Delos Rodeyn Ashley Sr.
Born: February 19, 1828
Birthplace: Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory
Wife: Annie McNamara 1835 – 1885
Married: October 30, 1851 in Monterey, California
Children:
Delos Richard Ashley Jr. 1852 – 1932
(Buried: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California)
Annie Rosalie Ashley O’Connell 1854 – 1899
(Buried: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California)
Ida Inez Ashley Eddy 1861 – 1932
(Buried: San Francisco Columbian, San Francisco, California)
Victoria Frances Ashley 1864 – 1864
(Buried: Lakeside Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Folsom, California)
Religion: Catholic
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1850 – 1864: Attorney in Monterey, California
1851 – 1853: District Attorney in Monterey, California
1854 – 1855: California State Representative
1856 – 1857: California State Senator
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1863: California State Treasurer
1864 – 1865: Attorney in Virginia City, Nevada
1865 – 1869: United States Congressman from Nevada
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1869: United States Congressman from Nevada
1867 – 1869: Member of House Mines and Mining Committee
1867 – 1869: Member of House Public Lands Committee
1868: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
1869 – 1871: Attorney in Virginia City, Nevada
1871 – 1872: Attorney in Pioche, Nevada
1872 – 1873: Attorney in San Francisco, California
Died: July 18, 1873
Place of Death: San Francisco, California
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 45 years old
Original Burial Place: Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California
Burial Place: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California
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