Political party strength in Rhode Island

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governors of Rhode Island
The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is Elizabeth H. Roberts.In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.- Deputy Governors of the Colony of Rhode Island :...
Secretary of State
Secretary of State of Rhode Island
The Secretary of the State of Rhode Island is an elected office in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2008, the current Secretary of State is A...
Attorney General
Attorney General of Rhode Island
The Attorney General of Rhode Island is the Government of the State of Rhode Island's chief legal advisor. The Attorney General is voted in every four years. The position also oversees the State of Rhode Island Department of Law...
State Treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

State Senate
Rhode Island Senate
The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year...
State House of Representatives
Rhode Island House of Representatives
The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have...
State delegation to the U.S. Senate
State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's candidate received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows: (AA), (C), (D), (DR), (F), (I), (LO), (N), (NA), (R), (Reb), (RI), and (W).

For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office throughout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Rhode Island These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- 1790 - 1843: At-large seat:When Rhode Island entered the Union in 1790. It had one seat...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governors of Rhode Island The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is Elizabeth H. Roberts.In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.- Deputy Governors of the Colony of Rhode Island :...	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Rhode Island The Secretary of the State of Rhode Island is an elected office in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2008, the current Secretary of State is A...	Attorney General Attorney General of Rhode Island The Attorney General of Rhode Island is the Government of the State of Rhode Island's chief legal advisor. The Attorney General is voted in every four years. The position also oversees the State of Rhode Island Department of Law...	State Treasurer	State Senate Rhode Island Senate The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year...	State House Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have...	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House District 1 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district Rhode Island's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in northern and eastern Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by David Cicilline, who has represented the district since January 2011....	U.S. House District 2 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by James Langevin, who has represented the district since January 2001....
1775	Nicholas Cooke Nicholas Cooke Nicholas Cooke was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the American Revolutionary War, and after Rhode Island became a state, he continued in this position to become the first Governor of the State of Rhode Island. Born in the maritime town of Providence, he... (N)							Theodore Foster Theodore Foster Theodore Foster was an American politician. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party. He served as one of the first two United States Senators from Rhode Island and, following John Langdon, served as dean of the Senate... (F)	Joseph Stanton, Jr. Joseph Stanton, Jr. Joseph Stanton, Jr. was an American politician of the Anti-Federalist faction.Stanton was born in Charlestown, Rhode Island in 1739. He served in the state legislature from 1768 to 1774.... (AA)		No Election	No Election
1776
1777
1778	William Greene William Greene (Rhode Island governor) William Greene was the second Governor of Rhode Island after it became a state. His father, William Greene, had served as governor when Rhode Island was still a British colony.... (N)
1779
1780
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1782
1783
1784
1785
1786	John Collins John Collins (delegate) John Collins , was the third Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, born in Newport, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Collins.He stood forth as a staunch advocate of the independence of the Thirteen Colonies... (N)
1787
1788
1789
1790	Arthur Fenner Arthur Fenner Arthur Fenner served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805 and was a prominent Country Party leader... (C)
1791
1792												George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of... and John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States... (N)
1793									William Bradford (F)
1794
1795
1796												John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States... and Thomas Pinckney Thomas Pinckney Thomas Pinckney was an early American statesman, diplomat and veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.-Early life in the military:... (F)
1797									Ray Greene (F)
1798
1799
1800												John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States... and C.C. Pinckney Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Cotesworth “C. C.” Pinckney , was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as their presidential candidate, but he did not win either election.-Early life and... (F)
1801									Christopher Ellery Christopher Ellery Christopher Ellery was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, he graduated from Yale College in 1787, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newport. He was clerk of the superior court of Newport County from 1794 to 1798.Ellery was elected as a... (DR)
1802
1803								Samuel J. Potter Samuel J. Potter Samuel John Potter was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and was a prominent Country Party anti-Federalist leader.... (DR)
1804								Benjamin Howland Benjamin Howland Benjamin Howland was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Tiverton, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, was collector of taxes in 1801, town auditor in 1802, and town moderator in 1805... (DR)				Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia... and George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C... (DR)
