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Congregationalist Politicians in Rhode Island
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) — also known as James B. Angell — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Scituate, Providence County, R.I., January 7, 1829. Editor of Sen. Henry B. Anthony's newspaper, Providence Journal, 1860-66; president, University of Vermont, 1866-71; president, University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98. Congregationalist. Member, American Historical Association. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., April 1, 1916 (age 87 years, 85 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell; married, November 26, 1855, to Sarah S. Caswell (daughter of Alexis Caswell); father of Alexis Caswell Angell.   Political family: Angell-Cooley family of Ann Arbor, Michigan.   Angell Hall, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Past and Present of Washtenaw County (1906)   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, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Barstow and Sophia (Chafee) Barstow; married, May 28, 1834, to Emeline Mumford Eames.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   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, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Hiram Corliss and Susan (Sheldon) Corliss; married 1839 to Phebe F. Frost; married 1866 to Emily Shaw.   Corliss Street, in Providence, Rhode Island, is named for him.  — Corliss High School (opened 1974), in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS G. H. Corliss (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1972) was named for him.   Epitaph: "Serving God in his life and with his wealth. Serving men with a kindness that was both careful and generous. By the gift of God, he increased magnificently as an inventor the world's resources in the use of steam machinery."   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Ellery (1727-1820) — of Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., December 22, 1727. Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1785. Congregationalist. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., February 15, 1820 (age 92 years, 55 days). Interment at Common Burying Ground, Newport, R.I.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Uncle of Christopher Ellery.   The town of Ellery, New York, was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   George Gray (b. 1824) — of Elmore, Lamoille County, Vt. Born in Little Compton, Newport County, R.I., August 1, 1824. Republican. Farmer; lumber manufacturer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Elmore, 1888. Congregationalist. Burial location unknown.   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: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., May 29, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1942. Congregationalist. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married, December 29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of Houghton Letts.   George William Miller (1925-2006) — also known as G. William Miller — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Sapulpa, Creek County, Okla., March 9, 1925. Democrat. Lawyer; executive with Textron, Inc.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1968; chairman of Federal Reserve, 1978-79; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1979-81. Congregationalist. Died, from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2006 (age 81 years, 8 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Ariadna Rogojarsky.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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