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Merchant Politicians in Rhode Island
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Edwin Robinson Allen (b. 1840) — also known as Edwin R. Allen — of Hopkinton, Washington County, R.I. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., November 26, 1840. Republican. Merchant; town clerk, Hopkinton, R.I., from 1867; Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1894-97. Baptist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Edwin Allen and Ruth B. (Noyes) Allen; married, January 1, 1868, to Mary E. Thayer.   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, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Henry Porter Baldwin (1814-1892) — also known as Henry P. Baldwin — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Coventry, Kent County, R.I., February 22, 1814. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1861-62; Governor of Michigan, 1869-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1876; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1879-81; appointed 1879; Michigan Republican state chair, 1880-81. Episcopalian. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 31, 1892 (age 78 years, 313 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.   Relatives: Son of John Baldwin and Margaret (Williams) Baldwin; married 1835 to Harriet M. Day; married, November 21, 1866, to Sibyle Lambard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)   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, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of James Browne and Hope (Power) Browne; uncle of Benjamin Brown; grandfather of John Brown Francis; second cousin twice removed of John Appleton and Jane Pierce; second cousin four times removed of Daniel Parrish Witter and Arthur Taggard Appleton; third cousin twice removed of William Sprague (1799-1856); third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Brown Reed Sprague and William Sprague (1830-1915).   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Christopher Grant Champlin (1768-1840) — also known as Christopher G. Champlin — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., April 12, 1768. Merchant; banker; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1797-1801; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1809-11; resigned 1811. Slaveowner. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., March 18, 1840 (age 71 years, 341 days). Interment at Common Burying Ground, Newport, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Margaret (Grant) Champlin and Christopher Champlin; married, April 14, 1793, to Martha Redwood Ellery; nephew of George Champlin; first cousin thrice removed of Charles F. Champlin; second cousin thrice removed of Christopher Elihu Champlin; third cousin twice removed of Erskine Mason Phelps; fourth cousin of David Hough, Jeremiah Mason and Josiah Quincy; fourth cousin once removed of Josiah Quincy Jr., Henry Brewster Stanton, Edwin Denison Morgan, Samuel Townsend Douglass, Silas Hamilton Douglas, George Isaac Sherwood and David B. Sherwood.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   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, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Elisha Dyer (1772-1854) and Frances Dunn (Jones) Dyer; married, October 8, 1833, to Anna Jones Hoppin (granddaughter of William Jones; first cousin of William Warner Hoppin); father of Elisha Dyer Jr.; 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   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, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Emery S. Kimball and Mary C. (Briggs) Kimball; married, November 24, 1885, to Gertrude C. Greenalgh.   See also National Governors Association biography   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, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I.   Relatives: Married to Charlotte Owen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Willett (1605-1674) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Bartley, Hertfordshire, England, 1605. Merchant; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1665-66, 1667-68. Died in 1674 (age about 69 years). Interment at Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Andrew Willet; married 1636 to Mary Brown; married 1671 to Joanna (Boyse) Prudden; second great-grandfather of Pierpont Edwards; third great-grandfather of Benjamin Tallmadge, Aaron Burr, Theodore Dwight and Henry Waggaman Edwards; fourth great-grandfather of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge; sixth great-grandfather of George Landon Ingraham, Charles Dunsmore Millard and John Brown Judson Jr.; seventh great-grandfather of Charles H. Chittenden and Daniel Phoenix Ingraham.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry O. Wood (1837-1925) — of Swansea, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Rhode Island, 1837. Merchant; postmaster; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1870. Episcopalian. Died in Swansea, Bristol County, Mass., October 27, 1925 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.

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