1805	Henry Smith Henry Smith (Rhode Island) Henry Smith was the fifth Governor of Rhode Island from October 15, 1805 to May 7, 1806. Elected to the state senate in 1803, he succeeded to the governorship on the death of Arthur Fenner as Lieutenant Governor Paul Mumford had predeceased Fenner.- References :Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds... (C)								James Fenner James Fenner James Fenner was an American politician who served as an United States Senator as well as the seventh, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island . He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.Fenner was born in Providence, Rhode Island... (DR)
1806	Isaac Wilbour Isaac Wilbour Isaac Wilbour was an American politician from Rhode Island holding several offices, including the sixth Governor of the state.... (C)
1807	James Fenner James Fenner James Fenner was an American politician who served as an United States Senator as well as the seventh, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island . He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.Fenner was born in Providence, Rhode Island... (DR)								Elisha Mathewson Elisha Mathewson Elisha Mathewson was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Scituate, Rhode Island, he pursued an academic course and was justice of the peace of Scituate. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in 1821 was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and served as speaker... (DR)
1808												C.C. Pinckney Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Cotesworth “C. C.” Pinckney , was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as their presidential candidate, but he did not win either election.-Early life and... and Rufus King Rufus King Rufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... (F)
1809								Francis Malbone Francis Malbone Francis Malbone was an American merchant from Newport, Rhode Island. He represented Rhode Island in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1797 and served briefly in the United States Senate in 1809.... (F)
1810								Christopher G. Champlin Christopher G. Champlin Christopher Grant Champlin was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, he completed preparatory studies, was graduated from Harvard College in 1786, and continued his studies at the College of St. Omer in France.Champlin was elected as a Federalist to the... (F)
1811	William Jones William Jones (governor) William Jones was the eighth Governor of Rhode Island from 1811 to 1817. He was a Federalist.-Early life:Jones was born in Newport, Rhode Island, into a family of Welsh origin... (F)
1812								William Hunter (F)	Jeremiah B. Howell Jeremiah B. Howell Jeremiah Brown Howell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he attended private schools, pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at Providence in 1789... (DR)			DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal... and Jared Ingersoll Jared Ingersoll Jared Ingersoll was an early American lawyer and statesman from Philadelphia.He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the U.S. Constitution for Pennsylvania... (F)
1813
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1815
1816												James Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation... and Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins Daniel D. Tompkins was an entrepreneur, jurist, Congressman, the fourth Governor of New York , and the sixth Vice President of the United States .-Name:... (DR)
1817	Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; he moved to Providence and was clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1811 and clerk of the circuit... (DR)
1818									James Burrill, Jr. James Burrill, Jr. James Burrill, Jr. was a Federalist-party United States senator representing the state of Rhode Island. He served in the senate from 1817 until 1820... (F)
1819
1820
1821	William C. Gibbs William C. Gibbs William Channing Gibbs was the tenth Governor of Rhode Island from 1821 to 1824.-Early life:Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of George Gibbs and Mary Channing. He served in the state militia, rising to the rank of Major general.He was married to Mary Kane, with whom he had ten... (DR)							James De Wolf James De Wolf James DeWolf , nicknamed "Captain Jim", was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, a long-time state legislator and a successful Privateer during the war of 1812.-Biography:... (DR)	Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; he moved to Providence and was clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from 1805 to 1811 and clerk of the circuit... (W)
1822
1823
1824	James Fenner (DR)											John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former... and John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent... (DR)
1825								Asher Robbins Asher Robbins Asher Robbins was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor in Rhode Island College from 1782 to 1790, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792 and began practice in Providence, Rhode Island... (LO)
1826
1827
1828												John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former... and Richard Rush Richard Rush Richard Rush was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the second son of Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and Julia Rush. He entered the College of New Jersey at the age of 14, and graduated in 1797 as the youngest member of his class... (R)
1829
1830
1831	Lemuel H. Arnold Lemuel H. Arnold Lemuel Hastings Arnold was the 12th Governor of the State of Rhode Island, as well as a U.S. Congressman.He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Dr. Jonathan & Cynthia Arnold.... (W)
1832												Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives... and John Sergeant John Sergeant John Sergeant is the name of:* John Sergeant , English journalist and broadcaster* John Sergeant , American politician* John Sergeant , Roman Catholic priest and writer... (R)
