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Joshua Melancthon Addeman (1840-1930) —
also known as Joshua M. Addeman —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Bay of Islands, New
Zealand, November
15, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; secretary
of state of Rhode Island, 1872-87.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died October
13, 1930 (age 89 years, 332
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Addeman and Maria (Fligg) Addeman; married 1872 to Louise
Waterman Winsor. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) —
also known as Anthony B. Akers —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born near Charlotte, Atascosa
County, Tex., October
19, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1961-63.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Federal
Bar Association.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover
County, N.C., April 1,
1976 (age 61 years, 165
days).
Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.
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Ann Aldrich (1927-2010) —
of Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 28,
1927.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1980-95; took
senior status 1995.
Female.
Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, May 2,
2010 (age 82 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1915-16; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1923-33; director,
Providence Journal newspaper,
Providence National Bank,
Providence Washington Insurance
Co.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
25, 1941 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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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.
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, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Bankers Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1974 (age 88 years, 115
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) —
also known as Frederick H. Allen —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 30,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village
president of Pelham Manor, New York, 1904-06; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920
(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Newport Hospital,
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
3, 1937 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Beechwoods
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen; brother of William
Fessenden Allen; married, June 30,
1892, to Adele Livingston Stevens; grandson of Samuel
Clesson Allen; third great-grandnephew of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Gouverneur
Morris; second cousin twice removed of Elijah
Hunt Mills; second cousin thrice removed of Oliver
Ellsworth, Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; second cousin four times removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Chester
Ashley; third cousin twice removed of Theodore
Dwight, Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth, William
Wolcott Ellsworth and Abijah
Blodget; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799), Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr., Jonathan
Ingersoll, Jared
Ingersoll, Josiah
Meigs and Daniel
Pitkin; fourth cousin of Albert
Asahel Bliss and Philemon
Bliss; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph
Churchill Strong, Theodore
Davenport, Chester
William Chapin, Harrison
Blodget, John
William Allen, William
Alfred Buckingham, James
Samuel Wadsworth, Henry
Titus Backus, George
Washington Wolcott, William
Dean Kellogg, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott, Oliver
Morgan Hungerford, Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919), Judson
H. Warner, Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900) and Josiah
Quincy. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Morris-Ingersoll
family of New York and Connecticut; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Samuel W. K. Allen (b. 1842) —
of East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in North Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., January
2, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1885-86, 1891-97, 1907; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1894-97;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker).
Burial location unknown.
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Lincoln Carter Almond (b. 1936) —
also known as Lincoln Almond —
of Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 16,
1936.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1968; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1969-73, 1981-93; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1995-2003; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alexis Caswell Angell (1857-1932) —
also known as Alexis C. Angell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
26, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12;
resigned 1912.
Died December
24, 1932 (age 75 years, 242
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Adelard Archambault (1860-1923) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saint-Paul, Quebec,
April
24, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1900-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1903-04; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1905-07, 1917-19; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., February
19, 1923 (age 62 years, 301
days).
Interment somewhere
in Holyoke, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Francois Xavier Archambault and Delphine (Bouthillier)
Archambault. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Peleg Arnold (1751-1820) —
Born in Smithfield (part now in North Smithfield), Providence
County, R.I., June 10,
1751.
Lawyer; tavern
keeper; banker;
member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1780; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1787-88; chief
justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1795-1812.
Died in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., February
13, 1820 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Woonsocket, R.I.
