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John Cornelius Asbury

1862–1941

United States

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John Cornelius Asbury (April 9, 1862 – September 8, 1941) was an American lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania. A Republican, he served two terms in the Pennsylvania General Assembly in the 1920s and sponsored civil rights bills.

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