Asher G. Caruth
Asher G. Caruth | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 |
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Preceded by | Albert S. Willis |
Succeeded by | Albert S. Berry |
Personal details | |
Born | Scottsville, Kentucky |
February 7, 1844
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Louisville, Kentucky |
Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ella Terry |
Alma mater | University of Louisville School of Law |
Profession | Lawyer |
Asher Graham Caruth (February 7, 1844 – November 25, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
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Early life and family
Asher G. Caruth was born in Scottsville, Kentucky on February 7, 1844.[1] He was the third child born to Henry Clay and Mary (Mansfield) Caruth.[2]
Caruth attended the public schools of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before graduating from the high school of Louisville in June 1864.[3] Later that year, he became the law librarian of the city of Louisville.[4] He matriculated to the law department of the University of Louisville (now the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law), graduating in March 1866.[1] He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.[1] While there, he established the Kentucky Weekly New Era newspaper.[1]
On February 23, 1871, Caruth married Ella Terry.[3]
Political career
Caruth moved to Louisville in 1871 and continued the practice of law.[1] From 1873 to 1880, he was annually elected attorney of the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Public Schools.[3] In 1876, he served as a Democratic presidential elector for the ticket of Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Andrews Hendricks.[3] In 1880, he was elected Commonwealth's Attorney for the ninth judicial district of Kentucky for a six-year term.[1] He was re-elected without opposition in 1886.[3]
Caruth resigned as Commonwealth's Attorney in March 1887 after being elected to represent the Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives.[3] He served in the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895).[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.[1]
Later life and death
After his tenure in Congress, Caruth resumed the practice of law in Louisville.[1] He served as judge of the criminal division of the Jefferson County Circuit Court in 1902.[1] He served as commissioner of the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.[1] He died in Louisville on November 25, 1907 and was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.[1]
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Bibliography
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th congressional district March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 |
Succeeded by Walter Evans |
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