Providence County
Rhode Island
Providence County information:
- Population: 621,602 (2000); 596,270 (1990)
- Land area 413 square miles.
- County seat: Providence
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Private or family graveyards
Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Samuel Ward King (1786-1851) — of Johnston, Providence
County, R.I. Born May 22,
1786. Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1832;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1839-43. Died January
20, 1851. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- Daniel Mowry, Jr. (1729-1806) — of Rhode Island.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., August
17, 1729. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1766; state
court judge in Rhode Island, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1780. Died July 6,
1806. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
St. Ann's Cemetery
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- John Orlando Pastore (1907-2000) — also known as
John O. Pastore — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Cranston, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 17,
1907. Son of Michele Pastore and Erminia (Asprinio) Pastore;
married, July 12,
1941, to Elena Elizabeth Caito. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1935-37; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1945; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1945-50; resigned 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1950-76. Italian
ancestry. Died, of kidney
failure and Parkinson's
disease, in Scalabrini Villa nursing
home, North Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., July 15,
2000. Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
- Christopher Del Sesto (1907-1973) — of Providence,
Providence
County, R.I. Born March 10,
1907. Republican. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1959-61; defeated, 1956; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1960.
Died December
23, 1973. Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
- John Edward Fogarty (1913-1967) — also known as
John E. Fogarty — of Harmony, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I.; Glocester, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 23,
1913. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1941-44, 1945-67;
died in office 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1948,
1960.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1967. Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
- Thomas Henry Needham (1922-2000) — also known as
Thomas Needham — of Edgewood, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1956; member of Rhode
Island state senate; superior court judge in Rhode Island,
1974-2000. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars. Judge in the 1982 murder trial of Claus
von Bulow. Died in Edgewood, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., March 26,
2000. Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
Knight Cemetery (Cranston Historical Cemetery
#21)
Knightsville, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Politicians buried here:
- Nehemiah Knight (1746-1808) — of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., March 23,
1746. Father of Nehemiah
Rice Knight. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1783; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1803-08; died in
office 1808. Died in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., June 13,
1808. Interment at Knight Cemetery (Cranston Historical Cemetery
#21).
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) — also known as
James C. Monaghan — of Rhode Island; New Jersey. Born in
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
11, 1857. Son of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill)
Monaghan; nephew by marriage of John
Ryan; married, June 12,
1892, to Dorothy T. Ryan. Newspaper
editor; university
professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17. Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1917. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
- John Ryan — of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I. Uncle by marriage of James
Charles Monaghan. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1893-94. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Francis Bernard Condon (1891-1965) — also known as
Francis B. Condon — of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., November
11, 1891. Son of Denis Gerald Condon and Rose (Collette) Condon;
married, September
29, 1926, to Lillian F. Jordan. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1921-27; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1928; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1930-35 (3rd District 1930-33,
1st District 1933-35); justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1935. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion. Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
23, 1965. Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery.
Old Cemetery
Rumford, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Phanuel Bishop (1739-1812) — of Massachusetts. Born
in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., September
3, 1739. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1792-93, 1797-98; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1799-1807 (at-large 1799-1805,
9th District 1805-07). Died in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., January
6, 1812. Interment at Old Cemetery.
Glocester Public Cemetery
Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
Acotes Hill Cemetery
Chepachet, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Warren Otis Arnold (1839-1910) — also known as
Warren O. Arnold — of Chepachet, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., June 3,
1839. Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1887-91, 1895-97.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1910. Interment at Acotes Hill Cemetery.
Unknown Location
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
Notre Dame Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Louis Monast (1863-1936) — of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Quebec,
July
1, 1863. Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1927-29; defeated,
1924, 1928. Died in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., April 16,
1936. Interment at Notre Dame Cemetery.
- George Beaucage (1893-1951) — of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., April 20,
1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1933-51. Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Died November
4, 1951. Interment at Notre Dame Cemetery.
Riverside Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- John William Davis (1826-1907) — also known as
John W. Davis — of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., March 7,
1826. Democrat. Grain trade;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1884,
1892,
1900;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1885-86, 1893; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1887-88, 1890-91; mayor
of Pawtucket, R.I., 1897. Died January
26, 1907. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
St. Francis Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Politicians buried here:
- James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) — also known as
J. Howard McGrath — of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I. Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903. Democrat. Vice-chair of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948,
1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Grange; Urban
League; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles; Elks; Foresters;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus; Royal
Arcanum. Died September
2, 1966. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- John Anthony Notte, Jr. (1909-1983) — also known as
John A. Notte, Jr. — of North Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 3,
1909. Son of John Anthony Notte and Eva Theresa (Rondina) Notte;
married 1934
to Marie Joan Huerth. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary to U.S.
