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Samuel Ashe (March 24, 1725 – February 3, 1813) was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He was also one of the first three judges of the North Carolina Superior Court in 1787.
See also: Samuel Ashe, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Samuel Ashe (1725-1813), prominent leader for the Patriot cause, was born near Bath to parents of considerable wealth, social status, and political influence.
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Samuel A'Court Ashe (September 13, 1840 – August 31, 1938) was a Confederate infantry captain in the American Civil War and celebrated editor, historian, and North Carolina legislator. Prior to his death in 1938, he was the last surviving commissioned officer of the Confederate States Army.
- August 31, 1938 (aged 97), North Carolina
- September 13, 1840, Wrightsville Sound, near Wilmington, North Carolina
- Confederate States of America
- Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Samuel Ashe was born near Beaufort, NC on March 24, 1725. After the death of his parents, he was sent north, where his early education was attained. He went on to study law, and then established a successful legal career, serving as the assistant attorney for the Crown in the Wilmington District.
North Carolina Gov. Samuel Ashe. Terms November 19, 1795 - December 7, 1798 ; Party Republican ; Born March 24, 1725 ; Passed February 3, 1813 ; Birth State North Carolina ; School Queens College, Princeton University
The first legislature under the new constitution elected Ashe speaker of the senate; that legislature also made him presiding judge of the state court. He served in this capacity until 1795, when he was elected governor, and held the governorship for three terms.
Samuel Ashe (1725 – February 3, 1813), judge and governor, was born near Bath, where his father, John Baptista Ashe, was speaker in the assembly representing the Beaufort Precinct.
