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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Cranston Pocasset Cemetery
Cranston St. Ann's Cemetery
Knightsville, Cranston Knight Cemetery
(Cranston Historical Cemetery #21)
Cumberland St. Joseph's Cemetery
East Providence Little Neck
Cemetery
East Providence Mount St. Mary's
Cemetery
Rumford, East Providence Old
Cemetery
Glocester Glocester Public Cemetery
Chepachet, Glocester Acotes Hill
Cemetery
Slatersville, North Smithfield Slatersville Cemetery
Pawtucket Unknown location
Pawtucket Mineral Spring Cemetery
Pawtucket Mount St. Mary's Cemetery
Pawtucket Notre Dame Cemetery
Pawtucket Riverside Cemetery
Pawtucket St. Francis Cemetery
Providence Chestnut and Broad
Streets
Providence Common Burial Ground
Providence Grace Church Cemetery
Providence North Burial Ground
Providence North End Cemetery
Providence Swan Point Cemetery
Greenville, Smithfield Greenville
Cemetery
Woonsocket Oak Hill Cemetery
Woonsocket Union Cemetery
Private or family
graveyards
Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Samuel Ward King (1786-1851) —
of Johnston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born May 22,
1786.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1839-43.
Died January
20, 1851 (age 64 years, 243
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Daniel Mowry Jr. (1729-1806) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., August
17, 1729.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1766; state court judge in
Rhode Island, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1780.
Died July 6,
1806 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Pocasset
Cemetery
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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J. Fred Parker (1856-1927) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H., April 9,
1856.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Rhode Island, 1909-24; resigned 1925.
Died in Rhode Island, 1927
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Pocasset Cemetery.
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Alpheus F. Angell (1825-1898) —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Johnston, Providence
County, R.I., 1825.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died June 30,
1898 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Pocasset Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Olney Angell and Almira (Fenner) Angell; married to Ruth T.
Cooke. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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St. Ann's
Cemetery
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
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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.
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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.
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Walter H. Reynolds (1901-1987) —
also known as Barney Reynolds —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
22, 1901.
Democrat. Mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1951-65; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960,
1964.
Died April 7,
1987 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
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Christopher Del Sesto (1907-1973) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born March
10, 1907.
Republican. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1959-61; defeated, 1956; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1960.
Died December
23, 1973 (age 66 years, 288
days).
Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
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John Edward Fogarty (1913-1967) —
also known as John E. Fogarty —
of Harmony, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March
23, 1913.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1941-44, 1945-67;
died in office 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
10, 1967 (age 53 years, 293
days).
Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
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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.
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Knight Cemetery
(Cranston Historical Cemetery #21)
Knightsville, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Nehemiah Knight (1746-1808) —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., March
23, 1746.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1783; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1803-08; died in
office 1808.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., June 13,
1808 (age 62 years, 82
days).
Interment at Knight Cemetery (Cranston Historical Cemetery #21).
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St. Joseph's
Cemetery
Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) —
also known as James C. Monaghan —
of Rhode Island; New Jersey.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
11, 1857.
Newspaper
editor; university
professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1917 (age 60 years, 32
days).
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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John Ryan —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1893-94.
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Little Neck
Cemetery
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Founded 1655
Mount St. Mary's
Cemetery
East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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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.
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Old
Cemetery
Rumford, East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Phanuel Bishop (1739-1812) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., September
3, 1739.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1792-93, 1797-98; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1799-1807 (at-large 1799-1805,
9th District 1805-07).
Died in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., January
6, 1812 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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Glocester Public
Cemetery
Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
Acotes Hill
Cemetery
Chepachet, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Warren Otis Arnold (1839-1910) —
also known as Warren O. Arnold —
of Chepachet, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., June 3,
1839.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1887-91, 1895-97.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1910 (age 70 years, 302
days).
Interment at Acotes Hill Cemetery.
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Walter A. Read (1842-1918) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., July 6,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1889-98; Rhode
Island general treasurer, 1899-1908.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Acotes Hill Cemetery.
