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Dyer-Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

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  William Jones (1753-1822) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., October 8, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justice of the peace; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1809-10, 1810-11; Governor of Rhode Island, 1811-17. Congregationalist. Welsh ancestry. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; American Antiquarian Society. Died April 9, 1822 (age 68 years, 183 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of William Jones and Elizabeth (Pearce) Jones; married, February 28, 1787, to Anne Dunn; grandfather of Anna Jones Hoppin (who married Elisha Dyer); great-grandfather of Elisha Dyer Jr.; third great-grandfather of Walter Gurnee Dyer.
  Political family: Dyer-Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Warner Hoppin (1807-1880) — also known as William W. Hoppin — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., September 1, 1807. Republican. Governor of Rhode Island, 1854-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1856 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 18, 1880 (age 72 years, 230 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Hoppin and Esther Phillips (Warner) Hoppin; married to Frances Augusta Street; first cousin of Anna Jones Hoppin (who married Elisha Dyer); first cousin once removed of Elisha Dyer Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of Walter Gurnee Dyer; second cousin thrice removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; third cousin once removed of Peter Rawson Taft; third cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards; fourth cousin of Alphonso Taft; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Phelps Taft, William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft.
  Political family: Dyer-Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Elisha Dyer (1811-1890) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 20, 1811. Merchant; cotton mill business; Adjutant General of Rhode Island, 1840-45; Governor of Rhode Island, 1857-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president and director, Exchange Bank. Episcopalian. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., May 17, 1890 (age 78 years, 301 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Dyer (1772-1854) and Frances Dunn (Jones) Dyer; married, October 8, 1833, to Anna Jones Hoppin (granddaughter of William Jones; first cousin of William Warner Hoppin); father of Elisha Dyer Jr.; great-grandfather of Walter Gurnee Dyer.
  Political family: Dyer-Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elisha Dyer Jr. (1839-1906) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 29, 1839. Republican. Chemist; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1877; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1882; Adjutant General of Rhode Island, 1882-95; Governor of Rhode Island, 1897-1900; mayor of Providence, R.I., 1906; died in office 1906. Member, Freemasons; Zeta Psi; Loyal Legion; Society of the Cincinnati; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 29, 1906 (age 67 years, 0 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Dyer and Anna Jones (Hoppin) Dyer; married 1862 to Nancy Anthony Viall; grandfather of Walter Gurnee Dyer; great-grandson of William Jones; first cousin once removed of William Warner Hoppin; third cousin twice removed of Peter Rawson Taft and Denwood Lynn Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of Alphonso Taft.
  Political family: Dyer-Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Gurnee Dyer (1903-1974) — also known as W. Gurnee Dyer — of Rhode Island. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1903. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1946. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 3, 1974 (age 71 years, 48 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of George Rathbone Dyer and Grace Gurnee (Scott) Dyer; married, July 11, 1929, to Betty Brown Tayler; grandson of Elisha Dyer Jr.; great-grandson of Elisha Dyer; third great-grandson of William Jones; first cousin thrice removed of William Warner Hoppin.
  Political family: Dyer-Hoppin family of Providence, Rhode Island (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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