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Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (1897-1976) —
also known as Hugh D. Auchincloss —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
28, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; stockbroker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1940.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1976 (age 79 years, 84
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Elijah Babbitt (1795-1887) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 29,
1795.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1836-37; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 27th District, 1844-45; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 25th District, 1859-63.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., January
9, 1887 (age 91 years, 164
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Elijah Babbitt (1750-1850) and Amy (Tefft) Babbitt; married, November
28, 1827, to Caroline Elizabeth Kelso; first cousin once removed
of Jacob
Babbitt; first cousin twice removed of George
Henry Babbitt; first cousin thrice removed of Francis
Sanford Babbitt; first cousin four times removed of William
Greene; second cousin thrice removed of William
Greene Jr.; third cousin once removed of Henry
Howard Starkweather; third cousin twice removed of Ray
Greene, Charles
Henry Pendleton, Chauncey
C. Pendleton and Eckford
Gustavus Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred
Avery Burnham, Howkin
Bulkley Beardslee, George
Mortimer Beakes, Cornelia
Cole Fairbanks, Daniel
Parrish Witter and Llewellyn
James Barden. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Houghton
family of Corning, New York; Beakes-Greene-Witter
family; Upham
family (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Jeremiah Bailey (1773-1853) —
of Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Born in Little Compton, Newport
County, R.I., May 1,
1773.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1811-14; probate judge in
Massachusetts, 1816-20; probate judge in Maine, 1820-34; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1835-37; defeated, 1836.
Died in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, July 6,
1853 (age 80 years, 66
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Wiscasset, Maine.
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Caleb Baker (1762-1849) —
of Tioga County (part now in Chemung
County), N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., 1762.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1810; member of
New
York state assembly from Tioga County, 1813-15, 1829; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1819-21.
Died in Southport (now part of Elmira), Chemung
County, N.Y., June 26,
1849 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Fitzsimmons
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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David S. Baker (d. 1906) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1885-89.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey Almy Baker (1881-1951) —
also known as Harvey A. Baker —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April
24, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1914-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died March
28, 1951 (age 69 years, 338
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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William Cotter Baker —
also known as William C. Baker —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1892-94, 1897-98; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1898-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Claude C. Ball (b. 1881) —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in England,
1881.
Progressive. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Sidney Miller Ballou (1870-1929) —
also known as Sidney Ballou —
of Hawaii.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
24, 1870.
Lawyer; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1907-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Navy
League.
Died October
29, 1929 (age 59 years, 5
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Oren Aldrich Ballou and Charlotte (Miller) Ballou; married, December
21, 1895, to Thomie Duke; married, July 27,
1907, to Lucia Burnett. |
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Paul J. Barbadoro (b. 1955) —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 5,
1955.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1992-.
Still living as of 2000.
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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 (age 52 years, 280
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Perry Belmont (1851-1947) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 25,
1947 (age 95 years, 148
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Richard Milford Blatchford (1798-1875) —
also known as Richard M. Blatchford —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
24, 1798.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1855; U.S.
Minister to Papal States, 1862; New York City Park Commissioner, 1872.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
4, 1875 (age 77 years, 133
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel M. Blatchford (1820-1893) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1820.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1867-78; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1878-82; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882-93; died in office 1893.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 7,
1893 (age 73 years, 120
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Carpenter Bliss (b. 1874) —
also known as William C. Bliss —
of East Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in East Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 6,
1874.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1908-12; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Newman Bliss and Fannie A. (Carpenter)
Bliss. |
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John Taggard Blodgett (1859-1912) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 16,
1859.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1898-1900; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1900-03.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 4,
1912 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Henry Manchester Boss Jr. (1875-1960) —
also known as Henry M. Boss, Jr. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
13, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1926, 1929-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Zeta
Psi.
Died April 9,
1960 (age 84 years, 209
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
5, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1867-71; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1871-72; Charleston
County Sheriff, 1873-80.
Catholic.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 23,
1880 (age 48 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Francis Joseph Boyle (b. 1927) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., 1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1977-92; took senior status 1992.
Still living as of 2002.
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William Bradford (1729-1808) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Plympton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
4, 1729.
Physician;
lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1764-65; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1798-1802; Speaker
of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1764-65, 1766-67, 1780,
1780-86, 1787-88, 1789-90, 1791-93; Deputy
Governor of Rhode Island, 1775-78; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1793-97.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., July 6,
1808 (age 78 years, 245
days).
Original interment at Bristol Town Common, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Luther Bradish (1783-1863) —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Cummington, Hampshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1783.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1828-30, 1836-38; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1838; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1837-42; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1842.
Died, in Ocean House hotel,
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
30, 1863 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. John Bradish and Hannah (Warner) Bradish; married 1814 to Helen
Elizabeth Gibbs; married 1839 to Mary
Eliza Hart. |
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Joseph Philo Bradley (1813-1892) —
also known as Joseph P. Bradley —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March
14, 1813.
