Chester Ashley (1791-1848) was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death. 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official language(s) English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Ashley was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1791; while a child he moved with his parents to New York. He was a graduate, with honors, of Williams College; following this, he took a course in law in Litchfield, Connecticut. Ashley moved west upon completion of his education, going first to Illinois, and thence to Missouri. In 1820 he arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas, soon becoming one of the best and most prominent lawyers in the Arkansas Territory; for a time, his partner in practice was Robert Crittenden. Amherst is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Williams College is a private, coeducational, highly-selective liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. ... Litchfield is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Official languages English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 4. ... State nickname: The Show Me State Official languages English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 1. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Arkansas Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1819 to June 15, 1836, when it was admitted as Arkansas, the 25th U.S. state. ... Robert Crittenden (1 January 1797 - 18 December 1834) was Governor of Arkansas Territory and co-founder of Rose Law Firm. ...

For some twenty years Ashley's practice was the largest in the state, and he became a wealthy man. This led him to try his hand at politics; in 1844 he canvassed the state campaigning for James K. Polk for president; the Democrats were victorious, and Ashley was elected by the state legislature to fill a vacancy in the Senate. Soon after entering, he was made the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee; in 1846, he was reelected to the Senate. Sadly, two years later he was taken suddenly ill in the Senate Chamber and died not long after. James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795–June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. ... The Democratic Party, founded in 1792, is one of the two longest-standing political parties in the world (the other is the British Conservative Party, which is older if you consider its origins in the older Tory Party, which was founded in about 1680). ... U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Chester Ashley is the namesake of Ashley County, Arkansas. Ashley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

Further reading

http://www.cals.lib.ar.us/butlercenter/facts/ashley.htm - brief biography, with picture