Delos R. Ashley

Delos R. Ashley
State Treasurer of California
In office 1862–1863
Governor	Leland Stanford
Preceded by	Thomas Findley
Succeeded by	Romualdo Pacheco
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	Henry G. Worthington
Succeeded by	Thomas Fitch
Member of the California Senate
In office 1856–1857
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1854–1855
Personal details
Born	(1828-02-19)February 19, 1828 Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory
Died	July 18, 1873(1873-07-18) (aged 45) San Francisco, California
Political party	Republican

Delos Rodeyn Ashley (February 19, 1828 – July 18, 1873) was a California and Nevada politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.

Biography

Aslhey was born at Arkansas Post, Arkansas Territory on February 19, 1819. He received his education in the local schools, studied law in Monroe, Michigan, was admitted to the bar in 1849, and moved to Monterey, California, where he established a practice.

A Republican, he served as district attorney of Monterey County from 1851 to 1852. From 1854 to 1855 he represented the 3rd District in the California State Assembly. From 1856 to 1857 Ashley served in the California State Senate. He served as California State Treasurer from 1862 to 1863.

In 1864 Ashley moved to Virginia City, Nevada. Later that year he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada's at-large district. He was reelected in 1866 and served from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1869. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1868. Ashley moved to Pioche, Nevada in 1871 and resumed practicing law.

His health began to fail in 1872 and Ashley moved to San Francisco, California. He lived in retirement until his death in San Francisco on July 18, 1873. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco, and was later part of a mass reburial of Calvary Cemetery remains at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, California, Section H.

External links

• Delos R. Ashley at Find-A-Grave

References

• United States Congress. "Delos R. Ashley (id: A000312)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 

Members of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada
Territorial (1861–1864)	Seat Cradlebaugh Mott
One At-large seat (1864–1983)	Seat Worthington Ashley Fitch Kendall Woodburn Wren Daggett Cassidy Woodburn Bartine Newlands Van Duzer Bartlett Roberts Evans Arentz Richards Arentz Scrugham Sullivan Bunker Russell Baring Young Baring Towell Santini
Districts (1983–present) (3rd district established in 2003) (4th district established in 2013)	1st district Reid Bilbray Ensign Berkley Titus 2nd district Vucanovich Gibbons Heller Amodei 3rd district Porter Titus Heck Rosen (elect) 4th district Horsford Hardy Kihuen (elect)

Treasurers of California
Roman McMeans Bates English Findley Ashley Pacheco Coronel Baehr Estudillo Well January Oullahan Herold McDonald Rackliffe Green Reeves Williams Roberts Richardson Johnson Button Priest Unruh Whitney Hayes Brown Fong Angelides Lockyer Chiang