The Biographical Dictionary of America/Ashe, Samuel A'Court

ASHE, Samuel A'Court, journalist, was born in New Hanover; N.C., Sept. 13, 1840; son of William Ashe. He was a cadet at the U.S. naval academy; served in the Confederate army 1861-'65 and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He practised at Wilmington, N.C.; was a member of the state legislature in 1870, and practised law at Raleigh, N.C., 1873-'79. He edited the Crescent in 1874, was secretary and later chairman of the Democratic state committee, 1876-80, and founder and editor of The News and Observor at Raleigh from 1879. He was also postmaster at Raleigh, 1885-'89.