1833	John Brown Francis John Brown Francis John Brown Francis was a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended the common schools of Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Brown University in 1808. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, attended the Litchfield Law School, and was... (D)
1834
1835
1836												Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson .... and Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S... (D)
1837
1838	William Sprague III (D)
1839	Samuel Ward King Samuel Ward King Samuel Ward King was the 15th Governor of Rhode Island from 1839 to 1843.King was born in Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island to William Borden King and Welthian Walton.... (RI)							Nathan F. Dixon I (W)
1840											William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the... and John Tyler John Tyler John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor... (W)
1841									James F. Simmons James F. Simmons James Fowler Simmons was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born on a farm near Little Compton, he attended a private school in Newport and moved to Providence in 1812. He was employed in various manufacturing concerns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and engaged in the manufacture of... (W)
1842	Thomas Wilson Dorr Thomas Wilson Dorr Thomas Wilson Dorr , was American politician and reformer, best known for leading the Dorr Rebellion.... (Reb)
1843	James Fenner James Fenner James Fenner was an American politician who served as an United States Senator as well as the seventh, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island . He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.Fenner was born in Providence, Rhode Island... (LO)							William Sprague III (W)				Elisha R. Potter Elisha R. Potter Elisha Reynolds Potter was a statesman and jurist from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives. His father, Elisha Reynolds Potter, also served in the US Congress. He was a member of the... (LO)
1844								William Sprague III (W)			Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives... and Theodore Frelinghuysen Theodore Frelinghuysen Theodore Frelinghuysen was an American politician, serving as New Jersey Attorney General, United States Senator, and Mayor of Newark, New Jersey before running as a candidate for Vice President with Henry Clay on the Whig ticket in the election of 1844... (W)
1845	Charles Jackson Charles Jackson (Rhode Island) Charles Jackson was the 18th Governor of Rhode Island from 1845-46.Jackson was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown University, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1820... (NA)							John B. Francis (LO)				Lemuel H. Arnold Lemuel H. Arnold Lemuel Hastings Arnold was the 12th Governor of the State of Rhode Island, as well as a U.S. Congressman.He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Dr. Jonathan & Cynthia Arnold.... (W)
1846	Byron Diman Byron Diman Byron Diman was an American politician, 19th Governor of Rhode IslandDiman was born in Bristol, Rhode Island on August 5, 1795. He worked in a counting-house for over two decades. He was then engaged in the whaling and mill businesses. He served in the Rhode Island Militia and later became... (LO)							Albert C. Greene Albert C. Greene Albert Collins Greene was a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Biography:He was born in East Greenwich, the son of Perry Greene, a brother of American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. He graduated from Kent Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and commenced... (W)
1847	Elisha Harris Elisha Harris Elisha Harris of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, was Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1846–47 and the 20th Governor of Rhode Island 1847–49.... (W)								John Hopkins Clarke John Hopkins Clarke John Hopkins Clarke was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he moved to Providence where he studied under a private teacher. He graduated from Brown University in 1809, studied law, admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Providence in 1812... (W)			Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Thurston attended the common schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits... (D)
1848											Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass... and Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president... (W)
1849	Henry B. Anthony Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as the editor and later part owner of the Providence Journal and later was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island between 1849 and 1851, as a member of the Whig Party.The son of William Anthony and Mary Kennicut... (W)											Nathan F. Dixon I (W)
1850												Nathan F. Dixon I (W)
1851	Philip Allen (D)							Charles T. James Charles Tillinghast James Charles Tillinghast James famous consulting mechanical engineer, early proponent of the steam mill, and a United States Democratic Senator from the state of Rhode Island from 1851 to 1857.-Education and Early Experience:... (D)		Nathan F. Dixon I (LO)		Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston Benjamin Babock Thurston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Thurston attended the common schools, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits... (NA)
1852	Philip Allen (D)										Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army... and William R. King William R. King William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama... (D)
1853	Francis M. Dimond Francis M. Dimond Francis M. Dimond was an American politician and the 23rd Governor of Rhode Island.He was born in Bristol, Rhode Island on June 6, 1796. During his youth, he traveled to the Caribbean and served for several years as the United States consul at Port-au-Prince.Later, Dimond became a United States... (D)								Philip Allen Philip Allen Philip Allen may refer to:* Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale * Philip Allen , Governor and Senator... (D)
1854	William W. Hoppin William W. Hoppin William Warner Hoppin was the 24th Governor of Rhode Island from 1854 to 1857.-Early life:Hoppin was a native of Providence, Rhode Island... (W)
1855		John Russell Bartlett John Russell Bartlett John Russell Bartlett was an American historian and linguist.-Biography:Bartlett was born in Providence, Rhode Island...
