Asher Robbins | |
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 Official portrait in the RI State House | |
| United States Senator fromRhode Island | |
| In office October 31, 1825 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | James De Wolf |
| Succeeded by | Nathan F. Dixon |
| Member of theRhode Island General Assembly | |
| In office 1840–1841 | |
| In office 1818–1825 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1761-10-26)October 26, 1761 |
| Died | February 25, 1845(1845-02-25) (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Common Burial Ground |
| Party | Federalist National Republican Whig |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | Politician,Lawyer |
Asher Robbins (also known asAshur Robbins; October 26, 1761 – February 25, 1845) was aUnited States senator fromRhode Island.
Born inWethersfield, Connecticut on October 26, 1761, he graduated fromYale College in 1782, was a tutor at Rhode Island College (nowBrown University) from 1782 to 1790, studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1792 and began practice inProvidence, Rhode Island.
He moved toNewport in 1795, was a Federalist candidate forRhode Island's at-large congressional district in 1800,[1] was appointedUnited States district attorney in 1812, and was a member of theRhode Island Assembly from 1818 to 1825.
Robbins was elected asAdams (laterAnti-Jacksonian and thenWhig) to the U.S. Senate in 1825 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJames De Wolf; he was reelected in 1827 and 1833 and served from October 31, 1825, to March 3, 1839. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills (Twenty-second Congress).
After his time in the Senate, Robbins was again a member of the State assembly (1840–1841) and waspostmaster of Newport from 1841 until his death in that city in 1845; interment was in theCommon Burial Ground. His daughter was the poetSophia Louise Little.[2]
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island October 31, 1825 – March 3, 1839 Served alongside:Nehemiah R. Knight | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Oldest living U.S. senator February 13, 1843 – February 25, 1845 | Succeeded by |
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