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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, Providence, R.I.
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William H. Allen (1811-1890) —
of Allenton, North Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in North Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., December
28, 1811.
Democrat. Grocer; dry goods
merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1864.
Died in Wickford, North Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., March
19, 1890 (age 78 years, 81
days).
Interment at Elm
Grove Cemetery, Allenton, North Kingstown, R.I.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Dyer Allen and Hannah (Eldred) Allen; married to Mary
Wilcox Greene. |
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Amos H. Armington (born c.1846) —
of Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in East Providence, Providence
County, R.I., about 1846.
Republican. Grocer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingly, 1905-06, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Pawtucket, R.I.
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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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Samuel Browning Prentice (c.1866-1948) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born about 1866.
Grocer; Prohibition candidate for mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1907.
President, National Roque Association of America, 1915-16.
Died August
27, 1948 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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