1856											John C. Frémont John C. Frémont John Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder... and William L. Dayton William L. Dayton William Lewis Dayton was an American politician.A distant relation of U.S. House Speaker and U.S. Constitution signatory Jonathan Dayton, he was born in Basking Ridge, New Jersey to farmer Joel Dayton and his wife... (R)
1857	Elisha Dyer Elisha Dyer Elisha Dyer was an American politician and the 25th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:Dyer was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1811. He graduated from Brown University. After completing his studies, he worked in his father’s mercantile business.-Political career:He was a Republican... (R)							James F. Simmons James F. Simmons James Fowler Simmons was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born on a farm near Little Compton, he attended a private school in Newport and moved to Providence in 1812. He was employed in various manufacturing concerns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and engaged in the manufacture of... (R)				William Daniel Brayton William Daniel Brayton William Daniel Brayton was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Brayton attended Kent Academy in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Brayton spent two years in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island and then engaged in mercantile pursuits... (R)
1858
1859	Thomas G. Turner Thomas G. Turner Thomas Goodwin Turner was an American politician and businessman who was the 26th Governor of Rhode Island 1859-1860.-Early life:Turner was born in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island October 24, 1810... (R)								Henry B. Anthony Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as the editor and later part owner of the Providence Journal and later was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island between 1849 and 1851, as a member of the Whig Party.The son of William Anthony and Mary Kennicut... (R)
1860	William Sprague William Sprague (1830-1915) William Sprague IV was the 27th Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1860–1863, and U.S. Senator from 1863-1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.-Early years:... (R)										Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... and Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War... /Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American... (R)
1861												George H. Browne George H. Browne George Huntington Browne was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Browne attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University in 1840.He studied law.... (D)
1862
1863	William C. Cozzens William C. Cozzens William Cole Cozzens was an American politician and the 28th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:Cozzens was born in Newport, Rhode Island on August 26, 1811.... (D)							Samuel G. Arnold Samuel G. Arnold Samuel Greene Arnold, Jr. was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he received his early education under private tutors, and graduated from Brown University in 1841 and, in 1845, the law department of Harvard University, gaining admission to the bar that year... (R)				Nathan F. Dixon II (R)
1864	James Y. Smith James Y. Smith James Youngs Smith was an American politician and the 29th Governor of Rhode Island .-Early life:... (R)							William Sprague IV (R)
1865
1866	Ambrose Everett Burnside (R)
1867
1868											Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... and Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S... /Henry Wilson Henry Wilson Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts... (R)
1869	Seth Padelford Seth Padelford Seth Padelford was the 31st Governor of Rhode Island from 1869 to 1873.Padelford was born in Taunton, Massachusetts... (R)
1870
1871												James M. Pendleton James M. Pendleton James Monroe Pendleton was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in North Stonington, Connecticut, Pendleton attended school in North Stonington and Suffield, Connecticut.... (R)
1872
1873	Henry Howard Henry Howard (Rhode Island) Henry Howard was the 32nd Governor of Rhode Island from 1873 to 1875.- Education and family life :Henry Howard was born in Cranston, Rhode Island to Jesse and Mary Howard. In 1848, he studied law in the office of future Rhode Island Governor William W. Hoppin... (R)
1874
1875	Henry Lippitt Henry Lippitt Henry Lippitt was the 33rd Governor of Rhode Island from 1875 to 1877.-Family:Lippitt was the son of Warren Lippitt and Eliza Lippitt, married to Mary Ann Balch. He was the father of Charles Warren Lippitt, another Rhode Island Governor, and the father of Henry F. Lippitt, a U.S... (R)							Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator... (R)				Latimer Whipple Ballou Latimer Whipple Ballou Latimer Whipple Ballou was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Ballou attended the public schools and the local academies in his native town.... (R)
1876											Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... and William Almon Wheeler (R)
1877	Charles C. Van Zandt Charles C. Van Zandt Charles Collins Van Zandt was the 34th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:He was born in Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, then studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1853... (R)
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1880	Alfred H. Littlefield Alfred H. Littlefield Alfred H. Littlefield was an American politician and the 35th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:Littlefield was born in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island on April 12, 1829. He later became a successful businessman.-Political career:Littlefield was a member of the Rhode Island House of... (R)										James Garfield James Garfield James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garfield's accomplishments as President included a controversial resurgence of Presidential authority above Senatorial courtesy in executive... and Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing... (R)
