Asher Robbins Summary

Asher Robbins

United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office October 31, 1825 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by	James De Wolf
Succeeded by	Nathan F. Dixon

Born	October 26, 1757 Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Died	February 25, 1845 Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Political party	National Republican, Whig
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Asher Robbins (October 26, 1757 – February 25, 1845) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor in Rhode Island College (now Brown University) from 1782 to 1790, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792 and began practice in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to Newport in 1795, was appointed United States district attorney in 1812, and was a member of the Rhode Island Assembly from 1818 to 1825. Robbins was elected as Adams (later Anti-Jacksonian and then Whig) to the U.S. Senate in 1825 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James 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 was postmaster of Newport from 1841 until his death in that city in 1845; interment was in Burial Ground Common.

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Preceded by James De Wolf	United States Senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island October 31, 1825 – March 3, 1839	Succeeded by Nathan F. Dixon
Preceded by Nathaniel Chipman	Oldest living U.S. Senator February 13, 1843 – February 25, 1845	Succeeded by William Plumer

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