| William Henry Ashley Born: 1778
Birthplace: Chesterfield, VA
Died: 26-Mar-1838
Location of death: Boonville, MO
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Indian Burial Mound, Boonville, MO
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business, Politician
Party Affiliation: See Note Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Fur trader turned Congressman Military service: US Army Ashley was the first to manage organized beaver-trapping by white settlers, where previous fur traders purchased pelts from Indians. Purchasing was done at a fair rather than at fixed locations. This spurred a large influx of settlers into the west. He sold his trapping business in 1826 to Jedidiah Smith and other employees. Wife: Mary Able
Wife: Eliza Christy (m. 1825, d.)
Wife: Elizabeth M. Wilcox (m. 1832)
US Congressman, Missouri (1831-37)
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1820-24)
Is the subject of books:
William H. Ashley: Enterprise and Politics in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1980, BY: Richard M. Clokey
Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.
Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile
Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications
| 
