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Asbury Dickins | |
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| 4th Secretary of the United States Senate | |
| In office December 13, 1836 – July 15, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Lowrie |
| Succeeded by | John Weiss Forney |
| 8th Chief Clerk of the Department of State | |
| In office August 23, 1833 – December 12, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Brent |
| Succeeded by | Aaron Ogden Dayton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1780 North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | 1861 (aged 80–81) |
Asbury Dickins (1780–1861) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1836 until shortly before his death in 1861.
Originally from North Carolina, Dickins worked as a publisher and a bookseller before entering government service as chief clerk of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 1829. He then moved to the U.S. Department of State in 1833, again serving as the department's chief clerk. Dickins finally became Secretary of the Senate in 1836 and served under both Democratic and Whig majorities. During his tenure, the Secretary's office increased in size and professionalism.
