George Parish Ashmun (1818–1873) was a medical doctor who served in the Union Army. He was a mayor and a state senator in Ohio.
Biography
editAshmun was born May 22, 1818, in St. Lawrence County, New York, and in 1833 he moved with his family to Tallmadge, Ohio.[1] While here he acquired his education and qualification as a doctor.[1] Over his career he worked as a doctor in Coston, Hudson and Akron.[1]
He was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1857 and represented Summit County, Ohio, and Portage County, Ohio.[2][1] He served on the Committee on Benevolent Public Institutions.[3] He also served on the standing committee of Public Printing.[4]
He entered into military service after the Battle of Pittsburg Landing and he was appointed by the governor of Ohio to take charge of the wounded.[1] He worked in the Sanitary commission until August 1862 when he became the surgeon of the 93d Regiment O.V.I. where he served until August 1864.[1]
He was in the Battle of Chickamauga, was taken prisoner, and nearly three months in Libby Prison.[5]
He served as mayor of Hudson, Ohio.[5]
At one point he lived at 29 Aurora Street in Hudson that was demolished in 1970.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary - George P. Ashmun". The Summit County Beacon. 15 October 1873. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Perrin, William Henry (November 19, 1881). "History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio". Baskin & Battey – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Ohio General Assembly (November 19, 1858). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Ohio". State of Ohio – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Ohio General Assembly (November 19, 1859). "Journal of the Senate of the ... General Assembly of the State of Ohio ..." – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Aurora Street #29". www.summitmemory.org. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
