George T. Ashe


George T. Ashe was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the fifty fifth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts. Ashe was the last administrative mayor of Lowell. In 1944 Lowell adopted the Massachusetts "Plan E" form of municipal government, under which the office of the mayor became a strictly ceremonial one.

Early life

Ashe was born February 6, 1905, in Lowell, Massachusetts, to John Joseph and Mary Ellen Ashe.

Corruption conviction

In October 1942 Ashe was convicted on charges of conspiracy involving bribery for city purchases. In November 1942 Ashe was sentenced to a year in the House of Correction by Judge Vincent T. Erogna. He began his sentence on December 22, 1942.