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Asher G. Caruth
A man with dark hair and a dark beard and mustache wearing a white shirt, black jacket, and black tie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byAlbert S. Willis
Succeeded byAlbert S. Berry
Personal details
Born(1844-02-07)February 7, 1844
Scottsville, Kentucky
DiedNovember 25, 1907(1907-11-25) (aged 63)
Louisville, Kentucky
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElla Terry
Alma materUniversity of Louisville School of Law
ProfessionLawyer

Asher Graham Caruth (February 7, 1844 – November 25, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Caruth, Asher Graham". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  2. ^ McAfee, p. 49
  3. ^ a b c d e f Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 125
  4. ^ McAfee, p. 50

Bibliography

  • Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Chicago, Illinois: J.M. Gresham Company. 1896.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 		Succeeded by

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