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Slatersville
Cemetery
Slatersville, North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Elisha Bartlett (1804-1855) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., October
6, 1804.
Whig. Physician;
mayor
of Lowell, Mass., 1836-38.
Died in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., July 19,
1855 (age 50 years, 286
days).
Interment at Slatersville Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Otis Bartlett and Wait (Buffum) Bartlett; married to Elizabeth
Slater. |
| | | Epitaph: "When the ear heard him, then
it blessed him; and when the eye saw him, it gave witness to
him." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Unknown
Location
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Mineral Spring
Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Albert Bliss (1811-1876) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born October
10, 1811.
Coal
and lumber
dealer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1850; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1850.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., January
20, 1876 (age 64 years, 102
days).
Interment at Mineral Spring Cemetery.
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Mount St. Mary's
Cemetery
661 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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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.
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Notre Dame
Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Louis Monast (1863-1936) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Quebec,
July
1, 1863.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1927-29; defeated,
1924, 1928.
Died in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., April
16, 1936 (age 72 years, 290
days).
Interment at Notre Dame Cemetery.
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George Beaucage (1893-1951) —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., April
20, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1933-51.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
4, 1951 (age 58 years, 198
days).
Interment at Notre Dame Cemetery.
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Riverside
Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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John William Davis (1826-1907) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Rehoboth, Bristol
County, Mass., March 7,
1826.
Democrat. Grain trade;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1884,
1892,
1900;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1885-86, 1893; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1887-88, 1890-91; mayor
of Pawtucket, R.I., 1897.
Died January
26, 1907 (age 80 years, 325
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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St. Francis
Cemetery
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
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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.
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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.
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James Edward Dunne (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Dunne —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
3, 1882.
Democrat. Owner of grocery
stores; in chemical
and oil
business; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1924,
1936;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1927-39.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Sons
of Union Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club.
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Dunne and Mary Ellen (Reed) Dunne; married, September
18, 1908, to Genevieve Rita Rawdon. |
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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.
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Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (1883-1964) —
also known as Jeremiah E. O'Connell —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Wakefield, Middlesex
County, Mass., July 8,
1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 3rd District, 1923-27, 1929-30;
state court judge in Rhode Island, 1930-48; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1948-56; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died September
18, 1964 (age 81 years, 72
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
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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.
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Charles Francis Risk (1897-1943) —
also known as Charles F. Risk —
of Saylesville, Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Rhode Island, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1935-37, 1939-41;
defeated, 1940.
Died in 1943
(age about
46 years).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
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Harry Sandager (1887-1955) —
of Auburn, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
12, 1887.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; automobile
dealer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1928-36; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940, 1942; member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1941-44; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Lions;
Delta
Phi Epsilon.
Died in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., December
24, 1955 (age 68 years, 256
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
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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.
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Image source:
Rhode Island Manual 1931 |
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William Charles Pelkey (1881-1944) —
also known as William C. Pelkey —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., October
2, 1881.
Republican. Rhode Island
Republican state chair, 1925-31.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
21, 1944 (age 62 years, 324
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery.
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Chestnut and
Broad Streets
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Thomas Arthur Doyle (1827-1886) —
also known as Thomas A. Doyle —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March
15, 1827.
Republican. Mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1864-69, 1870-81, 1884-86; died in office
1886.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 9,
1886 (age 59 years, 86
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery; statue at
Chestnut and Broad Streets.
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Common Burial
Ground
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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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.
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Grace Church
Cemetery
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Nehemiah Rice Knight (1780-1854) —
also known as Nehemiah R. Knight —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., December
31, 1780.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1802; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1817-21; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-41; delegate
to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1843.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
18, 1854 (age 73 years, 108
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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Albert Collins Greene (1791-1863) —
also known as Albert C. Greene —
of East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., April
15, 1791.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1820; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1821, 1821-22,
1822-25; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1845-51.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
8, 1863 (age 71 years, 268
days).
Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.
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North Burial
Ground
between Branch Ave. and N. Main St.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
| Politicians buried
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Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) —
of Scituate, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 7,
1707.