Lawyer; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian
Reformed.
As the only politically independent member of the Electoral
Commission to settle the disputed 1876 presidential election, he cast
the deciding vote to award all of the disputed electoral votes to the
Republican candidate, Rutheford
B. Hayes.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1892 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Charles Ray Brayton (1840-1910) —
also known as Charles R. Brayton —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., August
16, 1840.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; postmaster at Providence,
R.I., 1874-80; Rhode Island
Republican state chair, 1876-77; member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1896-1910; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1900.
Died September
23, 1910 (age 70 years, 38
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Samuel Willard Bridgham (1774-1840) —
also known as Samuel W. Bridgham —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Rehoboth (part now in Seekonk), Bristol
County, Mass., May 4,
1774.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1810; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1826; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1832-40; died in office 1840.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
28, 1840 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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Arthur Lewis Brown (1854-1928) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1896-1927; retired 1927.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 10,
1928 (age 73 years, 195
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Welch Brown and Mary Elizabeth (Thurber) Brown; married, February
12, 1884, to Cora E. Aylsworth. |
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George Tilden Brown (b. 1848) —
also known as George T. Brown —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in West Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., June 29,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1877-78, 1893-94; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1888;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1889-91; superior court judge in Rhode
Island, 1905-16.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Tilden Brown and Roxallana (Potter) Brown; married, August
29, 1876, to Ida Rebekah Williams. |
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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 (age 74 years, 263
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Jonathan Russell Bullock (1815-1899) —
also known as J. Russell Bullock —
of Alton, Madison
County, Ill.; Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., September
6, 1815.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1844-46; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1849-53; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1859-60; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1860-61; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1862-64; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1865-69; resigned 1869.
Died, of heart
disease, in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., May 7,
1899 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Nathaniel Bullock (1777-1867) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., May 1,
1777.
Democrat. Lawyer; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1825-26; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1827-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1840;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1842-43.
Died in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., November
13, 1867 (age 90 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clark Burdick (1868-1948) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., January
13, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1906-08; acting postmaster
at Newport,
R.I., 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1915-16; mayor
of Newport, R.I., 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1919-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
27, 1948 (age 80 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I.
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Tristam Burges (1770-1853) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Rochester, Plymouth
County, Mass., February
26, 1770.
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 (age 83 years, 229
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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David A. Caprio (b. 1967) —
of Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 5,
1967.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 47th District, 2000-02;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Frank T. Caprio (b. 1966) —
of Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 10,
1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1988;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1990-94; member of Rhode
Island state senate 8th District, 1995-.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jeremiah Eaton Cary (1803-1888) —
of Cherry Valley, Otsego
County, N.Y.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., April
30, 1803.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1843-45.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June, 1888
(age 85
years, 0 days).
Interment at Grace
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.
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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.
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; defeated, 1932; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1934-45.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Wakefield, South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., October
9, 1967 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Lester Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999) —
also known as John H. Chafee —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
22, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1957-63; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1963-69; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99; defeated, 1972; died in
office 1999.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of heart
failure, at the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
24, 1999 (age 77 years, 2
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Kent County, R.I.; statue at Colt
State Park, Bristol, R.I.
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Christopher Elihu Champlin (1860-1915) —
also known as Christopher E. Champlin —
of New Shoreham, Newport County (now Washington
County), R.I.
Born in New Shoreham, Newport County (now Washington
County), R.I., September
24, 1860.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state senate from New Shoreham, 1901, 1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
11, 1915 (age 55 years, 78
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery, New Shoreham, R.I.
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Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869-1942) —
also known as Lewis S. Chanler —
of Barrytown, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
24, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1907-08; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1908; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1910-12.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1942 (age 72 years, 157
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,
N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler; brother of William
Astor Chanler; married, September
24, 1890, to Alice Chamberlain; married, May 23,
1921, to Julia Lynch (Olin) Benkard; grandnephew of John
Jacob Astor III; second great-grandson of John
Armstrong Jr.; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Armstrong and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of John
Armstrong and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Robert
Livingston the Younger; fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); sixth great-grandson of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); first cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and Maturin
Livingston; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Stephen
John Schuyler, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792) and Peter
Samuel Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), William
Jay, Gerrit
Smith, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; fourth cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry, Ogden
Livingston Mills and Robert
Reginald Livingston. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Clinton-DeWitt
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Vincent Albert Cianci (1941-2016) —
also known as Buddy Cianci —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
30, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1975-84, 1991-2002; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1976 ;
candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1980; talk
show host.
