George Ashmun

George Ashmun
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byOsmyn Baker
Succeeded byGeorge T. Davis
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1841–1841
Preceded byRobert Charles Winthrop
Succeeded byThomas Kinnicut
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1838–1840
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1833–1837
Personal details
BornDecember 25, 1804
Blandford, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1870 (aged 66)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyWhig, 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.