Senator Theodore
F. Green, 1947-56; secretary of
state of Rhode Island, 1957-59; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1960;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1961-63; defeated, 1962; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1967. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha
Phi Delta. Died March 7,
1983. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) — also known
as Jeremiah E. O'Connell — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 8,
1883. Son of Jeremiah O'Connell and Margaret R. (Lynch)
O'Connell; married, June 6,
1910, to Esther Garraty. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi. Died September
18, 1964. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- George Francis O'Shaunessy (1868-1934) — also known
as George F. O'Shaunessy — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Galway, Ireland,
May 1,
1868. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1911-19; defeated,
1922; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1918. Died in 1934.
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- Charles Francis Risk (1897-1943) — also known as
Charles F. Risk — of Saylesville, Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Rhode Island, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1935-37, 1939-41;
defeated, 1940. Died in 1943.
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- Harry Sandager (1887-1955) — of Auburn, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 12,
1887. Son of Maurice Sandager and Louise (Larssen) Sandager.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; automobile
dealer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1928-36; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940, 1942; member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1941-44; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948,
1952
(alternate). Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Lions. Died
in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., December
24, 1955. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- James E. Dunne — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Democrat. Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1923-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1936;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1937. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
- James G. Connolly — of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I. Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1929-33. Interment at St. Francis
Cemetery.
- William Charles Pelkey (1881-1944) — also known as
William C. Pelkey — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
2, 1881. Republican. Rhode Island
Republican state chair, 1925-31. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
21, 1944. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
St. Mary's Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- James Henry Higgins (1876-1927) — also known as
James H. Higgins — of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I., January
22, 1876. Son of Thomas F. Higgins and Elizabeth Ann (Mather)
Higgins; married, November
17, 1908, to Ellen F. Maguire. Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1902; mayor
of Pawtucket, R.I., 1903-06; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1907-09. Catholic.
Died September
16, 1927. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Common Burial Ground
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Dutee Jerauld Pearce (1789-1849) — also known as
Dutee J. Pearce — of Rhode Island. Born in Prudence,
Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I., April 3,
1789. Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state legislature;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1820;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1825-37. Died in
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 9,
1849. Interment at Common Burial Ground.
Grace Church Cemetery
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- Nehemiah Rice Knight (1780-1854) — also known as
Nehemiah R. Knight — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., December
31, 1780. Son of Nehemiah
Knight. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1802; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1817-21; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-41; delegate to
Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1843. Died April 18,
1854. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
- Albert Collins Greene (1792-1863) — also known as
Albert C. Greene — of East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I. Born in East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., April 15,
1792. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1821, 1821-22,
1822-25; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1845-51. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
8, 1863. Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
North Burial Ground
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
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Politicians buried here:
- Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 7,
1707. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1732-52, 1770-75;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1739, 1751-54, 1773; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1755-57, 1758-62, 1763-65, 1767-68; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1774-80; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 13,
1785. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- James Fenner (1771-1846) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
22, 1771. Son of Arthur
Fenner. Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1805-07; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1807-11, 1824-31, 1843-45; Presidential Elector for
Rhode Island, 1816,
1820;
delegate
to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1842. Died April 17,
1846. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Arthur Fenner (1745-1805) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born December
10, 1745. Father of James
Fenner. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1790-1805; died in office 1805; Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island, 1792,
1796.
Died October
15, 1805. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Philip Allen (1785-1865) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
1, 1785. Son of Capt. Zachariah Allen and Nancy (Crawford) Allen;
married 1814
to Phoebe Aborn. Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1819-21; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1851-53; resigned 1853; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1853-59. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
16, 1865. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- David Howell (1747-1824) — of Rhode Island. Born in
Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., January
1, 1747. Father of Jeremiah
Brown Howell. State court judge in Rhode Island, 1780; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1782-85; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1786; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1789; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1801-12; federal
judge, 1812. Died July 21,
1824. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Jeremiah Brown Howell (1771-1822) — of Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
28, 1771. Son of David
Howell. U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1811-17. Died February
5, 1822. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- John Brown Francis (1791-1864) — of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 31,
1791. Grandson of John
Brown. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1821; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1831; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1833-38; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1844-45. Died August 9,
1864. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Jonathan Chace (1829-1917) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., July 22,
1829. Republican. Cotton
manufacturer; banker;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1881-85; resigned
1885; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1885-89; resigned 1889. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1917. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- John Hopkins Clarke (1789-1870) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 1,
1789. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1847-53. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
23, 1870. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- James Manning (1738-1791) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), Union
County, N.J., October
22, 1738. Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1786. Baptist.