1881								Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911.... (R)				Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A.... (R)
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1883	Augustus O. Bourn Augustus O. Bourn Augustus Osborn Bourn was an American politician and the 36th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:Bourn was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 1, 1834. He was the son of George O. Bourn and Huldah B. Bourn and married Elizabeth R. Morrill February 24, 1863. He and his wife had five... (R)
1884									William Sheffield (R)		James G. Blaine James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State... and John A. Logan John A. Logan John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President... (R)
1885	George P. Wetmore George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore was the 37th Governor and a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parents abroad. His father was William Shepard Wetmore, a wealthy Yankee trader. George Wetmore received his early... (R)								Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace was a United States Representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, he son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moon, and they had children: Anna H., Elizabeth M. and Susan A.... (R)			Nathan F. Dixon III (R)
1886												William Almy Pirce (R)
1887	John W. Davis John W. Davis (governor) John William Davis was a United States Democratic politician, who served as the 38th and 41st Governor of Rhode Island .-Early life:... (D)											Charles H. Page Charles H. Page Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was... (D)
1888	Royal C. Taft Royal C. Taft Royal Chapin Taft was a US politician and businessman, whose most distinguished post was that as the 39th Governor of Rhode Island, an office he held from 1888–1889... (R)										Warren O. Arnold Warren O. Arnold Warren Otis Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, Arnold attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Coventry from 1857 to 1864.... (R)	Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... and Levi P. Morton Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States . He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.-Biography:... /Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:... (R)
1889	Herbert W. Ladd Herbert W. Ladd Herbert Warren Ladd was the 40th and 42nd Governor of Rhode Island for two terms: 1889-90 and 1891-92.He was born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts on October 15, 1843. In 1891 he donated an astronomical observatory to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The Ladd Observatory... (R)								Nathan F. Dixon III (R)
1890	John W. Davis (D)
1891	Herbert W. Ladd (R)		George H. Utter George H. Utter George Herbert Utter was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and the 49th Governor of Rhode Island.Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Utter moved with his parents to Westerly, Rhode Island in 1861. He attended the public schools of Westerly and Alfred Academy. He graduated from Amherst... (R)
1892	D. Russell Brown (R)										Charles H. Page Charles H. Page Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Page attended public schools. During the Civil War Page enlisted in the Union Army as a private at the age of nineteen in Company A, Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, and was... (D)
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1894											Warren O. Arnold Warren O. Arnold Warren Otis Arnold was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Coventry, Rhode Island, Arnold attended the common schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Coventry from 1857 to 1864.... (R)
1895	Charles W. Lippitt Charles W. Lippitt Charles Warren Lippitt was an American politician and the 44th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early Life and Family:... (R)								George P. Wetmore George P. Wetmore George Peabody Wetmore was the 37th Governor and a United States Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:George Peabody Wetmore was born in London, England, during a visit of his parents abroad. His father was William Shepard Wetmore, a wealthy Yankee trader. George Wetmore received his early... (R)
1896												William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... and Garret A. Hobart/Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (R)
1897	Elisha Dyer, Jr. Elisha Dyer, Jr. Elisha Dyer, Jr. was a Rhode Island politician who was 45th Governor of Rhode Island from 1897 to 1900. He was the son of Elisha Dyer, Governor of Rhode Island from 1857 to 1859.... (R)
1898											Adin B. Capron Adin B. Capron Adin Ballou Capron was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.-Early life and military career:Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Capron attended the Woonsocket High School and Westbrook Seminary, near Portland, Maine. He settled in Stillwater, Rhode Island, and engaged in milling and dealing in grain... (R)
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1900	William Gregory William Gregory (Rhode Island) William Gregory was an American politician, the 46th Governor of Rhode Island.Gregory was born in Astoria, Long Island, New York on August 3, 1849... (R)
1901	Charles D. Kimball Charles D. Kimball Charles Dean Kimball was an American politician and the 47th Governor of Rhode Island.-Early life:Kimball was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 13, 1859 as the son of Emery S. Kimball and Mary C. Kimball. He married Gertrude C. Greenalgh November 24, 1885... (R)
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1903	Lucius F. C. Garvin Lucius F. C. Garvin Lucius Fayette Clark Garvin was the 48th Governor of Rhode Island from 1903-1905.- Origins and family :... (D)
1904												Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R)
1905	George H. Utter (R)
1906	George H. Utter (R)
1907	James H. Higgins James H. Higgins James Henry Higgins was an American politician and the 50th Governor of Rhode Island from 1907 to 1909.- Origins and education :... (D)