Member of Rhode
Island house of deputies, 1732-52; Speaker
of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1738-39, 1739-40, 1741,
1741, 1742-43, 1744, 1749; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1755-57, 1758-62, 1763-65, 1767-68; member of Rhode
Island state legislature, 1770-75; state court judge in Rhode Island,
1773; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1774-80; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 13,
1785 (age 78 years, 128
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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James Fenner (1771-1846) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
22, 1771.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1805-07; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1807-11, 1824-31, 1843-45; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island; delegate
to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1842.
Died April
17, 1846 (age 75 years, 85
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Arthur Fenner (1745-1805) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born December
10, 1745.
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1790-1805; died in office 1805; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Died October
15, 1805 (age 59 years, 309
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Philip Allen (1785-1865) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
1, 1785.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1819-21; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1851-53; resigned 1853; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1853-59.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
16, 1865 (age 80 years, 106
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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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.
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David Howell (1747-1824) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., January
1, 1747.
State court judge in Rhode Island, 1780; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1782-85; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1786; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1789; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1801-12; federal
judge, 1812.
Died July 21,
1824 (age 77 years, 202
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Jeremiah Brown Howell (1771-1822) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
28, 1771.
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1811-17.
Died February
5, 1822 (age 50 years, 161
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Thomas Mackie Burgess (1806-1856) —
also known as Thomas M. Burgess —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 6,
1806.
Whig. Mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1841-52.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
17, 1856 (age 50 years, 133
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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John Brown Francis (1791-1864) —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 31,
1791.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1821; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1831, 1845-56; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1833-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1840;
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1844-45.
Died in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., August
9, 1864 (age 73 years, 70
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Jonathan Chace (1829-1917) —
of Valley Falls, Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., July 22,
1829.
Republican. Cotton
manufacturer; banker;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1881-85; resigned
1885; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1885-89; resigned 1889.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1917 (age 87 years, 343
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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John Hopkins Clarke (1789-1870) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 1,
1789.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1820; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1847-53.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
23, 1870 (age 81 years, 236
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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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.
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James Manning (1738-1791) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union
County), N.J., October
22, 1738.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1786.
Baptist.
Co-founder,
in 1764, of Rhode Island College (now Brown University).
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 29,
1791 (age 52 years, 280
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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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.
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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; statue at State House Grounds, Boston, Mass.
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Charles Jackson (1797-1876) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 4,
1797.
Speaker
of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1841-42; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1845-46.
Died January
21, 1876 (age 78 years, 323
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Edward Peck Knowles (1805-1881) —
also known as Edward P. Knowles —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
13, 1805.
Whig. Mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1854-55.
Died October
16, 1881 (age 76 years, 186
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Welcome Arnold (1745-1798) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born March
24, 1745.
Speaker
of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1780, 1790-91, 1793,
1793-95.
Died September
29, 1798 (age 53 years, 189
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Richard Jackson Jr. (1764-1838) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 3,
1764.
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1808, 1809-15 (at-large 1808,
1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-15).
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
18, 1838 (age 73 years, 289
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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Joseph Leonard Tillinghast (1791-1844) —
also known as Joseph L. Tillinghast —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Massachusetts, 1791.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1820; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1829-32; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1837-43.
Died in 1844
(age about
53 years).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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James Brown Mason (1775-1819) —
also known as James B. Mason —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Connecticut, 1775.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1810; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1815-19.
Died in 1819
(age about
44 years).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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John Brown (1736-1803) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
27, 1736.
Merchant;
banker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1782-84; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1799-1801.
Slaveowner.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1803 (age 67 years, 236
days).
Interment at North Burial Ground.
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North End
Cemetery
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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James Fowler Simmons (1795-1864) —
also known as James F. Simmons —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Rhode Island, 1795.
Delegate to Whig National Convention from Rhode Island, 1839 (member,
Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees); member of
Rhode Island state legislature, 1830; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1841-47, 1857-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860.
Died in 1864
(age about
69 years).
