Samuel Ashe (March 24, 1725 – February 13, 1813) was the Anti-Federalist governor of the American Republic State of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Anti-Federalist Party, though not a true political party, but a faction, left a major legacy on the country by initiating the Bill of Rights. ... The Governor of North Carolina is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... In a broad definition a republic is a state whose political organization rests on the principle that the citizens or electorate constitute the ultimate root of legitimacy and sovereignty. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Official language(s) English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Ashe was born in Beaufort, North Carolina; his father John Baptista Ashe, had been president of the North Carolina Colonial Assembly. Ashe became an orphan at the age of 9. He married Mary Porter in 1748; they had three children including John Baptista Ashe who would serve in the U.S. Congress. After Mary died Ashe remarried, this time to Elizabeth Merrik. Beaufort is a town located in Carteret County, North Carolina. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... John Baptista Ashe (1748 – 27 November 1802) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from North Carolina. ...

Ashe studied law and was named Assistant Attorney for the Crown in the Wilmington district of the colony. For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington Wilmington is a city currently located in New Hanover County, North Carolina. ...

He became involved in the revolutionary movement and served in the North Carolina Provincial Congress, in the Halifax Congress and as a member of the North Carolina militia. In 1776, he was elected to the North Carolina Senate and was elected speaker; the following year, Ashe was appointed presiding judge of the state Superior Court; a post he held until 1795. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen British colonies in North America. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1795, the General Assembly elected him governor at the age of 70. He served three terms, the maximum constitutional limit, before retiring in 1798. Ashe continued to remain active in politics after his term as governor, serving as a member of the Electoral College in 1804. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... An electoral college is a set of electors who are empowered as a deliberative body to elect someone to a particular office. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Ashe County and the City of Asheville, North Carolina are named in his honor. Ashe County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

Sources

• Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Robert Sobel and John Raimo, eds. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. (ISBN 0-930466-00-4))
  

• North Carolina Government 1585-1979, A narrative and statistical history, Thad Eure-Secretary of State, North Carolina Department of Secretary of State-Raleigh, North Carolina.