Secretary of the U. S. Senate from 1836 until shortly before his death in 1861
He took the secretary's office from a staff of three to a much larger and more stable and effective operation. There is an extensive account of his tenure at the web site of the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, at:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/SOS_Asbury_Dickins.htm
The National Intelligencer, October 24, 1861
Obituary
The venerable Asbury Dickins, late Secretary of the Senate, died at his residence in this city yesterday morning. Mr. D. was, we believe a native of North Carolina, but removed in early life to Philadelphia. He afterwards spent several years in Europe. Returning to America he filled a post in the Treasury Department under Secretary Crawford with signal usefulness. Subsequently he served with equal credit as chief clerk in the Department of State, under Secretaries Van Buren and Forsyth. In 1836 he was elected Secretary of the Senate of the United States, which respectable and confidential office he filled with great ability and universal approval down to the extra session of the present year. In all the stations which he occupied his faithfulness, talents and gentlemanly bearing won the high respect of his superiors and of all others who knew him.
The Huntress, November 30, 1839
Officers, Clerks and Messengers in the Capitol of the United States Senate
Mr. Asbury Dickens, the present Secretary, who was elected to fill the place of Mr. Lowry, is a very different man, and has nothing to do with tracts. He is a man of pleasant, mild manners, and has a countenance every way unlike to the black, long, demon visage of his predecessor, who never gave a cent to the poor in his life, to our knowledge.
He took the secretary's office from a staff of three to a much larger and more stable and effective operation. There is an extensive account of his tenure at the web site of the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, at:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/SOS_Asbury_Dickins.htm
The National Intelligencer, October 24, 1861
Obituary
The venerable Asbury Dickins, late Secretary of the Senate, died at his residence in this city yesterday morning. Mr. D. was, we believe a native of North Carolina, but removed in early life to Philadelphia. He afterwards spent several years in Europe. Returning to America he filled a post in the Treasury Department under Secretary Crawford with signal usefulness. Subsequently he served with equal credit as chief clerk in the Department of State, under Secretaries Van Buren and Forsyth. In 1836 he was elected Secretary of the Senate of the United States, which respectable and confidential office he filled with great ability and universal approval down to the extra session of the present year. In all the stations which he occupied his faithfulness, talents and gentlemanly bearing won the high respect of his superiors and of all others who knew him.
The Huntress, November 30, 1839
Officers, Clerks and Messengers in the Capitol of the United States Senate
Mr. Asbury Dickens, the present Secretary, who was elected to fill the place of Mr. Lowry, is a very different man, and has nothing to do with tracts. He is a man of pleasant, mild manners, and has a countenance every way unlike to the black, long, demon visage of his predecessor, who never gave a cent to the poor in his life, to our knowledge.
Secretary of the U. S. Senate from 1836 until shortly before his death in 1861
He took the secretary's office from a staff of three to a much larger and more stable and effective operation. There is an extensive account of his tenure at the web site of the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, at:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/SOS_Asbury_Dickins.htm
The National Intelligencer, October 24, 1861
Obituary
The venerable Asbury Dickins, late Secretary of the Senate, died at his residence in this city yesterday morning. Mr. D. was, we believe a native of North Carolina, but removed in early life to Philadelphia. He afterwards spent several years in Europe. Returning to America he filled a post in the Treasury Department under Secretary Crawford with signal usefulness. Subsequently he served with equal credit as chief clerk in the Department of State, under Secretaries Van Buren and Forsyth. In 1836 he was elected Secretary of the Senate of the United States, which respectable and confidential office he filled with great ability and universal approval down to the extra session of the present year. In all the stations which he occupied his faithfulness, talents and gentlemanly bearing won the high respect of his superiors and of all others who knew him.
The Huntress, November 30, 1839
Officers, Clerks and Messengers in the Capitol of the United States Senate
Mr. Asbury Dickens, the present Secretary, who was elected to fill the place of Mr. Lowry, is a very different man, and has nothing to do with tracts. He is a man of pleasant, mild manners, and has a countenance every way unlike to the black, long, demon visage of his predecessor, who never gave a cent to the poor in his life, to our knowledge.
He took the secretary's office from a staff of three to a much larger and more stable and effective operation. There is an extensive account of his tenure at the web site of the Office of the Clerk of the Senate, at:
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/SOS_Asbury_Dickins.htm
The National Intelligencer, October 24, 1861
Obituary
The venerable Asbury Dickins, late Secretary of the Senate, died at his residence in this city yesterday morning. Mr. D. was, we believe a native of North Carolina, but removed in early life to Philadelphia. He afterwards spent several years in Europe. Returning to America he filled a post in the Treasury Department under Secretary Crawford with signal usefulness. Subsequently he served with equal credit as chief clerk in the Department of State, under Secretaries Van Buren and Forsyth. In 1836 he was elected Secretary of the Senate of the United States, which respectable and confidential office he filled with great ability and universal approval down to the extra session of the present year. In all the stations which he occupied his faithfulness, talents and gentlemanly bearing won the high respect of his superiors and of all others who knew him.
The Huntress, November 30, 1839
Officers, Clerks and Messengers in the Capitol of the United States Senate
Mr. Asbury Dickens, the present Secretary, who was elected to fill the place of Mr. Lowry, is a very different man, and has nothing to do with tracts. He is a man of pleasant, mild manners, and has a countenance every way unlike to the black, long, demon visage of his predecessor, who never gave a cent to the poor in his life, to our knowledge.
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