Interment at North End Cemetery.
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Samuel Eddy (1769-1839) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Johnston, Providence
County, R.I., March
31, 1769.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1819-25.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
3, 1839 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Interment at North End Cemetery.
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Swan Point
Cemetery
585 Blackstone Blvd.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Founded 1846
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
| Politicians buried
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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.
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Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) —
also known as Henry B. Anthony —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., April 1,
1815.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1849-51; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1859-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
2, 1884 (age 69 years, 154
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Thomas Arthur Doyle (1827-1886) —
also known as Thomas A. Doyle —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March
15, 1827.
Republican. Mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1864-69, 1870-81, 1884-86; died in office
1886.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 9,
1886 (age 59 years, 86
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery; statue at Chestnut and Broad Streets.
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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.
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Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) —
also known as Nelson W. Aldrich; "General Manager of
the United States" —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Foster, Providence
County, R.I., November
6, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer;
director, Roger Williams Bank;
president, First National Bank of
Providence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and Fishkill Railroad;
organizer and president, United Traction
and Electric
Company; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1875-77; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-Vreeland
Currency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from an apoplectic
stroke, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
16, 1915 (age 73 years, 161
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881) —
also known as Ambrose E. Burnside —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Liberty, Union
County, Ind., May 23,
1824.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1866-69; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1875-81; died in office 1881.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Died in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., September
13, 1881 (age 57 years, 113
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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William Sprague (1830-1915) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., September
12, 1830.
Republican. Governor of
Rhode Island, 1860-63; resigned 1863; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1863-75.
Died, from meningitis,
in Paris, France,
September
11, 1915 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Entombed at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Jesse Houghton Metcalf (1860-1942) —
also known as Jesse H. Metcalf —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
16, 1860.
President of a woolen
manufacturing company; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1907; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1924-37; defeated (Republican), 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1935-40.
Unitarian.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
9, 1942 (age 81 years, 327
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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James Youngs Smith (1809-1876) —
also known as James Y. Smith —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Poquonock Bridge, Groton, New London
County, Conn., September
15, 1809.
Republican. Lumber
business; cotton
manufacturer; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1855-57; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1863-66; defeated, 1861.
Died March
26, 1876 (age 66 years, 193
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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William Sprague (1799-1856) —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., November
3, 1799.
Whig. Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1835-37; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1838-39; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1842-44; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
19, 1856 (age 56 years, 351
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Charles Tillinghast James (1805-1862) —
also known as Charles T. James —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in West Greenwich Center, West Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., September
15, 1805.
U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1851-57.
Died of wounds that he received from the accidental
explosion
of a cannon
shell of his own manufacture, with which he was experimenting, at
Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
17, 1862 (age 57 years, 32
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Charles Warren Lippitt (1846-1924) —
also known as Charles W. Lippitt —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
8, 1846.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1896.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 4,
1924 (age 77 years, 179
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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Seth Padelford (1807-1878) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass., October
3, 1807.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1863-65; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1869-73.
Died August
26, 1878 (age 70 years, 327
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Alfred Henry Littlefield (1829-1893) —
also known as Alfred H. Littlefield —
of Lincoln, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., April 2,
1829.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; thread and
yarn
manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1878-79; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1880-83; president, First National Bank of
Pawtucket; president, Pawtucket Gas
Company; president, Pawtucket Street
Railway.
Died in Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I., December
21, 1893 (age 64 years, 263
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Henry Frederick Lippitt (1856-1933) —
also known as Henry F. Lippitt —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
12, 1856.
Republican. Cotton
manufacturer; bank
director; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1916
(speaker).
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
28, 1933 (age 77 years, 77
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Jabez Comstock Knight (1815-1900) —
also known as Jabez C. Knight —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Centerville, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., July 31,
1815.
Republican. Mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1859-64.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 6,
1900 (age 84 years, 249
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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William Salisbury Hayward (1835-1900) —
also known as William S. Hayward —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Foster, Providence
County, R.I., February
26, 1835.
