Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor)

Samuel Ashe
9th Governor of North Carolina
In office
November 19, 1795 – December 7, 1798
Preceded byRichard Dobbs Spaight, Sr.
Succeeded byWilliam Richardson Davie
Personal details
Born(1725-03-24)March 24, 1725
Beaufort, Province of North Carolina, British America
DiedFebruary 3, 1813(1813-02-03) (aged 87)
Rocky Point, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse(s)(1) Mary Porter Ashe (married 1748; later died)
(2) Elizabeth Merrik Ashe
Children3
OccupationLawyer
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Samuel Ashe (March 24, 1725 – February 3, 1813) was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He was also one of the first three judges of the North Carolina Superior Court in 1787.

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