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Politicians in Newspapers and Print Journalism in Rhode Island
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  Harry B. Albro (b. 1887) — of Harwich, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Pontiac, Warwick, Kent County, R.I., January 21, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Member, Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  Richard Steere Aldrich (1884-1941) — also known as Richard S. Aldrich — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Washington, D.C., February 29, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1916, 1920 (member, Credentials Committee), 1924; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1917-18; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1923-33; director, Providence Journal newspaper, Providence National Bank, Providence Washington Insurance Co. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 25, 1941 (age 57 years, 0 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich and Abby Pearce (Chapman) Aldrich; brother of Winthrop Williams Aldrich; married, April 30, 1921, to Janet Innis White; uncle of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; granduncle of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Devere Allen (1891-1955) — of Wilton, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., June 24, 1891. Editor for various publications, including The Nation; overseas correspondent for newspapers and magazines; author; Socialist candidate for U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1932, 1934; Labor candidate for Governor of Connecticut, 1938, 1940. Member, War Resisters League; League for Industrial Democracy; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Federation of Teachers; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in a hospital at Westerly, Washington County, R.I., August 27, 1955 (age 64 years, 64 days). Interment at Wheeler Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Henry L. Allen and Sarah Elizabeth (Champlin) Allen; married, August 22, 1917, to Marie Hollister.
  See also Wikipedia article
James B. Angell 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)
  Henry Bowen Anthony (1815-1884) — also known as Henry B. Anthony — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Coventry, Kent County, R.I., April 1, 1815. Republican. Newspaper editor; Governor of Rhode Island, 1849-51; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1859-84; died in office 1884. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., September 2, 1884 (age 69 years, 154 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of William Anthony and Eliza (Greene) Anthony; married, October 16, 1837, to Sarah Aborn.
  Cross-reference: James B. Angell
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Ellsworth Boomer (1862-1915) — also known as George E. Boomer; "Uncle Sam" — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash.; Prosser, Benton County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash.; Leavenworth, Chelan County, Wash.; Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash.; Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, November 28, 1862. Socialist. Printer; president, Rhode Island Central Labor Union, 2 years; newspaper editor and publisher; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, 1893; candidate for Governor of Washington, 1908; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1914. Member, International Typographical Union. Died in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Wash., April 5, 1915 (age 52 years, 128 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1884 to Mary A. Vickery.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Daniel Russell Brown (1848-1919) — also known as D. Russell Brown — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Bolton, Tolland County, Conn., March 28, 1848. Republican. Newspaper publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; Governor of Rhode Island, 1892-95. Member, Freemasons. Died February 28, 1919 (age 70 years, 337 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Arba Harrison Brown and Harriet M. (Dart) Brown; married, October 14, 1874, to Isabel Barrows.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  George Henry Calvert (1803-1889) — of Baltimore, Md.; Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Prince George's County, Md., January 2, 1803. Newspaper editor; writer; poet; university professor; mayor of Newport, R.I., 1854. English and Belgian ancestry. Died May 24, 1889 (age 86 years, 142 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Calvert and Rosalie Eugenia (Stier) Calvert; brother of Charles Benedict Calvert; married, May 11, 1829, to Elizabeth Steuart.
  Walter Raleigh Danforth (1787-1861) — also known as Walter R. Danforth — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 1, 1787. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1829-41; mayor of Providence, R.I., 1853-54. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., August 11, 1861 (age 74 years, 132 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Presumably named for: Walter Raleigh
  Relatives: Son of Job Danforth and Sarah (Coy) Danforth; married, June 12, 1811, to Elizabeth Ann Carter.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sidney Dean (1818-1901) — of Thompson, Windham County, Conn.; Warren, Bristol County, R.I. Born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn., November 16, 1818. Minister; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1854-55; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1855-59; newspaper editor; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1870-71. Died in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., October 29, 1901 (age 82 years, 347 days). Interment at South Cemetery, Warren, R.I.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Walter Charles Hamm (1847-1922) — also known as Walter C. Hamm — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., January 25, 1847. Editorial writer for Philadelphia Press newspaper, 1883-1903; U.S. Consul in Hull, 1903-11; Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1914-19. Died in 1922 (age about 75 years). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Married, January 27, 1892, to Alice A. Phillips.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herbert Warren Ladd (1843-1913) — also known as Herbert W. Ladd — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., October 15, 1843. Newspaper reporter; dry goods merchant; Governor of Rhode Island, 1889-90, 1891-92. Member, Freemasons. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Butler Hospital, Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 29, 1913 (age 70 years, 45 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Warren Ladd and Lucy Washburn (Kingman) Ladd; married, May 25, 1870, to Emma Burrows.
  Ladd Observatory, at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Patricia Helen LaMarche (b. 1960) — also known as Pat LaMarche; Genny Judge — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., November 26, 1960. Green. Radio talk show host; Green Independent candidate for Governor of Maine, 1998, 2006; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2004; newspaper columnist. Female. Irish and French Canadian ancestry. Still living as of 2007.
  Relatives: Daughter of Genevieve (Judge) LaMarche and Paul Henri LaMarche; married 1983 to Michael Russell.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frank Grasse Lewis (b. 1886) — also known as Frank G. Lewis — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Dighton, Bristol County, Mass., December 25, 1886. Newspaper work; U.S. Deputy Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  James Charles Monaghan (1857-1917) — also known as James C. Monaghan — of Rhode Island; New Jersey. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 11, 1857. Newspaper editor; university professor; U.S. Consul in Mannheim, 1885-90; Chemnitz, 1893-1900; Kingston, 1914-17, died in office 1917. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 12, 1917 (age 60 years, 32 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cumberland, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of James Monaghan and Mary Ann Brown (O'Neill) Monaghan; married, June 12, 1892, to Dorothy T. Ryan; nephew by marriage of John Ryan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eugene Nabel (1879-1965) — also known as Emil Eugene Nabel — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Chemnitz, Germany, October 28, 1879. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper reporter; accountant; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in St. Gall, 1907-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Amsterdam, 1914-19; Rotterdam, as of 1922-32; Zurich, as of 1938-43. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 6, 1965 (age 85 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.
  Harry Sandager (1887-1955) — of Auburn, Cranston, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 12, 1887. Republican. Newspaper reporter; automobile dealer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1928-36; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940, 1942; member of Republican National Committee from Rhode Island, 1941-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Lions; Delta Phi Epsilon. Died in Cranston, Providence County, R.I., December 24, 1955 (age 68 years, 256 days). Interment at St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Maurice Sandager and Louise (Larssen) Sandager.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Benjamin Utter (b. 1881) — also known as G. Benjamin Utter — of Westerly, Washington County, R.I. Born in Westerly, Washington County, R.I., April 11, 1881. Republican. Newspaper editor; printing business; member of Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee, 1915-28; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1925-26; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940; trustee, Westerly Hospital. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Interment at River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of George Herbert Utter and Elizabeth Lavina (Brown) Utter; married, January 17, 1916, to Katherine Latham Wilbar.
  Thomas W. Williams (b. 1865) — of Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., September 15, 1865. Republican. Newspaper writer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives First Bristol District, 1901-06. Burial location unknown.
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