Baker;
banker;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1881-84.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
5, 1900 (age 65 years, 252
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) —
also known as Herbert W. Ladd —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., October
15, 1843.
Newspaper
reporter; dry goods
merchant; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Butler Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
29, 1913 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Daniel Russell Brown (1848-1919) —
also known as D. Russell Brown —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., March
28, 1848.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1892-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
28, 1919 (age 70 years, 337
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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William Mitchell Rodman (1814-1868) —
also known as William M. Rodman —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., June 19,
1814.
Tailor;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1857-59.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
11, 1868 (age 54 years, 175
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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Henry Lippitt (1818-1891) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
9, 1818.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1875-77.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 5,
1891 (age 72 years, 239
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Augustus Osborn Bourn (1834-1925) —
also known as Augustus O. Bourn —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
1, 1834.
Manufacturer of rubber goods; founder and president, National Rubber
Company; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1876-83, 1886-88; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1883-85; U.S. Consul General in Rome, 1889-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Author of Bourn Amendment to the Rhode Island state constitution,
extending voting rights to foreign-born citizens.
Died January
28, 1925 (age 90 years, 119
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Lucius Fayette Clark Garvin (1841-1922) —
also known as Lucius F. C. Garvin —
of Lonsdale, Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
13, 1841.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1883-85; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1894, 1896, 1898,
1900; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1903-05.
Died October
2, 1922 (age 80 years, 323
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Charles Dean Kimball (1859-1930) —
also known as Charles D. Kimball —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
13, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1894-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1900-01; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1901-03; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Rhode Island.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died December
8, 1930 (age 71 years, 86
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Walter Raleigh Danforth (1787-1861) —
also known as Walter R. Danforth —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 1,
1787.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1829-41; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1853-54.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
11, 1861 (age 74 years, 132
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Rhode Island.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
14, 1880 (age 58 years, 308
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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George Leonard Clarke (1813-1890) —
also known as George L. Clarke —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Norton, Bristol
County, Mass., August
10, 1813.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1856-58, 1863-68; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1865-66; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1869-70.
Died February
11, 1890 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Amos Chafee Barstow (1813-1894) —
also known as Amos Barstow —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April
30, 1813.
Whig. Manufacturer;
founder, Barstow Stove Company; president, City National Bank of
Providence; president, Mechanics Savings Bank;
president, Providence Gas
Company; president, Mechanics Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; co-owner, Providence Warehouse
Company; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1852-53; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1860; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1870-71.
Congregationalist.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
5, 1894 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Vinton Chapin (1900-1982) —
of Dublin, Cheshire
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Paris, France
of American parents, April
17, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Foreign Service
officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Prague, 1929; U.S. Consul in Port-au-Prince, as of 1943; The Hague, as of 1947; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1957-60.
Died in Woburn, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
15, 1982 (age 82 years, 151
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Royal Chapin Taft (1823-1912) —
also known as Royal C. Taft —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Northbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., February
14, 1823.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1880-84; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1888-89; president, Merchants National Bank;
president, Boston & Providence Railroad;
director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad.
Died June 4,
1912 (age 89 years, 111
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Olney Arnold (1861-1916) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., September
8, 1861.
Democrat. Treasurer and manager Rogers Screw Company; president,
Angell Land
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1888;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1908; candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1908, 1909; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1913-16, died in office 1916; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1914-16, died in office 1916; under
investigation in 1916 on charges
of making unneutral
utterances.
Unitarian.
Died in Lisbon, Portugal,
March
5, 1916 (age 54 years, 179
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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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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Walter Russell Stiness (1854-1924) —
also known as Walter R. Stiness —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Born in Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., March
13, 1854.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1878-81; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1904-09; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1915-23.
Died in 1924
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Adin Ballou Capron (1841-1911) —
also known as Adin B. Capron —
of Stillwater, Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
9, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; miller;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1887-92; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1891-93; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1897-1911;
defeated, 1892.
