Historedia
Person

James Mitchell Ashley

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1865

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Mitchell Ashley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The House passes the Thirteenth Amendment

    1865

    Role: Representative

    1. January 31, 1865 · House of RepresentativesHouse Passage

      The House passed the amendment on January 31, 1865, after legislative maneuvering and an earlier unsuccessful vote.

    2. December 18, 1865 · State DepartmentRatification and Proclamation

      The amendment was ratified by 27 of 36 states on December 6, 1865; Secretary of State Seward certified its validity on December 18, 1865, with the amendment ending slavery in Kentucky and Delaware that December.

Sources

  1. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02