Italian
ancestry.
Pleaded
no contest in 1984 to charges
that he beat
his estranged
wife's lover with a fireplace log. Charged
with twelve federal counts of bribery,
conspiracy and racketeering; convicted
in June, 2002 on two counts.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
28, 2016 (age 74 years, 273
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
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David N. Cicilline (b. 1961) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 15,
1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 4th District, 1995-2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2000,
2004,
2008,
2012;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2003-11; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 2008.
Italian
and Jewish
ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Henry Clifford (1809-1876) —
also known as John H. Clifford —
of New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
16, 1809.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives from New Bedford, 1835; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1849-53, 1854-58; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1853-54; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1862; president, Boston and Providence Railroad.
Died in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., January
2, 1876 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, New Bedford, Mass.
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LeBaron Bradford Colt (1846-1924) —
also known as LeBaron B. Colt —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 25,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1879-81; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1881-84; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1884-1913; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1913-24; died in office 1924.
Died in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., August
18, 1924 (age 78 years, 54
days).
Interment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1921-26; 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 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.
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Howard Conkling (1855-1938) —
of Luzerne, Warren
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93, 1903, 1914-15 (Warren County 1892-93,
New York County 25th District 1903, New York County 29th District
1914-15); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1898.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
5, 1938 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Greenan Connolly (b. 1886) —
also known as James G. Connolly —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in River Point, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March
28, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1920;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1929-33.
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Image source:
Rhode Island Manual 1931 |
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John Augustin Coulthurst (b. 1871) —
also known as John A. Coulthurst —
of Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., June 24,
1871.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1902-05; secretary of
Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1906-07; candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1907 (Democratic primary), 1907 (Independence
League).
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Coulthurst and Mary Elizabeth (Berry)
Coulthurst. |
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Joseph Aloysius Doorley Jr. (b. 1930) —
also known as Joseph A. Doorley, Jr. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
12, 1930.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1964
(alternate), 1968;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1965-75; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1968.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Aloysius Doorley, Sr. and Nora (Cannon)
Doorley. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Stephen A. Fanning (1907-1983) —
of Valley Falls, Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., April
18, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island
Democratic State Committee, 1938-48; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1947-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Prather Fletcher (1873-1959) —
also known as Henry P. Fletcher —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.; Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa.; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., April
10, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1909-14; Luxembourg, 1923-24; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1914-16; Mexico, 1916-19; Belgium, 1922-24; Italy, 1924-29; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1934-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936
(speaker);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1940;
member, Resolutions Committee, 1940;
Parliamentarian, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 10,
1959 (age 86 years, 91
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Theodore Foster (1752-1828) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., April
29, 1752.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1776, 1812-16; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1790-1803.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
13, 1828 (age 75 years, 259
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Gordon D. Fox —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lawyer; nightclub
owner; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 4th District, 1993-; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2010-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004;
member, Platform Committee, 2008.
Irish
and Cape
Verdean ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2012.
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Alphonse Gaulin Jr. (1874-1937) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., May 24,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1903-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1904;
U.S. Consul in Le Havre, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1909-21; Rio de Janeiro, 1921-26; Paris, 1926-29.
Died, from an intestinal
hemorrhage and heart
disease, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1937 (age 62 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alphonse Gaulin and Marcoux (Elmire) Gaulin; married, September
12, 1905, to Marguerite H. Steele. |
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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837-1927) —
also known as Elbridge T. Gerry; "Commodore
Gerry" —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charlestown, Washington
County, R.I., December
25, 1837.
Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; founder
and president, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children (said to be the "parent of all child protective
organizations in the world"); governor of New York Hospital,
1878-1912; chairman, New York State Commission on Capital Punishment
(replaced hanging with the electric chair), 1886-88; trustee, New
York Life
Insurance Co.; chairman, New York City Commission on Insanity,
1892.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Broke his hip in a fall, and
died two weeks later, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1927 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Entombed at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Peter Goelet Gerry (1879-1957) —
also known as Peter G. Gerry —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
18, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1917-29, 1935-47; defeated, 1928,
1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1932-36.
Episcopalian.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Louisa Matilda (Livingston) Gerry and Elbridge
Thomas Gerry; married, May 26,
1910, to Mathilde Townsend (who later married Benjamin
Sumner Welles); married, October
22, 1925, to Edith Stuyvesant (Dresser) Vanderbilt;
great-grandson of Elbridge
Gerry, Ann
Gerry and Maturin
Livingston; great-grandnephew of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson of Morgan
Lewis; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of Francis
Lewis and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin four times removed of Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Robert
Walton Goelet and Ogden
Livingston Mills; second cousin once removed of Peter
Goelet; second cousin twice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and John
Jacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Gerrit
Smith and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed of Levi
Lincoln, Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston and Hamilton
Fish; fourth cousin of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and Robert
Reginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas J. Grady (b. 1877) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
16, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Sixth Suffolk District, 1905;
member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 4th District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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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., 1901-03; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1903-09; died in
office 1909.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1909 (age 56 years, 260
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Clinton Gray (1843-1915) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1843.
Democrat. Lawyer; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1888-1913; appointed 1888.
Episcopalian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., June 28,
1915 (age 71 years, 206
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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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.
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
(alternate), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948,
1952,
1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; 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, 1936-40; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61.
Baptist.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 19,
1966 (age 98 years, 229
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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William Bates Greenough (1866-1956) —
also known as William B. Greenough —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
22, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of James Carruthers Greenough and Jeanie Ashley (Bates) Greenough;
married, September
27, 1893, to Eliza S. Clark. |
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Joseph Jerome Hahn (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Jerome Hahn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
20, 1868.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Rhode Island, 1919-30; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1930-38.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Hahn and Rose (Stern) Hahn; married, March
16, 1911, to Katherine L. Marr. |
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Henry DeWitt Hamilton (1863-1942) —
also known as H. DeWitt Hamilton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; West Barrington, Barrington, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in White Hall, Greene
County, Ill., February
26, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adjutant
General of New York, 1912; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; secretary of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1923-42.
Died in Barrington, Bristol
County, R.I., August
18, 1942 (age 79 years, 173
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Benjamin Brown Hamilton and Mary Ann Hildred (Chandler)
Hamilton; married, June 30,
1893, to Ada Estelle Brown. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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John Patrick Hartigan (1887-1968) —
also known as John P. Hartigan —
of Edgewood, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
29, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1933-39; defeated, 1930, 1938;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1936;
Rhode
Island Democratic state chair, 1939; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1940-51; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1951-65.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died August
10, 1968 (age 80 years, 225
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Hartigan and Ellen (Smith) Hartigan; married, October
25, 1920, to Alice F. Carroll. |
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Benjamin Hazard (1770-1841) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Middletown, Newport
County, R.I., September
18, 1770.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1809-40; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1816-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., March
10, 1841 (age 70 years, 173
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Felix Hébert (1874-1969) —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born near St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
of American parents, December
11, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Rhode Island, 1909-28;
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1929-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1944-52.
Catholic.
French
Canadian ancestry.
Died in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., December
14, 1969 (age 95 years, 3
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, West Warwick, R.I.
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James Henry Higgins (1876-1927) —
also known as James H. Higgins; "Boy Mayor of
Pawtucket" —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Saylesville, Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I., January
22, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1902; mayor
of Pawtucket, R.I., 1903-06; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector
for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
Catholic governor of Rhode Island.
Died in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., September
16, 1927 (age 51 years, 237
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary's Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Samuel Robertson Honey (1842-1927) —
also known as Samuel R. Honey —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Peckham, Surrey, England,
June
14, 1842.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1887-88; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1888-96; mayor
of Newport, R.I., 1892; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1892,
1904;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1893-94.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in London, England,
February
17, 1927 (age 84 years, 248
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (1845-1923) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
developer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
candidate for village
president of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1877; chair of
Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
president, Mount Pleasant Sugar
Company; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive).
