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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.
Son of Thomas Addeman and Maria (Fligg) Addeman.
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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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.
Son of Ambrose B. Akers and Margaret (Long) Akers.
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
Chapel Churchyard, Middletown, R.I.
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Ann Aldrich (b. 1927) —
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.
Still living as of 2000.
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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.
Son of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Chapman (Greene) Aldrich.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1915-16; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1916,
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.
Son of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Pierce Chapman (Greene) Aldrich.
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.
Son of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village president of Pelham Manor, N.Y., 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).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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.
Son of Thomas Clifton Almond and Elsie (Carter) Almond.
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-; defeated, 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
Son of James
Burrill Angell and Sarah Swope (Caswell) Angell (1831-1903).
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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Peleg Arnold (1751-1820) —
Born in Smithfield (part now in North Smithfield), Providence
County, R.I., June 10,
1751.
Son of Thomas Arnold and Patience (Cook) Arnold.
Lawyer; tavern
keeper; banker;
member of Rhode Island state legislature; 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.
Son of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss and Emma Brewster (Jennings)
Auchincloss.
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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Caleb Baker (1762-1849) —
of New York.
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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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.
Son of Benjamin Baker and Lucy Anna (Sisson) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1914-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 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 —
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.
Son of Oren Aldrich Ballou and Charlotte (Miller) Ballou.
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 (died 1905); 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.
Son of August
Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
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.
Son of Samuel Blatchford and Alicia (Windeatt) Blatchford.
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.
Son of Julia (Mumford) Blatchford and Richard
Milford Blatchford.
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; 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.
Son of George Newman Bliss and Fannie A. (Carpenter) Bliss.
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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John Taggard Blodgett (1859-1912) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 16,
1859.
Son of William Alfred Blodgett and Anna Maria (Taggard) Blodgett.
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.
Son of Henry M. Boss and Emma J. (Wilbur) Boss.
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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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.
Died in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., July 6,
1808 (age 78 years, 245
days).
Original interment at East
Burial Ground, 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.
Son of Col. John Bradish and Hannah (Warner) Bradish.
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 P. Bradley (1813-1892) —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March 14,
1813.
Son of Philo Bradley and Mercy (Gardiner) Bradley.
Lawyer; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian
Reformed.
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.
Son of Anna (Clarke) Brayton and William
Daniel Brayton.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
lawyer; 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.
Son of Dr. Joseph Bridgham and Martha Bridgham.
Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; 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.
Son of Samuel Welch Brown and Mary Elizabeth (Thurber) Brown.
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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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.
Son of Peter Tilden Brown and Roxallana (Potter) Brown.
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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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.
Son of Nathaniel
Bullock and Ruth (Smith) Bullock (1792-1829).
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.
Son of Samuel Bullock (1737-1821) and Silence (Bowen) Bullock
(1744-1825).
Lawyer; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1825-26; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1827-36; 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.
Son of J. Truman Burdick and Emily F. (Sherman) Burdick.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1906-08; 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 Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 10,
1966.
Lawyer; 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., 1888
(age about
85 years).
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.
Son of John Warren Case and Louise Marea (White) Case.
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, 1934-45.
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 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 in 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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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.
Son of John
Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler (1838-1875).
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 February
28, 1942 (age 72 years, 157
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of John F. 'Jack' Cicilline and Sabra Cicilline.
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;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 2008.
Italian
and Jewish
ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2010.
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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.
Son of Benjamin Clifford and Achsah (Wade) Clifford.
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.
Son of Christopher Colt and Theodora G. (DeWolf) Colt.
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.
Son of Denis Gerald Condon and Rose (Collette) Condon.
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 (age 74 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mt.
St. Mary's Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.
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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.
Son of Matthew Coulthurst and Mary Elizabeth (Berry) Coulthurst.
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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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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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 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 2010.
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Alphonse Gaulin (b. 1874) —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., May 24,
1874.
Son of Alphonse Gaulin and Marcoux (Elmire) Gaulin.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Woonsocket, R.I., 1902-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1904;
U.S. Consul in Le Havre, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1909-20; Rio de Janeiro, 1921-24; Paris, 1926-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837-1927) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
25, 1837.