1908												William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... and James S. Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:... (R)
1909	Aram J. Pothier Aram J. Pothier Aram Jules Pothier was an American politician of French Canadian origin, the 51st and 55th Governor of Rhode Island from 1909 to 1915 and from 1925 until his death in 1928.-Early life:... (R)
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1911								Henry F. Lippitt Henry F. Lippitt Henry Frederick Lippitt was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he attended private schools, graduated from Brown University in 1878, and entered the cotton manufacturing business. He was director of a bank and of several mill insurance companies, and was vice president... (R)
1912											George H. Utter George H. Utter George Herbert Utter was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and the 49th Governor of Rhode Island.Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Utter moved with his parents to Westerly, Rhode Island in 1861. He attended the public schools of Westerly and Alfred Academy. He graduated from Amherst... (R)	Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... and Thomas R. Marshall Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson... (D)
1913											Peter G. Gerry Peter G. Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:... (D)
1914									LeBaron B. Colt LeBaron B. Colt LeBaron Bradford Colt was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and a circuit court judge.-Biography:He was born in Dedham, Massachusetts to Christopher Colt and Theodora Goujand DeWolf Colt; his younger brother, Samuel P. Colt, was a prominent Rhode Island businessman and politician... (R)
1915	R. Livingston Beeckman (R)										Walter Russell Stiness Walter Russell Stiness Walter Russell Stiness was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Stiness attended the public schools and was a student at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1873 and 1874.... (R)
1916												Charles Evan Hughes and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R)
1917								Peter G. Gerry Peter G. Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:... (D)
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1920												Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... and Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... (R)
1921	Emery J. San Souci Emery J. San Souci Emery John San Souci was the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1915 to 1921 and 53rd Governor of the state from 1921 to 1923. Based in Providence, Rhode Island as a politician, San Souci was born in Saco, Maine and ultimately buried in Hartford, Connecticut at Mount Saint Benedict's Cemetery... (R)
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1923	William S. Flynn William S. Flynn William Smith Flynn of Providence, Rhode Island was the 54th Governor of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925. He was a Democrat.... (D)										Richard S. Aldrich Richard S. Aldrich Richard Steere Aldrich was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich.Aldrich was born in Washington, D.C. where his father was serving in Congress. Aldrich was a descendant of John Steere, one of the earliest settlers in Providence... (R)
1924									Jesse H. Metcalf Jesse H. Metcalf Jesse Houghton Metcalf was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he was educated in private schools there, studied textile manufacturing in Yorkshire, England, and engaged in textile manufacturing. In 1889 Metcalf received a large bequest from his father's business... (R)			Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... and Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S... (R)
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1928	Norman S. Case Norman S. Case Norman Stanley Case was the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1927 to 1928 and the 56th Governor of Rhode Island from 1928 to 1933. In addition, he also served in the Army during World War I, and was the U.S. District Attorney for Rhode Island from 1921 to 1926.-Family:Case was married on... (R)											Al Smith Al Smith Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928... and Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson was an American politician from Arkansas, of the Democratic Party. He was a state representative, U.S. Representative, 23rd Governor of Arkansas, U.S... (D)
1929								Felix Hebert Felix Hebert Felix Hebert was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born near St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, he came to the United States when his parents, Edouard and Catherine Hebert, returned in 1880 and resumed their residence in the town of Coventry, Rhode Island.He attended La Salle Academy... (R)
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1932												Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and John Nance Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... /Henry A. Wallace Henry A. Wallace Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd Vice President of the United States , the Secretary of Agriculture , and the Secretary of Commerce . In the 1948 presidential election, Wallace was the nominee of the Progressive Party.-Early life:Henry A... /Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... (D)
1933	Theodore Francis Green (D)										John Matthew O'Connell John Matthew O'Connell John Matthew O'Connell was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, O'Connell attended the public schools.He taught in the local schools 1892-1902.... (D)
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1935								Peter G. Gerry Peter G. Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.-Early life:... (D)
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1937	Robert E. Quinn Robert E. Quinn Robert Emmet Quinn was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Rhode Island.Quinn was born on April 2, 1894 in Phenix, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University in 1915. He then completed his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1918.He became the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode... (D)								Theodore F. Green Theodore F. Green Theodore Francis Green was an American politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island and in the United States Senate . He was the grandnephew of Samuel G... (D)