Unitarian.
English
ancestry.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., August
20, 1923 (age 78 years, 141
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Louis V. Jackvony (b. 1892) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born January
25, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1921-22; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936;
Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1939-40; member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Jackvony and Carmela (Grieco) Jackvony; married, February
7, 1921, to Clotilde Zambarano. |
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Eugene Louis Jalbert (b. 1885) —
also known as Eugene L. Jalbert —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Arctic, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; general counsel, Woonsocket Spinning
Co., Verdun Manufacturing Co. (textile
mill), Lafayette Worsted
Spinning Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Jalbert and Julie (Danis) Jalbert; married, November
28, 1912, to Nathalie H. Moreau. |
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Thomas Allen Jenckes (1818-1875) —
also known as Thomas Jenckes —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., November
2, 1818.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1854-57; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1863-71.
Died in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., November
4, 1875 (age 57 years, 2
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Ambrose Kennedy (1875-1967) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., December
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1911-13; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1912-13; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1913-23; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1932.
Died March
10, 1967 (age 91 years, 99
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Cemetery, Blackstone, Mass.
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Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., May 29,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married, December
29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of Houghton
Letts. |
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Frank Licht (1916-1987) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 3,
1916.
Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John
C. Mahoney, 1942-43; lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-56; superior court judge in Rhode
Island, 1956-68; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1969-73.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 30,
1987 (age 71 years, 88
days).
Interment at Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick, R.I.
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Frederick Lippitt (1916-2005) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1916.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1961-83; candidate for mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1984, 1990.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 11,
2005 (age 88 years, 133
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John J. Lombardi (b. 1952) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born April
30, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2002-03; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 8th District, 2013-.
Still living as of 2017.
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Ronald K. Machtley (b. 1948) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa., July 13,
1948.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1989-95; candidate
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Christopher Mahoney (1882-1952) —
also known as John C. Mahoney —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
December
19, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1924;
U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1935-40; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1940-50; took
senior status 1950.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
18, 1952 (age 69 years, 335
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Mann (1796-1859) —
also known as "The Father of American Public
Education" —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Franklin, Norfolk
County, Mass., May 4,
1796.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1827-33; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1833-37; secretary, Massachusetts Board of
Education, 1837-48; founder and editor of The Common School
Journal; became a national leader in improving and reforming
public schools; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; Free
Soil candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1852; president
and professor
at Antioch College, 1852-59.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in Yellow Springs, Greene
County, Ohio, August
2, 1859 (age 63 years, 90
days).
Original interment somewhere in Yellow Springs, Ohio; reinterment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.; statue at State House Grounds, Boston, Mass.
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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.; South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; 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
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,
1945-46; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Urban
League; American
Judicature Society; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
2, 1966 (age 62 years, 278
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Edwin Daniel McGuiness (1856-1901) —
also known as Edwin D. McGuiness —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 17,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Rhode Island, 1887-88, 1890-91; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1896-98; defeated, 1893.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
21, 1901 (age 44 years, 339
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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John Sammon McKiernan (1911-1997) —
also known as John S. McKiernan —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
15, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1947-50, 1951-56; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1950-51; superior court judge in Rhode Island,
1956-; appointed 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets;
American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Kent County Memorial Hospital,
Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 9,
1997 (age 85 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Augustus Samuel Miller (1847-1905) —
also known as Augustus S. Miller —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., August
13, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1889-91; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1903-05; died in office 1905.
Died, from heart
disease, in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
26, 1905 (age 58 years, 44
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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George William Miller (1925-2006) —
also known as G. William Miller —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., March 9,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; executive with Textron, Inc.; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1968;
chairman of Federal Reserve, 1978-79; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1979-81.
Congregationalist.
Died, from idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 2006 (age 81 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) —
also known as Ogden L. Mills —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1926; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.
