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Victor Ashe was born on 1 January, 1945 in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S., is an American politician and diplomat. Discover Victor Ashe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 1 January 1945
Birthday 1 January
Birthplace Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1700

Ashe was a strong supporter of parkland in the city, and during his tenure, parkland in Knoxville was increased from 700 to 1700 acre and 30 mi of greenway was added.

He initiated a program called "Penny for the Parks" to create a trust fund that would use a one cent tax and federal matching money to commit $250,000 a year for city parks, greenways and historic preservation.

After leaving office, Ashe was awarded a Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medal, which was granted by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in recognition of his work on greenways and public parks.

1945

Victor Henderson Ashe II (born January 1, 1945) is an American former diplomat and politician who served as United States Ambassador to Poland.

1967

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.

From 1967 to 1973, during the Vietnam War, Ashe was a member of the United States Marine Corps Air Reserves.

1968

In 1968 Ashe was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives; he was only 23 years old at the time.

1971

Significantly, during that time he championed passage of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to eighteen, and authored legislation that lowered the age of majority to eighteen as well in 1971.

1972

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.

1974

In 1974 he earned his Juris Doctor 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.

After serving three terms in the State House, Ashe won the August 1974 Republican primary for a Tennessee Senate seat representing Knox County, Tennessee.

1975

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.

1984

He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1984 against future Vice President Al Gore.

1985

He was also the Executive Director of the Americans Outdoors Commission from 1985 until 1987.

1987

From 1987 to 2004, he was mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Ashe is a Republican.

Ashe was elected to be the mayor of Knoxville in November 1987.

He served 16 years as mayor, the longest term in the city's history.

As mayor, Ashe led several initiatives to improve Knoxville's civic and financial footing.

These initiatives focused on such things as waterfront development along the Tennessee River and the building of a convention center to attract tourism and business.

The latter was a cause for controversy, with many residents saying that the city of Knoxville did not offer enough amenities to attract would-be events or shows to a convention center.

Other initiatives included downtown redevelopment and sign and billboard control.

Ashe stressed diversity within his administration, noting when he left office the growth of minorities and women on commissions and boards during his time as mayor.

1998

While Ashe often had the support of the city council, he was unable to get it to institute a Police Advisory Review Committee to perform as a civilian review of police action, something which, in 1998, he felt was necessary to investigate the questionable deaths of three black men at the hands of police officers.

At the time, hostility in the black community toward the police department was extremely high due to these deaths.

Ashe circumvented the council and established the committee by executive order.

Three years later, the council unanimously ratified the order, defusing growing protests for recall elections for Ashe and other councilors.

As mayor, Ashe favored preserving buildings that had possible historic value, at one point threatening to put historic zoning restrictions on a building its owners wished to demolish.

2004

Ashe was sworn in as a US ambassador to Poland in June 2004; during Ashe's tenure as mayor of Knoxville he, acting on the advice of Dr. Marek Pienkowski, helped to establish a sister city relationship with the city of Chełm, Poland, and led two delegations to that city.

One of the issues Ashe engaged in when he was appointed ambassador to Poland was the difficulty Poles have getting work and tourist visas for the United States.

2005

After Ashe met with President George W. Bush and Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski in Washington in 2005, Bush suggested that the visa rejection rate for Poles be lowered.

Ashe has also noted that Poland has a growing economy that offers many opportunities for US businesses.

He is interested in having his own area of Knoxville and East Tennessee take advantage of such opportunities, and in 2005 advised a group of 16 Knoxville-area businesses to put together a trade mission to Poland.

2009

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.