Ashton Dovell

Ashton Dovell
46th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 8, 1936 – January 14, 1942
Preceded byJ. Sinclair Brown
Succeeded byThomas B. Stanley
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for New Kent, Charles City,
James City, York, and Williamsburg
In office
January 9, 1924 – January 14, 1942
Preceded byNorvell L. Henley
Succeeded byPaul W. Crockett
Personal details
Born
Grover Ashton Dovell

( 1885 -06-08)June 8, 1885
Madison, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 1949(1949-10-28) (aged 64)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Martha Lane
(m. 1911)
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
College of William & Mary
ProfessionLawyer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Battles/warsWorld War I

Grover Ashton Dovell (June 8, 1885 – October 28, 1949) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1924 to 1942 and served as its Speaker from 1936 to 1942.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates; Session 1940; Dovell, Ashton". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  2. ^ Jamerson, p. 133