| Birthname: | Grover Ashton Dovell |
| Ashton Dovell | |
| Order: | 46th |
| Office: | Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates |
| Term Start: | January 8, 1936 |
| Term End: | January 14, 1942 |
| Predecessor: | J. Sinclair Brown |
| Successor: | Thomas B. Stanley |
| Office2: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, and Williamsburg |
| Term Start2: | January 9, 1924 |
| Term End2: | January 14, 1942 |
| Preceded2: | Norvell L. Henley |
| Succeeded2: | Paul W. Crockett |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Madison, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of Virginia College of William & Mary |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Battles: | World War I |
| Signature: | Ashton Dovell signature.png |
Grover Ashton Dovell (June 8, 1885 – October 28, 1949) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1924 to 1942 and served as its Speaker from 1936 to 1942.[1] [2]
Dovell was born in Madison County, Virginia to Early Beauregard and Lucy Bond Dovell. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a LL.D from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law, after which he settled in Williamsburg, Virginia to practice law. He served for a time as city attorney of Williamsburg.[1] [2]
On February 28, 1911, Dovell married Martha Lane at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg.[2]
Dovell served in World War I, and afterward was active in the American Legion.[1] [2] [3]
Dovell was the first president of the Rotary Club of Williamsburg, Virginia, chartered on 18 October 1924.
Dovell was elected in 1923 to a House of Delegates district that included Williamsburg and four neighboring counties on the Virginia Peninsula. He became Speaker in 1936. His House career ended in early 1942.[1]
He was named a trustee of Colonial Williamsburg, whose reconstruction began during his term.[2]
Dovell was a presidential elector in 1932, and a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention.[4]
Dovell served as president of the Virginia State Bar 1945 - 46.[5]
He died in Richmond, Virginia October 28, 1949. He was interred at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Williamsburg.[2]