Representative | Federalist | BOURNE, BENJAMIN, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Bristol, R.I., September 9, 1755; was graduated from Harvard College in 1775; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Providence; held several public offices; quartermaster of the Second Rhode Island Regiment in 1776; member of the general assembly… Continue reading Benjamin Bourne
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John Fogarty
Representative | Democrat | FOGARTY, JOHN EDWARD, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., March 23, 1913; attended La Salle Academy and Providence College; apprenticed as a bricklayer in 1930; moved to Harmony, R.I., and was employed as a bricklayer; served as president of Bricklayers Union No. 1 of Rhode Island; elected as… Continue reading John Fogarty
Nelson Aldrich
Representative | Republican | ALDRICH, NELSON WILMARTH, (Father of Richard Steere Aldrich, cousin of William Aldrich, grandfather of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, and great-grandfather of John Davison Rockefeller), a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Foster, R.I., November 6, 1841; attended the public schools of East Killingly, Conn., and the Academy of East… Continue reading Nelson Aldrich
Claiborne Pell
Senator | Democrat | PELL, CLAIBORNE DE BORDA, (son of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr., great-great-grandson of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, great-great-grandnephew of George Mifflin Dallas, great-great-great-grandnephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne, great-great-great-grandnephew of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in New York City, November 22, 1918; graduated, Princeton University 1940 and Columbia… Continue reading Claiborne Pell
Henry Anthony
Senator | Republican | ANTHONY, HENRY BOWEN, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Coventry, R.I., April 1, 1815; attended a private school in Providence, R.I.; graduated from Brown University in 1833; editor of the Providence Journal in 1838, and afterwards became one of its owners; elected Governor of Rhode Island in 1849 and reelected… Continue reading Henry Anthony
Samuel Potter
Lt. Governor | Democrat-Republican | POTTER, SAMUEL JOHN, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in South Kingston Township, R.I., June 29, 1753; completed preparatory studies; studied law; admitted to the bar and practiced; deputy governor of Rhode Island 1790-1803; presidential elector in 1792 and 1796; elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate… Continue reading Samuel Potter
John Chafee
Governor | Republican | CHAFEE, JOHN HUBBARD, (Great-nephew of Henry F. Lippitt; father of Lincoln D. Chafee), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 22, 1922; graduated, Deerfield (Mass.) Academy 1940; graduated, Yale University 1947 and Harvard Law School 1950; admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1950 and commenced… Continue reading John Chafee
Miguel Otero III
Auditor / Comptroller | Republican | OTERO, MIGUEL ANTONIO, (nephew of Mariano Sabino Otero), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Valencia, N.Mex., June 21, 1829; attended private and parochial schools and St. Louis University, Missouri; was graduated from Pingree’s College, Fishkill, N.Y., and later became a member of the faculty; returned… Continue reading Miguel Otero III
Clinton Anderson
Treasurer | Democrat | ANDERSON, CLINTON PRESBA, a Representative and a Senator from New Mexico; born in Centerville, Turner County, S.Dak., October 23, 1895; attended the public schools, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, S.Dak., and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; moved to Albuquerque, N.Mex., in 1917; newspaper reporter and editor in Albuquerque 1918-1922; engaged… Continue reading Clinton Anderson
Rebecca Vigil-Giron
Secretary of State | Democrat | Rebecca Vigil-Giron on Wikipedia