Co-founder,
in 1764, of Rhode Island College (now Brown University). Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 29,
1791. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Tristam Burges (1770-1853) — of Rhode Island. Born
in Rochester, Plymouth
County, Mass., February
26, 1770. Great-granduncle of Theodore
Francis Green. Whig. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1811; chief
justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1815; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1825-35; candidate for
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1836. Died in East Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
13, 1853. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Horace Mann (1796-1859) — of Massachusetts. Born in
Franklin, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 4,
1796. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; Free
Soil candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1852. Leader in achieving major reforms of public
schools; elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio, August 2,
1859. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Charles Jackson (1797-1876) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 4,
1797. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1845-46. Died January
21, 1876. Interment at North Burial Ground.
- Joseph Leonard Tillinghast (1791-1844) — also known
as Joseph L. Tillinghast — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Massachusetts, 1791.
Great-grandson of Thomas
Tillinghast. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1829-32; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1837-43. Died in 1844.
Interment at North Burial Ground.
- James Brown Mason (1775-1819) — also known as
James B. Mason — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Connecticut, 1775.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1815-19. Died in 1819.
Interment at North Burial Ground.
- John Brown (1736-1803) — of Rhode Island. Born in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
27, 1736. Uncle of Benjamin
Brown; grandfather of John
Brown Francis. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1782-84; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1799-1801. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1803. Interment at North Burial Ground.
North End Cemetery
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Politicians buried here:
- James Fowler Simmons (1795-1864) — also known as
James F. Simmons — of Rhode Island. Born in Rhode
Island, 1795.
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1841-47, 1857-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860.
Died in 1864.
Interment at North End Cemetery.
- Samuel Eddy (1769-1839) — of Rhode Island. Born in
Johnston, Providence
County, R.I., March 31,
1769. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1819-25. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
3, 1839. Interment at North End Cemetery.
Swan Point Cemetery
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Founded 1846
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
Politicians buried here:
- Winthrop Williams Aldrich (1885-1974) — also known
as Winthrop W. Aldrich — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
2, 1885. Son of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Pierce (Chapman) Aldrich; brother of Richard
Steere Aldrich; married, December
7, 1916, to Harriet Crocker Alexander (1888-1972) (granddaughter
of Charles
Crocker; daughter of Charles
Beatty Alexander; sister-in-law of Sheldon
Whitehouse); uncle of Nelson
Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop
Rockefeller. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Equitable Trust
Company, 1929; president, Chase National Bank,
1930-34; chairman, 1934-53; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1953-57. Member, American
Bankers Association; Council on
Foreign Relations. Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1974. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) — also known as
Henry B. Anthony — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., April 1,
1815. Son of William Anthony and Eliza (Greene) Anthony; married,
October
16, 1837, to Sarah Aborn. Republican. Newspaper
editor; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1849-51; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1859-84; died in office 1884. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
2, 1884. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) — also known as
Nelson W. Aldrich — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I. Born in Foster, Providence
County, R.I., November
6, 1841. Son of Anan E. Aldrich and Abby Ann (Burgess) Aldrich;
cousin of William
Aldrich; married, October
9, 1866, to Abby P. Chapman; father of Richard
Steere Aldrich and Winthrop
Williams Aldrich; grandfather of Nelson
Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop
Rockefeller; great-grandfather of John
Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop
Paul Rockefeller. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; grocer;
director, Roger Williams Bank;
president, First National Bank of
Providence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and Fishkill Railroad;
organizer and president, United Traction
and Electric
Company; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1875-77; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-Vreeland
Currency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 16,
1915. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881) — also known as
Ambrose E. Burnside — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Liberty, Union
County, Ind., May 23,
1824. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1866-69; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1875-81; died in office 1881. Died in
Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., September
13, 1881. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- William Sprague (1830-1915) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., September
12, 1830. Nephew of William
Sprague (1799-1856); son-in-law of Salmon
Portland Chase. Republican. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1860-63; resigned 1863; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1863-75. Died September
11, 1915. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966) — also known as
Theodore F. Green — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
2, 1867. Great-great-grandson of Jonathan
Arnold; great-grandnephew of Tristam
Burges and Lemuel
Hastings Arnold; great-grandson of James
Burrill, Jr.; grandnephew of Samuel
Greene Arnold; son of Arnold Green and Cornelia Abby (Burges)
Green. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916,
1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1918; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1933-37; defeated, 1912, 1928, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61. Baptist.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American Bar
Association; Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 19,
1966. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Theodore Foster (1752-1828) — of Rhode Island. Born
in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., April 29,
1752. Brother of Dwight
Foster (1757-1823); uncle of Alfred
Dwight Foster; granduncle of Dwight
Foster (1828-1884). Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1776, 1812-16; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1790-1803. Died January
13, 1828. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) — also known as
Jesse H. Metcalf — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
16, 1860. Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928.