Member, Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1937 (age 53 years, 49
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruth (Livingston) Mills and Ogden Mills; married 1911 to
Margaret S. Rutherfurd; married 1924 to
Dorothy (Randolph) Fell; nephew of Elizabeth Mills (who married Whitelaw
Reid); great-grandson of Maturin
Livingston; great-grandnephew of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson of Morgan
Lewis; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of Francis
Lewis and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Ogden
Mills Reid; first cousin once removed of Ogden
Rogers Reid; first cousin four times removed of Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry; second cousin twice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and John
Jacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Gerrit
Smith and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston and Hamilton
Fish; fourth cousin of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and Robert
Reginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Federal Reserve
History |
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Cornelius Curran Moore (1884-1970) —
also known as Cornelius C. Moore —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
27, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); president, Newport National Bank,
1950-61.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
11, 1970 (age 85 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Moore and Katherine Mary Moore. |
| | | Image source: Newport Daily News,
August 11, 1970 |
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Edward de Veaux Morrell (1862-1917) —
of Torresdale, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
7, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1900-07.
Died in 1917
(age about
54 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Philadelphia County, Pa.
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Thomas Henry Needham (1922-2000) —
also known as Thomas H. 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, 1960; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1972;
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 (age 77 years, 270
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
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Stanford Newel (1839-1907) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 7,
1839.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1884,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1897-1905; Luxembourg, 1903-05.
Died in 1907
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Westcott Nickerson (1857-1917) —
also known as Stephen W. Nickerson —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Winthrop, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
12, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Honorary
Vice-Consul for China in Boston,
Mass., 1903; Honorary
Consul for China in Boston,
Mass., 1905-08.
Died in Wellesley, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
4, 1917 (age 60 years, 265
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Philip William Noel (b. 1931) —
also known as Philip W. Noel —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., June 5,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Warwick, R.I., 1967-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1968;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1973-77; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2019.
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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.
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 for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1967.
Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Phi Delta.
Died March 7,
1983 (age 73 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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George Francis O'Shaunessy (1868-1934) —
also known as George F. O'Shaunessy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; 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 Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1934 (age 66 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Thomas J. Paolino (1905-1987) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; North Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
4, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1940.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in April, 1987
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1952,
1960,
1964
(Temporary
Chair), 1968;
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 (age 93 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
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Dutee Jerauld Pearce (1789-1849) —
also known as Dutee J. Pearce —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Prudence, Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I., April 3,
1789.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1810; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1819-25; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1825-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1840.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 9,
1849 (age 60 years, 36
days).
Interment at Common
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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Fred Bartlett Perkins (1897-1969) —
of West Barrington, Barrington, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., February
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-50; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1952-60.
Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in 1969
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred William Perkins and Sophia Louise (Bartlett)
Perkins. |
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Emery Davis Potter (1804-1896) —
also known as Emery D. Potter —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
7, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1834-43;
postmaster at Toledo,
Ohio, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1843-45, 1849-51; mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1846-49; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1848-50; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1857; member of Ohio
state senate, 1874-76.
Died in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, February
12, 1896 (age 91 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
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Patrick Henry Quinn (b. 1869) —
also known as Patrick H. Quinn —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., December
16, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer, Warwick Lace
Works and Bancroft Lace Co.;
president, Phenix Lace
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932,
1936;
candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1914; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1916-32.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
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Margaret (Callaghan) Quinn; married, July 22,
1909, to Margaret M. Conners. |
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Robert Emmet Quinn (1894-1975) —
also known as Robert E. Quinn —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., April 2,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1923-25, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928
(alternate), 1940;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1933-37; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; superior court judge in
Rhode Island, 1941-48.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa.
Died May 20,
1975 (age 81 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gina Marie Raimondo (b. 1971) —
also known as Gina Raimondo —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., May 17,
1971.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; Rhode
Island general treasurer, 2011-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 2012;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 2015-.
Female.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
First
woman to be Governor of Rhode Island.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Francis Reed (b. 1949) —
also known as Jack Reed —
of Jamestown, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
12, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1985-90; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1991-97; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008,
2012;
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Ritchie (1834-1903) —
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., September
7, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1888;
Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1892-1903.
