Person:George Ashburn (1)

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George W. Ashburn
 
d.30 Mar 1868 Columbus, Georgia
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Name[1] George W. Ashburn
Gender Male
Death[1] 30 Mar 1868 Columbus, Georgia(page 6)
Cause of Death[1] killed (assassinated) in his home by a group of 30 to 50 people; death was by "pistols loaded with powder and leaden balls". The shot that killed him was to the forehead.

Ashburn was "recently a member of the Constitutional Convention of this State" (Georgia).(page 8). He was "the political leader of the colored people here" (Georgia).(page 6)

"G. W." was first revealed to be "George W." on page 51 of Source.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meade, George G. Major General Meade's Report on the Ashburn Murder
    1868.