Victor Ashe
| Victor Henderson Ashe II | |
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| United States Ambassador to Poland | |
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In office 2004 – September 26, 2009 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Christopher R. Hill |
| Succeeded by | Lee Feinstein |
| Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee | |
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In office 1987–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Kyle Testerman |
| Succeeded by | Bill Haslam |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1945 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Politician |
Victor Henderson Ashe II (born January 1, 1945) is the former United States Ambassador to Poland. From 1987 to 2003, he was mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. Ashe is a Republican. Ambassador Ashe concluded his service as Ambassador to Poland on September 26, 2009.
Ashe was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he attended public school. He attended the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts and subsequently the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1967 with a BA in history. At Yale, Ashe was a member of the Skull and Bones society, as was George W. Bush. In 1974 he earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Before becoming an elected official, Ashe worked as an intern for Congressman Bill Brock, and as a staff assistant for Senator Howard Baker.
In 1968 Ashe was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives; he was only 23 years old at the time. After serving three terms in the State House, Ashe won the August 1974 Republican primary for a Tennessee Senate seat representing Knox County, Tennessee. In a lawsuit brought by a former legislator Ashe had defeated in 1972, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Ashe ineligible to be the Republican nominee as he would not meet the minimum age qualification of 30 on the day of the general election in November. The Knox County GOP then nominated his mother, Martha Ashe, to replace him as the nominee. She was elected by the voters with the promise to resign in January 1975 when Ashe turned 30. Upon her resignation the Knox County Commission appointed Victor Ashe to replace her; he was later elected to the position and served for nine years.
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