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Politician members in Rhode Island

Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) — also known as Anthony B. Akers — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born near Charlotte, Atascosa County, Tex., October 19, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1961-63. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Federal Bar Association. Died, probably from a heart attack, in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, N.C., April 1, 1976 (age 61 years, 165 days). Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Ambrose B. Akers and Margaret (Long) Akers; married, November 28, 1942, to Jane Pope.   Epitaph: "Statesman, Legislator, Champion of Education and the Arts."   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Winthrop Williams Aldrich (1885-1974) — also known as Winthrop W. Aldrich — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 2, 1885. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Equitable Trust Company, 1929; president, Chase National Bank, 1930-34; chairman, 1934-53; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1953-57. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Bankers Association. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 25, 1974 (age 88 years, 115 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Pierce (Chapman) Aldrich; brother of Richard Steere Aldrich; married, December 7, 1916, to Harriet Crocker Alexander (daughter of Charles Beatty Alexander; sister-in-law of Sheldon Whitehouse; granddaughter of Charles Crocker); uncle of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; granduncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.   Political families: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York; Crocker-Whitehouse family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Claiborne de Borda Pell (1918-2009) — also known as Claiborne Pell; "Senator Oddball" — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 22, 1918. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1961-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1964, 1968, 1988, 1996. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from Parkinson's disease, in Newport, Newport County, R.I., January 1, 2009 (age 90 years, 40 days). Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. and Matilda (Bigelow) Pell; married 1944 to Nuala O'Donnell; great-grandnephew of George Mifflin Dallas (1839-1917); second great-grandson of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne; second great-grandnephew of George Mifflin Dallas (1792-1864); third great-grandson of Alexander James Dallas and Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne; third great-grandnephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne and Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne; first cousin six times removed of Thomas Claiborne (1749-1812); second cousin twice removed of Robert Walker Irwin; second cousin five times removed of John Claiborne and Thomas Claiborne (1780-1856); third cousin once removed of Corinne Claiborne Boggs; fourth cousin of Barbara Boggs Sigmund and Thomas Hale Boggs Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Baugh Brewster.   Political family: Claiborne-Dallas family of Virginia and Louisiana (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Claiborne Pell: G. Wayne Miller, An Uncommon Man: The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell   Gina Marie Raimondo (b. 1971) — also known as Gina Raimondo — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Smithfield, Providence County, R.I., May 17, 1971. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; Rhode Island general treasurer, 2011-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2012; Governor of Rhode Island, 2015-. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. First woman to be Governor of Rhode Island. Still living as of 2020.   Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Raimondo and Josephine (Piro) Raimondo; married, November 1, 2001, to Andrew Moffit.   See also Wikipedia article   William Healy Sullivan (1922-2013) — also known as William H. Sullivan — of Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, Providence County, R.I., October 12, 1922. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1964-69; Philippines, 1973-77; Iran, 1977-79. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Washington, D.C., October 11, 2013 (age 90 years, 364 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Marie Johnson.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier

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