Asher Robbins
Asher Robbins | |
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Nathan F. Dixon | |
| Member of the Rhode Island General Assembly | |
| In office 1840–1841 | |
| In office 1818–1825 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1761 National Republican, Whig |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Asher Robbins (also known as Ashur Robbins; October 26, 1761 – February 25, 1845) was a
United States senator from Rhode Island
.
Early life
Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut on October 26, 1761, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor at 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.
Politics
He moved to
Rhode Island Assembly
from 1818 to 1825.
Robbins was elected as
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).
Later life
After his time in the Senate, Robbins was again a member of the State assembly (1840–1841) and was
Common Burial Ground. His daughter was the poet Sophia Louise Little.[1]
References
- Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. 3. New York: D. Appleton & Co. p. 738.
- United States Congress. "Asher Robbins (id: R000297)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- A Statement of Some Leading Principles and Measures Adopted by General Jackson written by Robbins and others
- United States Congress. "Asher Robbins (id: R000297)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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