Died in Stillwater, Smithfield, Providence
County, R.I., March
17, 1911 (age 70 years, 67
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Henry Joshua Spooner (1839-1918) —
also known as Henry J. Spooner —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
6, 1839.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1870; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1879-81; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1881-91.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
9, 1918 (age 78 years, 187
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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George Moulton Carpenter (1844-1896) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Portsmouth, Newport
County, R.I., April
22, 1844.
Justice
of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1882-85; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1885.
Died July 31,
1896 (age 52 years, 100
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Charles Harrison Page (1843-1912) —
also known as Charles H. Page —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Glocester, Providence
County, R.I., July 19,
1843.
Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1870; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1880,
1888
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1887, 1891-93,
1893-95.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 21,
1912 (age 69 years, 2
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Benjamin Tucker Eames (1818-1901) —
also known as Benjamin T. Eames —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., June 4,
1818.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1850; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1869-70;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1871-79.
Died in East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., October
6, 1901 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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Albert Gallup (1796-1851) —
of New York.
Born in East Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., January
30, 1796.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1837-39.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
5, 1851 (age 55 years, 279
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Oscar Lapham (1837-1926) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Burrillville, Providence
County, R.I., June 29,
1837.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1887; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1891-95.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died March
29, 1926 (age 88 years, 273
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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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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William Almy Pirce (1824-1891) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Rhode Island, 1824.
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1885-87.
Died in 1891
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Thomas Davis (1806-1895) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
December
18, 1806.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1845-53; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1853-55.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 26,
1895 (age 88 years, 220
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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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.
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Benjamin Fessenden (1797-1881) —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Sandwich, Barnstable
County, Mass., June 13,
1797.
Cotton goods
manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1855-56; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1855-56; member
of Rhode
Island state senate, 1869-70; postmaster.
Unitarian;
later Baptist.
Died January
6, 1881 (age 83 years, 207
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fessenden and Martha (Freeman) Fessenden; brother of Charles
Backus Hyde Fessenden; married, December
13, 1821, to Mary Wilkinson; nephew of Nathaniel
Freeman Jr.; first cousin once removed of Samuel
Fessenden (1845-1903); first cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Allyne Otis; second cousin once removed of Walter
Fessenden; second cousin twice removed of Harrison
Gray Otis; third cousin of Samuel
Clement Fessenden (1784-1869), John
Milton Fessenden and Reuben
Eaton Fenton; third cousin once removed of William
Pitt Fessenden, Samuel
Clement Fessenden (1815-1882), Thomas
Amory Deblois Fessenden, William
Fessenden Allen and Joseph
Palmer Fessenden; third cousin twice removed of Asahel
Otis, James
Deering Fessenden, Henry
Nichols Blake, Francis
Fessenden, Joshua
Abbe Fessenden, Samuel
Fessenden (1847-1908), Oliver
Grosvenor Fessenden and Desda
Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Charles
Milton Fessenden; fourth cousin of James
Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Peter
Rawson Taft, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Asa H.
Otis and Ebenezer
Oliver Grosvenor. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Addeman and Maria (Fligg) Addeman; married 1872 to Louise
Waterman Winsor. |
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memorial |
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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.
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George Henry Corliss (1817-1888) —
also known as George H. Corliss —
of North Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Easton, Washington
County, N.Y., June 2,
1817.
Republican. Mechanical
engineer; inventor;
developed the Corliss steam engine; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1868-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Congregationalist.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
21, 1888 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Albert Smith Gallup (1823-1906) —
also known as Albert S. Gallup —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in East Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., September
20, 1823.
Democrat. Cotton
manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1853-54; postmaster at Providence,
R.I., 1858-61.
Member, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
21, 1906 (age 82 years, 182
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Lucius Bowles Darling (1827-1896) —
also known as Lucius B. Darling —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
3, 1827.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1885-87.
Died January
3, 1896 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Darling and Margaret (Smith) Darling; married to Angeline
H. Armington. |
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Zenas Work Bliss (1867-1957) —
also known as Zenas W. Bliss —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.; Edgewood, Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Johnston, Providence
County, R.I., January
10, 1867.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1903-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1910-13; Rhode Island State Tax
Commissioner.
