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Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island

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  Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793) — Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 3, 1741. Physician; member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1782-84; member of Vermont Governor's Council, 1780. Died in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., February 1, 1793 (age 51 years, 60 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Josiah Arnold (1716-1748) and Amy (Phillips) Arnold; married to Molly Burr, Alice Crawford (1756-1790) and Cynthia Hastings; father of Lemuel Hastings Arnold; grandfather of Noah Davis (1818-1902); second great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island; Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Great-granduncle of Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966).
  Political family: Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Burrill Jr. (1772-1820) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 25, 1772. Rhode Island state attorney general, 1797-1812; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1810; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1814-16; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1817-20; died in office 1820. Died in Washington, D.C., December 25, 1820 (age 48 years, 244 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Grandfather of George William Curtis; great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966).
  Political family: Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Burrillville, Rhode Island, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Lemuel Hastings Arnold (1792-1852) — also known as Lemuel H. Arnold — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt., January 29, 1792. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1826; Governor of Rhode Island, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1845-47. Died June 27, 1852 (age 60 years, 150 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793); uncle of Noah Davis; great-granduncle of Theodore Francis Green.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
Noah Davis Noah Davis (1818-1902) — of Albion, Orleans County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Haverhill, Grafton County, N.H., September 10, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1857-68, 1873-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1869-70; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1870-72. Presided over the two trials of William M. Tweed in 1873. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 20, 1902 (age 83 years, 191 days). Interment at Mt. Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Noah Davis (1781-1863) and Freelove Crawford (Arnold) Davis (1790-1848); married, May 15, 1845, to Ellen M. Mather (1826-1903); half-nephew of Daniel Davis; nephew of Lemuel Hastings Arnold; grandson of Jonathan Arnold; second cousin once removed of Joseph Pomeroy Root (1826-1885); third cousin twice removed of Aaron Augustus Sargent; fourth cousin of Abel Merrill.
  Political families: Sherman family of Connecticut; Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sargent-Davis-Pike-Flanders family of New Hampshire; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 20, 1902
  Samuel Greene Arnold (1821-1880) — also known as Samuel G. Arnold — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Middletown, Newport County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 12, 1821. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1852-53, 1861-62; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1862-63; Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1876; Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1876. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 14, 1880 (age 58 years, 308 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Granduncle of Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966).
  Political family: Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
George W. Curtis George William Curtis (b. 1824) — also known as George W. Curtis — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 24, 1824. Republican. Author; orator; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860, 1884; principal editor, Harper's Weekly; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential Elector for New York, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of James Burrill Jr. (1772-1820).
  Political family: Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)
  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; 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, 1936-40; 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.
  Relatives: Son of Arnold Green and Cornelia Abby (Burges) Green; grandnephew of Samuel Greene Arnold; great-grandson of James Burrill Jr.; great-grandnephew of Tristam Burges and Lemuel Hastings Arnold; second great-grandson of Jonathan Arnold (1741-1793).
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Arnold family of Providence, Rhode Island (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: John A. Notte, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
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