Unitarian.
Died in 1942.
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- William Jones (1753-1822) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born October
8, 1753. Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1809-10,
1810-11; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1811-17. Died April 9,
1822. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- William Sprague (1799-1856) — of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I. Born in Rhode Island, November
3, 1799. Uncle of William
Sprague (1830-1915). Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1835-37; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1838-39; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1842-44. Died October
19, 1856. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Charles Tillinghast James (1805-1862) — of
Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in West Greenwich Center, West Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., September
15, 1805. U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1851-57. Died of wounds that he
received from the explosion of
a cannon
shell of his own manufacture, with which he was experimenting, at
Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
17, 1862. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Lemuel Hastings Arnold (1792-1852) — also known as
Lemuel H. Arnold — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
29, 1792. Son of Jonathan
Arnold; great-granduncle of Theodore
Francis Green. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1826; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1831-33; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1845-47. Died June 27,
1852. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- James Y. Smith (1809-1876) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Groton, New London
County, Conn., September
15, 1809. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1863-66. Died March 26,
1876. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Seth Padelford (1807-1878) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., October
3, 1807. Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1863-65; Presidential Elector for Rhode
Island, 1868;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1869-73. Died August
26, 1878. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- William Warner Hoppin (1807-1880) — also known as
William W. Hoppin — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
1, 1807. Republican. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1854-57; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1856.
Died April 18,
1880. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Alfred Henry Littlefield (1829-1893) — also known as
Alfred H. Littlefield — of Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., April 2,
1829. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1880-83. Died December
21, 1893. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Henry Frederick Lippitt (1856-1933) — also known as
Henry F. Lippitt — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
12, 1856. Son of Henry
Lippitt and Mary Ann (Balch) Lippitt; brother of Charles
Warren Lippitt; married, December
15, 1881, to Marie Louise Bowen (died 1911); married 1915 to Mrs.
Thomas K. Laughlin. Republican. Cotton
manufacturer; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912.
Died December
28, 1933. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Norman Stanley Case (1888-1967) — also known as
Norman S. Case — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
11, 1888. Son of John Warren Case and Louise Marea (White) Case;
married, June 28,
1916, to Emma Louise Arnold. Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1921-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1927-28; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1928-33; member, Federal Communications Commission,
1934-35. Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Upsilon. Died in Wakefield, South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., October
9, 1967. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Elisha Dyer III (1839-1906) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born November
29, 1839. Son of Elisha
Dyer. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1897-1900. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
29, 1906. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) — also known as
Herbert W. Ladd — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., October
15, 1843. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
29, 1913. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Daniel Russell Brown (1848-1919) — also known as
D. Russell Brown — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., March 28,
1848. Son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown;
married, October
14, 1874, to Isabel Barrows. Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1888;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1892-95. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
28, 1919. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Elisha Dyer (1811-1890) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 20,
1811. Father of Elisha
Dyer III. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1857-59. Died May 17,
1890. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Henry Lippitt (1818-1891) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
9, 1818. Son of Warren Lippitt (1786-1860) and Eliza (Seamans)
Lippitt; married to Mary Ann Balch (1823-1889); father of Charles
Warren Lippitt and Henry
Frederick Lippitt. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1875-77. Died June 5,
1891. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Lucius Fayette Clark Garvin (1841-1922) — also known
as Lucius F. C. Garvin — of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
13, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1885; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1903-05. Died October
2, 1922. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Charles Warren Lippitt (1846-1924) — also known as
Charles W. Lippitt — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
8, 1846. Son of Henry
Lippitt and Mary Ann (Balch) Lippitt; married, February
23, 1886, to Margaret B. Farnum; brother of Henry
Frederick Lippitt. Republican. Manufacturer;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1895-97. Died April 4,
1924. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Augustus Osborn Bourn (1834-1925) — also known as
Augustus O. Bourn — of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
1, 1834. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1883-85. Member, Freemasons.