Son of Thomas Russell Gerry (1794-1845) and Hannah Green (Goelet)
Gerry (1804-1845).
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' 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.
Son of Elbridge
Thomas Gerry and Louisa Matilda (Livingston) Gerry.
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' Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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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., 1901-02; 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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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.
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
(alternate), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
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; 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.
Son of James Carruthers Greenough and Jeanie Ashley (Bates)
Greenough.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; 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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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.
Son of Isaac Hahn and Rose (Stern) Hahn.
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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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.
Son of John J. Hartigan and Ellen (Smith) Hartigan.
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;
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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Felix Hébert (1874-1969) —
of West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born near St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
of American parents, December
11, 1874.
Son of Edward Hébert and Catherine (Vandale) Hébert.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Rhode Island, 1909-28;
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1929-35; member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1944-52.
Catholic.
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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Samuel Robertson Honey (1842-1927) —
also known as Samuel R. Honey —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in England,
1842.
Democrat. Served 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., 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1892,
1904;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1893-94.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
17, 1927 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (b. 1845) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
Son of Samuel Hopkins (1803-1875) and Freelove Burlingame (Arnold)
Hopkins.
School
teacher; lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
chair
of Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1900.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis V. Jackvony (b. 1892) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born January
25, 1892.
Son of Antonio Jackvony and Carmela (Grieco) Jackvony.
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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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.
Son of Joseph Jalbert and Julie (Danis) Jalbert.
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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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.
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.
Son of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts.
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.
Son of Jacob Licht and Rose (Kassed) Licht.
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 1987
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 2009.
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John Christopher Mahoney (1882-1952) —
also known as John C. Mahoney —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Cork, Ireland,
December
19, 1882.
Lawyer; 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.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
18, 1952 (age 69 years, 335
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 (age 63 years, 90
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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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.
Son of James J. McGrath and Ida (May) McGrath.
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,
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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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.
Son of John Francis McKiernan and Loretta (Mulvey) McKiernan.
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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George William Miller (1925-2006) —
also known as G. William Miller —
Born in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., March 9,
1925.
Lawyer; chairman of Federal Reserve, 1978-79; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1979-81.
Died, from idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, 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.
Son of Ogden Mills and Ruth (Livingston) Mills.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
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 Churchyard, Staatsburg, N.Y.
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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; 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.
Son of Stanford Newel and Abby Lee (Penniman) Newel.
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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Relatives:
Married 1880
to Helen F. Fiedler. |
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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.
Son of John Anthony Notte and Eva Theresa (Rondina) Notte.
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, 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 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
(age about
66 years).
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 in primary 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.
Son of Michele Pastore and Erminia (Asprinio) Pastore.
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); 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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Fred Bartlett Perkins (1897-1969) —
of West Barrington, Barrington, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., February
16, 1897.
Son of Fred William Perkins and Sophia Louise (Bartlett) Perkins.
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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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;
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.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Phenix, West Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., December
16, 1869.
Son of Peter Quinn and Margaret (Callaghan) Quinn.
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,
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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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.
Son of Charles Quinn and Mary Ann (McCabe) Quinn.
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.
Died May 20,
1975 (age 81 years, 48
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Reed (b. 1949) —
also known as Jack Reed —
of Rhode Island.
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;
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
17, 1868.
Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett (1840-1913) and Emma Louisa (Paine)
Sackett (1842-1922).
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;
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 (b. 1928) —
also known as Fernand J. St. Germain —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., January
9, 1928.
Son of Andrew Joseph St. Germain and Pearl (Talaby) St. Germain.
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.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
Son of Gold Selleck Silliman (1777-1868).
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; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1872; 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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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.
Son of Edward Smith and Bridget (Moynihan) Smith.
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
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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.
Son of Oscar A. Tanner and Agnes E. (Brooks) Tanner.
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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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.
Son of Timothy Troy and Isabella (Goodwin) Troy.
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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Sheldon Whitehouse (b. 1955) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1955.
Son of Charles
Sheldon Whitehouse and Mary Celine (Rand) Whitehouse.
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 in primary
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 2002; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
Son of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); 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 2010.
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