Career
Ashe was the last administrative mayor of Lowell. In 1944 Lowell adopted the Massachusetts "Plan East" form of municipal government, under which the office of the mayor became a strictly ceremonial one. Ashe was born February 6, 1905, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to John Joseph and Mary Ellen (Sullivan) Ashe.
In October 1942 Ashe was convicted on charges of conspiracy involving bribery for city purchases.
In November 1942 Ashe was sentenced to a year in the House of Correction by Judge Vincent T. Erogna. He began his sentence on December 22, 1942.