Background
Ashe, Samuel A’Court was born on September 13, 1840 in near Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Shepperd and Sarah Ann (Green).
Ashe, Samuel A’Court was born on September 13, 1840 in near Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Shepperd and Sarah Ann (Green).
Educated Rugby Academy, 1852-1854, Oxford (Maryland.) Military Academy, 1854-1855, Naval Academy, 1855-1858. Doctor of Laws, University of North Carolina, 1916.
Captain and assistant adjutant general Pender’s Brigade, 1862. Ordnance officer Battery Wagner, 1863. Assistant to commanding officer, Fayetteville Arsenal, 1863-1865, C.S.A. Admitted to bar, 1867.
Practiced, 1867-1879. Member North Carolina Assembly, 1870-1872. Chairman Democratic State Committee, 1877-1880.
Editor Raleigh News and Observer, 1879-1894. Postmaster Raleigh, 1885-1889. President Willard Manufacturing Company, 1896-1906.
Vice president Raleigh Hosiery Company, 1900-1907. Expert employee, Finance Committee of the United States Senate, 1912-1917. Clerk United States District Court, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1918-1936.
Editor history vols. and author articles in mags. Home: Raleigh, North Carolina.
Member North Carolina Assembly, 1870-1872.
Married Hannah Emerson Willard, August 10, 1871 (died 1892).