Unitarian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Freemasons.
Died in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., January
10, 1957 (age 90 years, 0
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Benjamin Dyer Manton (1829-1911) —
also known as Benjamin D. Manton —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 10,
1829.
U.S. Consul in Colonia, 1869-1906.
Died, from liver
carcinoma, in Bridgetown, Barbados,
July
30, 1911 (age 82 years, 81
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Walter Charles Hamm (1847-1922) —
also known as Walter C. Hamm —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
25, 1847.
Editorial writer for Philadelphia Press newspaper,
1883-1903; U.S. Consul in Hull, 1903-11; Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1914-19.
Died in 1922
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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William Maxwell Greene (1832-1920) —
also known as W. Maxwell Greene —
of Rhode Island.
Born in East Greenwich, Kent
County, R.I., July 23,
1832.
U.S. Consul in Hamilton, 1898-1915.
Died August
25, 1920 (age 88 years, 33
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Joshua Wilbour Jr. (1840-1902) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., March 7,
1840.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; U.S.
Consul in Dublin, as of 1898-99.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March
11, 1902 (age 62 years, 4
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Wilbour and Margaret (Lloyd) Wilbour; married 1868 to
Belinda Olney Hathaway. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Appleton Stockwell (1847-1928) —
also known as George A. Stockwell —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in 1847.
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Great Britain in Providence,
R.I., 1885-1903.
Died October
14, 1928 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles P. Stockwell and Abigail (Towne) Stockwell; married to
Anne Allen Ives Douglas. |
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memorial |
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Nicholas Van Slyck (1829-1892) —
of Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pine Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 28,
1829.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1876-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1876,
1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 3,
1892 (age 62 years, 249
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugh Van Slyck and Orminta Matilda (Pulver) Van
Slyck. |
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Lyman B. Frieze (1825-1917) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Marlborough, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
15, 1825.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1868;
member of Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1868-72.
Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
6, 1917 (age 92 years, 234
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Joseph Edward Fletcher (1866-1924) —
also known as Joseph E. Fletcher; "The
Colonel" —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bradford, England,
June
9, 1866.
Republican. Head of the Coronet Worsted
Company of Mapleville, R.I., the Plainfield Worsted
Company of Plainfield, Conn., the Central Yarn Company,
of Central Valley, Conn., and the Allentown Woolen
Company of Wickford, R.I. Was also president of the American
Association of Woolen and Worsted
Manufacturers; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1900,
1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Died on
board the yacht Juniata, at Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., September
28, 1924 (age 58 years, 111
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Frederick Willard Easton (1852-1940) —
also known as Frederick W. Easton —
of Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
17, 1852.
Republican. Manufacturer;
president, Pawtucket Gas
Company; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1908.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 31,
1940 (age 87 years, 227
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Frederick Latimer Jenckes (1877-1951) —
also known as Frederick L. Jenckes —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I., April 4,
1877.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died March
30, 1951 (age 73 years, 360
days).
Interment at Swan Point Cemetery.
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Greenville
Cemetery
Smith Avenue
Greenville, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island
Oak Hill
Cemetery
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buried
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Christopher Robinson (1806-1889) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 15,
1806.
Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1859-61; U.S.
Minister to Peru, 1861-65.
Died in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., October
3, 1889 (age 83 years, 141
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Latimer Whipple Ballou (1812-1900) —
also known as Latimer W. Ballou —
of Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Cumberland, Providence
County, R.I., March 1,
1812.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1875-81.
Died in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., May 9,
1900 (age 88 years, 69
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Stephen Henry Brown (1828-1913) —
also known as Stephen H. Brown —
of Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I.
Born December
4, 1828.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Woonsocket
Falls, R.I., 1865-74; Woonsocket,
R.I., 1874-79.
Died March
30, 1913 (age 84 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry S. Brown and Sally (Vose) Brown; married to Caroline
Mehitable Craig. |
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Union
Cemetery
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
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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.
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