George Ashmun | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Osmyn Baker |
| Succeeded by | George T. Davis |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1841–1841 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Charles Winthrop |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Kinnicut |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1838–1840 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833–1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1804 Blandford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1870 (aged 66) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
George Ashmun (December 25, 1804 – July 16, 1870) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
Ashmun was born in Blandford, Massachusetts, to Eli P. Ashmun and Lucy Hooker. He graduated from Yale in 1823 and was married to Martha E. Hall in 1828. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837, and the Massachusetts Senate from 1838 to 1840. In 1841, he returned to the Massachusetts House where he served as Speaker.
Ashmun was elected to the U.S. Congress from the Sixth District of Massachusetts in 1844, held office from 1845 to 1851 and was a member of the committees on the judiciary, Indian affairs, and rules. He opposed the Mexican–American War, and was a strong supporter of Daniel Webster.