# George Ashmun

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American politician

This article is about the Massachusetts politician. For the Ohio politician, see [George Parish Ashmun](/source/George_Parish_Ashmun).

George Ashmun Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 Preceded by Osmyn Baker Succeeded by George T. Davis Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1841–1841 Preceded by Robert Charles Winthrop Succeeded by Thomas Kinnicut Member of the Massachusetts Senate In office 1838–1840 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1833–1837 Personal details Born December 25, 1804 Blandford, Massachusetts, U.S. Died July 16, 1870 (aged 66) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Whig, Republican

**George Ashmun** (December 25, 1804 – July 16, 1870) was a [Whig](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

Ashmun was born in [Blandford, Massachusetts](/source/Blandford%2C_Massachusetts), to [Eli P. Ashmun](/source/Eli_P._Ashmun) and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828. He served in the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) from 1833 to 1837, and the [Massachusetts Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate) from 1838 to 1840. In 1841, he returned to the Massachusetts House where he served as Speaker.

Ashmun was elected to the U.S. Congress from the [Sixth District of Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts's_6th_congressional_district) in 1844, held office from 1845 to 1851 and was a member of the committees on the judiciary, Indian affairs, and rules. He opposed the [Mexican–American War](/source/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War), and was a strong supporter of [Daniel Webster](/source/Daniel_Webster).

## And the birth of the Republican Party

After leaving Congress, Ashmun moved to [Springfield, Massachusetts](/source/Springfield%2C_Massachusetts), where he spent the rest of his life practicing law in the firm Chapman & Ashmun, founded with [Reuben A. Chapman](/source/Reuben_Atwater_Chapman). There he met newspaper publisher [Samuel Bowles (journalist)](/source/Samuel_Bowles_(journalist)), with whom he helped to found the U.S. Republican Party. Immediately, Ashmun joined the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), and presided over the Republican Party's convention in 1860 that nominated [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln) for President.

## Death

George Ashmun died in [Springfield, Massachusetts](/source/Springfield%2C_Massachusetts), on July 16, 1870. He was buried in [Springfield Cemetery](/source/Springfield_Cemetery_(Springfield%2C_Massachusetts)).

## See also

- [62nd Massachusetts General Court (1841)](/source/62nd_Massachusetts_General_Court_(1841))

## References

- "Ashmun, George." *Dictionary of American Biography*. Vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons. 1928.

- *[American National Biography](/source/American_National_Biography)*, vol. 1, p. 684.

- "[Ashmun, George](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Biographical_Dictionary_of_America/Ashmun,_George)". *[The Biographical Dictionary of America](/source/The_Biographical_Dictionary_of_America)*. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 155.

- United States Congress. ["George Ashmun (id: A000318)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000318). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- United States Congress. ["George Ashmun (id: B000071)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000071). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Osmyn Baker Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 Succeeded by George T. Davis Massachusetts House of Representatives Preceded by Robert Charles Winthrop Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1841 Succeeded by Thomas Kinnicut

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