Died, in the Massasoit House hotel,
Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
14, 1903 (age 69 years, 7
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Asher Robbins (1761-1845) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., October
26, 1761.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1812-20; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1818-25; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1825-39; postmaster at Newport,
R.I., 1841-45.
Died February
25, 1845 (age 83 years, 122
days).
Interment at Common
Burying Ground, Newport, R.I.
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Frederic Moseley Sackett Jr. (1868-1941) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
17, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Louisville Gas Co.
and Louisville Lighting
Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co.
and Black Star Coal Co.;;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33.
Unitarian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 18,
1941 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Fernand Joseph St. Germain (1928-2014) —
also known as Fernand J. St. Germain —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., January
9, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1952-60; delegate
to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1955; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1961-89; defeated,
1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,
1964,
1968,
1988.
French
Canadian ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
16, 2014 (age 86 years, 219
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Corlis Sherman (1799-1863) —
also known as George C. Sherman —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
14, 1799.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1844-45.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April
23, 1863 (age 63 years, 130
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Benjamin Douglas Silliman (1805-1901) —
also known as Benjamin D. Silliman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
14, 1805.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County, 1838; delegate to Whig National
Convention from New York, 1839 (speaker); Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-66;
Republican candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1873.
At the time of his death, he was the oldest practicing lawyer in New
York State, and the oldest graduate of Yale University.
Died, from bronchial
pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
24, 1901 (age 95 years, 132
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868) —
also known as Gold S. Silliman —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1777.
Whig. Lawyer; postmaster at Brooklyn,
N.Y., 1849-53.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 3,
1868 (age 90 years, 221
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James E. Smith (d. 1935) —
also known as "The Stormy Petrel" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1899-1902;
assistant district attorney, New York County, 1910-22.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1935.
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Smith and Bridget (Moynihan) Smith; married to Sarah Quinn
(daughter of John
Quinn). |
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Mortimer Aloysius Sullivan (b. 1880) —
also known as Mortimer A. Sullivan —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., January
2, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1924,
1928;
mayor
of Newport, R.I., 1931.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy C. Sullivan and Margaret (Blake) Sullivan. |
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William Nelson Taft (1847-1889) —
also known as William N. Taft —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of South
Carolina state senate from Charleston County, 1876-80; postmaster
at Charleston,
S.C., 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1884.
Died in 1889
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Willard Brooks Tanner (1858-1946) —
also known as Willard B. Tanner —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., August
24, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1897-1902; superior court judge in
Rhode Island, 1905-29.
Died, in Rhode Island Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 21,
1946 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar A. Tanner and Agnes E. (Brooks) Tanner; married, October
12, 1886, to Annie Tingley Dunlop. |
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Angel Taveras (b. 1970) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
18, 1970.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 2000; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2012;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2011-15; candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 2014.
Dominican
ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Robert Owens Tiernan (1929-2014) —
also known as Robert O. Tiernan —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
24, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1960-67; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1967-75; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1968.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
15, 2014 (age 85 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Francis Troy (b. 1876) —
also known as George F. Troy —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 8,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1940-52.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Troy and Isabella (Goodwin) Troy; married, July 20,
1908, to Alice L. Wallace. |
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Henry Wheaton (1785-1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
27, 1785.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1824; U.S. Charge d'Affaires
to Denmark, 1827-35; Prussia, 1835-37; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1837-46.
Died March
11, 1848 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sheldon Whitehouse (b. 1955) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; clerk for Judge Richard
Neely, 1982-83; executive counsel and director of policy for Gov.
Bruce
Sundlun, 1991-92; director, Rhode Island Department of Business
Regulation, 1992-94; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1994-98; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1999-2003; candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 2002; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 2008,
2012.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Alexander Williamson (1829-1902) —
also known as James A. Williamson —
of Iowa.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
8, 1829.
Lawyer; Iowa
Democratic state chair, 1859; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1864;
Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1876-81; received the Medal
of Honor in 1895 for actions at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi,
December 1862.
Died in Jamestown, Newport
County, R.I., September
7, 1902 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) —
also known as William R. Wooton; Bill
Wooton —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); defeated, 2012;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton; married, August
25, 1968, to Shirliebeth Wenzel. |
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