James Monroe 1824-1896 Ashley

James Monroe Ashley (1824-1896) was an American politician, abolitionist, and newspaper editor who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1859 to 1869. A leader of the Radical Republicans during the Civil War, he authored the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery and initiated the first impeachment inquiry against President Andrew Johnson. After Congress, he served as Governor of the Montana Territory and president of the Ann Arbor Railroad.[1][2][3]