Clarence W. Ashford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clarence W. Ashford

Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii; First Judge of First Circuit Court, District of Hawaii

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1857

Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1921

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Clarence Wilder Ashford (February 24, 1857 – July 3, 1921) was Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii under Kalakaua.
He was born in Ontario, Canada, and a cousin to Minister of the Interior Samuel Gardner Wilder.
He and his brother Volney V.
Ashford became involved with the Honolulu Rifles during the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Both brothers were exiled to San Francisco, and Clarence returned to Hawaii after its annexation by the United States.President Woodrow Wilson appointed him First Judge of First Circuit Court, District of Hawaii in 1914, a position he held until his retirement.Ashford married Jean (Jennie) Eleanor Robertson, with whom he had two sons, Stanley and Huron, and a daughter Marguerite Kamehaokalani Ashford.
His daughter became the first woman to practice law in the Territory of Hawaii.He died at his home in Honolulu in 1921, after a lingering illness following an operation.