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Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina

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  Samuel Ashe (1725-1813) — of New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Bath, Beaufort County, N.C., March 24, 1725. Lawyer; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1777; Governor of North Carolina, 1795-98; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina. Died in Rocky Point, Pender County, N.C., February 3, 1813 (age 87 years, 316 days). Interment at Ashe Family Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.; memorial monument at Pack Square Park, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Baptista Ashe (1695-1734) and Elizabeth (Swann) Ashe; married to Mary Porter and Elizabeth Merrick; father of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802); uncle and cousin by marriage of William Henry Hill; grandfather of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; great-granduncle of George Davis and Horatio Davis; cousin by marriage of Alfred Moore Waddell.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ashe County, N.C. is named for him.
  The city of Asheville, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The city of Asheboro, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Samuel Ashe (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1970) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802) — of North Carolina. Born in Rocky Point, Pender County, N.C., 1748. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1784-86; Delegate to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1787; member of North Carolina state senate, 1789; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93; elected Governor of North Carolina 1802, but died before taking office. Slaveowner. Died in Halifax, Halifax County, N.C., November 27, 1802 (age about 54 years). Interment at Churchyard Cemetery, Halifax, N.C.; cenotaph at Ashe Family Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Ashe and Mary (Porter) Ashe; married to Elizabeth Montfort; uncle of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin four different ways of George Davis and Horatio Davis; cousin two different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin once removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Ashe (built 1942 at Terminal Island, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Hill (1767-1809) — of North Carolina. Born in Brunswick, Columbus County, N.C., May 1, 1767. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for North Carolina, 1790; member of North Carolina state senate, 1794; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803. Slaveowner. Died near Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., 1809 (age about 42 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, New Hanover County, N.C.
  Relatives: Nephew and cousin by marriage of Samuel Ashe; cousin two different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin once removed of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802); second cousin twice removed of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), William Shepperd Ashe, George Davis and Horatio Davis; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Samuel Ashe.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
James K. Polk James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849 (age 53 years, 225 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress (daughter of Joel Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown — John Charles Frémont
  Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.
  The city of Polk City, Florida, is named for him.  — The city of Polk City, Iowa, is named for him.  — The borough of Polk, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Alexandria, Virginia, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James Knox Polk HallJames P. LattaJames K. P. FennerJ. K. P. Marshall
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia
  Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857) — of Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn.; Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Rocky Point, Pender County, N.C., 1810. Whig. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1843-45. Slaveowner. Died in Galveston, Galveston County, Tex., December 29, 1857 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John the Baptist
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Ashe (1763-1835) and Elizabeth Haywood (Shepperd) Ashe; brother of William Shepperd Ashe; nephew of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802); grandson of Samuel Ashe (1725-1813); cousin *** of Thomas Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of George Davis and Horatio Davis; cousin two different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812-1887) — of North Carolina. Born near Graham, Alamance County, N.C., July 19, 1812. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1842; member of North Carolina state senate, 1854; delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1868; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1873-77; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1878-87; died in office 1887. Slaveowner. Died in Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., February 4, 1887 (age 74 years, 200 days). Interment at Eastview Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of James Alexander Lockhart; nephew of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802); grandson of Samuel Ashe; cousin *** of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857) and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin four different ways of George Davis, Alfred Moore Waddell and Horatio Davis; second cousin thrice removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Shepperd Ashe (1814-1862) — also known as William S. Ashe — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Rocky Point, Pender County, N.C., September 14, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1846-48, 1858-60; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1849-55 (7th District 1849-53, 3rd District 1853-55); president, Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Killed in a railroad accident near Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., September 14, 1862 (age 48 years, 0 days). Interment at Ashe Family Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Ashe (1763-1835) and Elizabeth Haywood (Shepperd) Ashe; brother of John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857); married 1836 to Sarah Ann Greene; nephew of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802); grandson of Samuel Ashe (1725-1813); cousin *** of Thomas Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of George Davis and Horatio Davis; cousin two different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hawkins Polk (1815-1862) — of Tennessee. Born in Maury County, Tenn., May 24, 1815. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1842-45; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1845-47; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1851-53. Slaveowner. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 16, 1862 (age 47 years, 206 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of James Knox Polk (who married Sarah Childress); married to Lucy Eugenia Williams; father of Tasker Polk; nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Davis (1820-1896) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Porter's Neck, Pender County, N.C., March 1, 1820. Lawyer; Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Confederate Attorney General, 1864-65. Episcopalian. At the end of the Civil War, with other Confederate officials, attempted to flee overseas, but turned himself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months in prison at Fort Hamilton; pardoned in 1866. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., February 23, 1896 (age 75 years, 359 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue erected 1911 at Third and Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Frederick Davis and Sarah Isabella (Eagles) Davis; half-brother and fourth cousin of Horatio Davis; married, November 17, 1842, to Mary Adelaide Polk (first cousin once removed of Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Marshall Tate Polk); married, May 9, 1866, to Monimia Fairfax; great-grandnephew of Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Davis (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marshall Tate Polk (1831-1884) — also known as M. T. Polk — of Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., May 15, 1831. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876; Tennessee state treasurer, 1877-83. Wounded at the Battle of Shiloh, during the Civil War, and lost a leg. In 1883, a $400,000 shortfall was was discovered in the state treasury. Polk fled to Texas, was arrested there, and brought back to Nashville for trial. Charged with embezzlement, he pleaded not guilty -- his lawyer argued he was only guilty of "default of pay" -- but was convicted, sentenced to twenty years in prison, and fined. Imprisonment was delayed pending his appeal, and he died in the meantime. Died in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn., February 20, 1884 (age 52 years, 281 days). Interment at Polk Cemetery, Bolivar, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Marshall Tate Polk (1805-1831) and Laura Theresa (Wilson) Polk; married to Evelina McNeal Bills; nephew of James Knox Polk (who married Sarah Childress) and William Hawkins Polk; first cousin of Tasker Polk; second cousin of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; third cousin once removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk and Elizabeth Polk Guest; third cousin thrice removed of Raymond R. Guest; fourth cousin of Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "Every one that loveth is born of God."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Moore Waddell (1834-1912) — also known as Alfred M. Waddell — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., September 16, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1871-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1896; notorious leader of the overthrow of Wilmington's elected city government by white supremacists on November 10, 1898; forced the incumbent mayor to resign at gunpoint, and took his place; the offices of the Wilmington Daily Record newspaper were burned, and as many as 300 Black citizens of Wilmington were murdered; mayor of Wilmington, N.C., 1898-1906. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., March 17, 1912 (age 77 years, 183 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Presumably named for: Alfred Moore
  Relatives: Son of Hugh Waddell and Susan (Moore) Waddell; married 1857 to Julia Savage; married to Ellen Savage; married 1896 to Gabrielle de Rosset; cousin by marriage of Samuel Ashe; cousin two different ways of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), William Henry Hill, John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857) and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin four different ways of Thomas Samuel Ashe; cousin three different ways of George Davis and Horatio Davis.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Horatio Davis (1840-1912) — of Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va.; Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., May 16, 1840. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; county judge in Virginia, 1880-86; mayor of Gainesville, Fla., 1908-09. Episcopalian. Died in Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla., June 12, 1912 (age 72 years, 27 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
  Relatives: Half-brother and fourth cousin of George Davis; great-grandnephew of Samuel Ashe; cousin four different ways of John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802), John Baptista Ashe (1810-1857), Thomas Samuel Ashe and William Shepperd Ashe; cousin three different ways of Alfred Moore Waddell; second cousin twice removed of William Henry Hill.
  Political families: Polk family; Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  James Alexander Lockhart (1850-1905) — also known as James A. Lockhart — of Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C. Born in Anson County, N.C., June 2, 1850. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1878; member of North Carolina state senate, 1880; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., December 24, 1905 (age 55 years, 205 days). Interment at Eastview Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Thomas Samuel Ashe; third cousin twice removed of William Jefferson Clinton.
  Political family: Clinton family of Wadesboro, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Lyon Polk (1871-1943) — also known as Frank L. Polk — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 13, 1871. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Corporation counsel, New York City, 1914-15; Counselor, U.S. State Department, 1915-19; Undersecretary of State, 1919-20; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1943 (age 71 years, 147 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Mecklenberg Polk and Ida Ashe (Lyon) Polk; married, February 28, 1908, to Elizabeth Sturgis Potter; father of Elizabeth Sturgis Polk; grandfather of Raymond R. Guest; third great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis); first cousin twice removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin of Rufus King Polk; second cousin twice removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin once removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Caesar Dodge.
  Political family: Polk family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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