ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow, (Great-grandson of James M. Ashley), a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, January 11, 1923; attended Monroe and Glenwood elementary schools; graduated from Kent School, Kent, Conn., 1942; United States Army, 1943-1945; served in the Pacific Theater of Operations; graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1948; Toledo Publicity and Efficiency Commission, 1948; attended University of Toledo Law School; graduated from Ohio State University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1951; lawyer, private practice; journalist, 1952-1954; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1981); chairman, Select Committee on Energy (Ad Hoc) (Ninety-fifth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-seventh Congress; business owner; professional advocate; died on June 15, 2010, in Leland, Mich.
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[ Top ]"Ashley says Taxpayer Risk has Shifted to Mutual Funds. (excerpt from Thomas Ludlow Ashley's letter to Robert E. Rubin)." American Banker, 12 April 1993, 9.
"Core Bank Concept is Recipe for Disaster. (Thomas Ludlow Ashley testimony)." American Banker, 27 June 27 1991, 4.
Ralph Nader Congress Project. Citizens Look at Congress: Thomas L. Ashley, Democratic Representative from Ohio. Washington, D. C.: Grossman Publishers, 1972.
