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    James Mitchell Ashley - Wikipedia

    James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist. A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio during the American Civil War, where he became a leader of the Radical … See more

    Ashley was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to John Ashley, a bookbinder and Campbellite preacher who evangelized in Kentucky and West Virginia, and… See more

    In 1848, the burly six-foot tall youth settled in Portsmouth, Ohio, where he became a journalist—first at the Portsmouth Dispatch and later editor of … See more

    Ashley's radical views, particularly on race, as well as his support for educational qualifications, did not endear him to voters. Democrat Truman Hoag defeated him by less than 1,000 votes in the 1868 election, which nearly bankrupted Ashley. However, President … See more

    Ashley suffered from diabetes since at least 1863. He died of heart failure after a fishing trip on September 16, 1896, in Alma, Michigan, … See more

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    Ashley served in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 through 1869, representing Ohio's 5th congressionalSee more

    Ashley then returned to Toledo and became involved in the railroad business, linking that city with northern Michigan as well as the Ann… See more

    He also ran unsuccessfully in Ohio for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives… See more

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    James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist.
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    A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio during the American Civil War, where he became a leader of the Radical Republicans and pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, ending slavery in the United States.
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    Much later in the season, two-time Challenge winner Ashley Mitchell was absent from the group when the rest of her castmates went to vote for elimination nominees. It was revealed later at the Arena that she had to go home and couldn’t continue for the season.
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    After the war, he served as Governor of the Montana Territory and president of the Ann Arbor Railroad. Ashley was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to John Ashley, a bookbinder and Campbellite preacher who evangelized in Kentucky and West Virginia, and his wife Mary A. (Kilpatrick) Ashley of Kentucky.
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