Died January
28, 1925. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Charles Dean Kimball (1859-1930) — also known as
Charles D. Kimball — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
13, 1859. Son of Emery S. Kimball and Mary C. (Briggs) Kimball;
married, November
24, 1885, to Gertrude C. Greenalgh. Republican. Merchant;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1894-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1900-01; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1901-03. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of the
Revolution; Freemasons.
Died December
8, 1930. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Samuel Greene Arnold (1821-1880) — also known as
Samuel G. Arnold — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Middletown, Newport
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 12,
1821. Granduncle of Theodore
Francis Green. Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1852-53, 1861-62; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1862-63. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
14, 1880. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- David Leonard Barnes (1760-1812) — also known as
David L. Barnes — of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
28, 1760. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1797-1801; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1801-12; died in office 1812.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
3, 1812. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Royal Chapin Taft (1823-1912) — also known as
Royal C. Taft — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Northbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., February
14, 1823. Son of Orsmus Taft and Margaret (Smith) Taft; married,
October
31, 1850, to Mary Frances Aimington. Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1880-84; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1888-89; president, Merchants National Bank;
president, Boston & Providence Railroad;
director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad.
Died June 4,
1912. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Arthur Lewis Brown (1854-1928) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1854. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1896-1927; resigned 1927. Died
in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 10,
1928. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Walter Russell Stiness (1854-1924) — also known as
Walter R. Stiness — of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I. Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., March 13,
1854. Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1878-81; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1904-09; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1915-23. Died in
1924.
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- George Huntington Browne (1811-1885) — also known as
George H. Browne — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Glocester, Providence
County, R.I., January
6, 1811. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1849-52; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1853-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1861-63; defeated,
1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1872-73. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
26, 1885. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Daniel Larned Davis Granger (1852-1909) — also known
as Daniel L. D. Granger — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 30,
1852. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1901-02; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1903-09; died in
office 1909. Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1909. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Adin Ballou Capron (1841-1911) — also known as
Adin B. Capron — of Stillwater, Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
9, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-92; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1897-1911;
defeated, 1892. Died in 1911.
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- George Moulton Carpenter (1844-1896) — of Rhode
Island. Born in Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I., April 22,
1844. Justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1882-85; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1885. Died July 31,
1896. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Charles Harrison Page (1843-1912) — also known as
Charles H. Page — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Glocester, Providence
County, R.I., July 19,
1843. Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1887, 1891-93,
1893-95. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 21,
1912. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Richard Steere Aldrich (1884-1941) — also known as
Richard S. Aldrich — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I. Born in Washington,
D.C., February
29, 1884. Son of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby (Chapman) Aldrich; married, April 30,
1921, to Janet Innis White; brother of Winthrop
Williams Aldrich; uncle of Nelson
Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop
Rockefeller; granduncle of John
Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop
Paul Rockefeller. Republican. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1915-16; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1923-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924;
director, Providence Journal newspaper,
Providence National Bank,
Providence Washington Insurance
Co. Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
25, 1941. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Thomas Allen Jenckes (1818-1875) — of Rhode Island.
Born in Rhode Island, 1818.
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1863-71. Died in
1875.
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Benjamin Tucker Eames (1818-1901) — also known as
Benjamin T. Eames — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 4,
1818. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1871-79. Died in
East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., October
6, 1901. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Henry Joshua Spooner (1839-1918) — also known as
Henry J. Spooner — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August 6,
1839. Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1881-91. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
9, 1918. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Albert Gallup (1796-1851) — of New York. Born in
East Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., January
30, 1796. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1837-39. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
5, 1851. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Oscar Lapham (1837-1926) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., June 29,
1837. Son of Duty Lapham and Lucinda (Wheelock) Lapham; married,
June
20, 1876, to Clara Louise Paine. Democrat. Served in the Union
Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1887; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1891-95. Member,
Loyal
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa. Died March 29,
1926. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- William Bates Greenough (1866-1956) — also known as
William B. Greenough — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born November
22, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924.
Died November
17, 1956. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- William Almy Pirce (1824-1891) — of Rhode Island.
Born in Rhode Island, 1824.
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1885-87. Died in
1891.
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Thomas Davis (1806-1895) — of Rhode Island. Born in
Dublin, Ireland,
December
18, 1806. Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1845-53; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1853-55. Died in
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 26,
1895. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Lucius Bowles Darling (1827-1896) — also known as
Lucius B. Darling — of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
3, 1827. Son of Samuel Darling and Margaret (Smith) Darling;
married to Angeline H. Armington. Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1885-87. Died January
3, 1896. Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
- Nicholas Van Slyck (1829-1892) — of Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Pine Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y.,
