashley-2451
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqfDffmDqpCW6pxq7F9Xd

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Position held 3
Occupation 2
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of political party 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
Work location 1
Writing language 1
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Summary

Chester Ashley was born on June 1, 1790[1], in Amherst[2]. He died on April 29, 1848[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Chester Ashley include Ashley County[25], a county of Arkansas[26], in United States[27], founded in 1848[28].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Ashley County[25], a county of Arkansas[26], in United States[27], founded in 1848[28].

FAQs

Where was Chester Ashley born?

Chester Ashley was born in Amherst[2].

Where did Chester Ashley die?

Chester Ashley died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Chester Ashley do for work?

Chester Ashley worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did Chester Ashley go to school?

Chester Ashley was educated at Williams College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Find a Grave memorial ID → 19636, 9453931
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