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Kevin Breene —
of Rhode Island.
Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 2000.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward Daniel DiPrete (b. 1934) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., July 8,
1934.
Mayor
of Cranston, R.I., 1978-84; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1985-91.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Grange; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
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Scott Bill Hirst (b. 1953) —
of Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly Hospital,
Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., June 30,
1953.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1992,
1996,
2012;
member, Hopkinton Town Council, 1996-2004.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grange; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Still living as of 2021.
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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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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, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Dennis Joseph Roberts (1903-1994) —
also known as Dennis J. Roberts; Denny
Roberts —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born April 8,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1941-51; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1951-59; defeated, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1960.
Member, Grange.
Died while in surgery for a ruptured
aneurysm, in Rhode Island Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1994 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sue Sosnowski —
of Rhode Island.
Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 2000.
Female.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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Martha Stamp (born c.1937) —
of South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born about 1937.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1996,
2004
(alternate); Republican candidate for Rhode
Island state senate 6th District, 1996 (primary), 1998.
Female.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2007.
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