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John D. Ashmore

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John Durant Ashmore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1859 – December 21, 1860
Preceded byJames L. Orr
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
(Robert Smalls after district re-established in 1875)
13th Comptroller General of South Carolina
In office
1853 – 1857
GovernorJohn Lawrence Manning
James Hopkins Adams
Robert F.W. Allston
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1848 – 1853
Personal details
Born(1819-08-18)August 18, 1819
Greenville District, South Carolina, US
DiedDecember 5, 1871(1871-12-05) (aged 52)
Sardis, Mississippi, US
Resting placeSardis, Mississippi, US
Political partyDemocratic
Professionplanter

John Durant Ashmore (August 18, 1819 – December 5, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, and a cousin of Robert T. Ashmore.

Early life and education

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Born in Greenville District, South Carolina, Ashmore attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar but never practiced. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and owned slaves.[1][2]

Political and business career

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Ashmore served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1848–1853 and as Comptroller General of South Carolina 1853–1857. Ashmore was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, until his resignation on December 21, 1860, upon the attempted secession of South Carolina from the United States of America.[3]

He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Thirty-sixth Congress).

He ran a plantation, but his journals do not record how many slaves he owned.[2]

Military career

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During the Civil War, Ashmore was elected colonel of the Fourth South Carolina Regiment, but resigned before the regiment was called into service.[1] After the Civil War, he sought a pardon for having aided in rebellion.[4]

Death and legacy

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He died in Sardis, Mississippi, December 5, 1871. He was buried in Black Jack Cemetery, near Sardis, in Panola County, Mississippi.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 18. ISBN 0837932017.
  2. ^ a b "John D. Ashmore plantation journal, 1853-1859. – African American Documentary Resources". Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. ^ "SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE". The New York Times. 1861-01-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  4. ^ "APPLICANTS FOR PARDON.; List of all the high Military and Civil Rebel Leaders now Suing for Pardon The Applications Suspended for the Present. MEMBERS OF REBEL CONGRESS. GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE REBELLION". The New York Times. 1865-10-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 5th congressional district

1859-1860
Succeeded by
District eliminated
(Robert Smalls after district re-established in 1875)