Chester Ashley
 Chester Ashley (June 1 1790 – April 29 1848) was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate from 1844 until his death.Ashley was born in Amherst Massachusetts in 1790; while a child he moved with his parents to Hudson New York. He was a graduate with honors of Williams College; following this he took a course in law in Litchfield Connecticut. Ashley moved west upon completion of his education going first to Illinois and thence to Missouri.