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1939	William Henry Vanderbilt III William Henry Vanderbilt III William Henry Vanderbilt III was an American Republican politician and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Biography:... (R)										Harry Sandager Harry Sandager Harry Sandager was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Sandager attended the public schools at Cranston, Rhode Island, and graduated from Georgetown University.... (R)
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1941	J. Howard McGrath J. Howard McGrath James Howard McGrath was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Rhode Island.McGrath, a Democrat, served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming Governor, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S... (D)									Aime Forand Aime Forand Aime Joseph Forand was a U.S. Democratic politician.He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island in 1936 and served from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, having lost his re-election campaign in 1938... (D)	John E. Fogarty John E. Fogarty John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years.Congressman John E. Fogarty was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940 and served until his death on January 10, 1967 as he was being sworn in for his fourteenth consecutive term... (D)
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1944		John O. Pastore John O. Pastore John Orlando Pastore was a Rhode Island Democratic Party politician who was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and the 61st Governor of Rhode Island , and was the first Italian American to hold either position.-Early life and career:Born in Providence on March 17, 1907, he attended... (D)
1945	John O. Pastore (D)	John S. McKiernan John S. McKiernan John Sammon McKiernan was the United States Democratic politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1947–1950 and 1951–1956 and briefly the 62nd Governor of Rhode Island .... (D)
1946
1947								J. Howard McGrath J. Howard McGrath James Howard McGrath was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Rhode Island.McGrath, a Democrat, served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming Governor, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S... (D)
1948												Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his... and Alben W. Barkley Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman.... (D)
1949								Edward L. Leahy Edward L. Leahy Edward Lawrence Leahy was a United States Senator and federal judge from Rhode Island. Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, he attended the public schools, was a student at Brown University in 1904 and 1905, graduated from the law school of Georgetown University in 1908, was admitted to the Rhode Island... (D)
1950	John S. McKiernan John S. McKiernan John Sammon McKiernan was the United States Democratic politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1947–1950 and 1951–1956 and briefly the 62nd Governor of Rhode Island .... (D)							John O. Pastore John O. Pastore John Orlando Pastore was a Rhode Island Democratic Party politician who was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and the 61st Governor of Rhode Island , and was the first Italian American to hold either position.-Early life and career:Born in Providence on March 17, 1907, he attended... (D)
1951	Dennis J. Roberts Dennis J. Roberts Dennis Joseph Roberts was an American politician, member of the Democratic Party, who served as 63rd Governor of Rhode Island.... (D)	John S. McKiernan John S. McKiernan John Sammon McKiernan was the United States Democratic politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1947–1950 and 1951–1956 and briefly the 62nd Governor of Rhode Island .... (D)
1952												Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... and Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... (R)
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1959	Christopher Del Sesto Christopher Del Sesto Christopher Del Sesto was a United States politician and a member of the Republican Party, who served as 64th Governor of Rhode Island... (R)	John A. Notte, Jr. John A. Notte, Jr. John Anthony Notte, Jr. was an American politician, a Democrat, best known for serving as the 65th Governor of Rhode Island.... (D)
1960												John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... and Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... (D)
1961	John A. Notte, Jr. (D)								Claiborne Pell Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S. college students. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator.-Early years:Pell... (D)	Fernand St. Germain Fernand St. Germain Fernand Joseph St. Germain is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, St. Germain attended parochial schools in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, 1945, and from Providence College, 1948... (D)
1962	John A. Notte, Jr. (D)
1963	John Chafee John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.-Early life and family:... (R)
1964												Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... and Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... (D)
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1967											Robert Tiernan Robert Tiernan Robert Owens Tiernan was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Tiernan attended La Salle Academy.He earned his A.B. from Providence College in 1953 and hisJ.D... (D)
1968												Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and... and Edmund Muskie Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981... (D)
1969	Frank Licht Frank Licht Frank R. Licht was 67th Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973.Licht was born in Providence, Rhode Island to Jacob Licht and Rose Kassed Licht. He graduated from Brown University in 1938 and Harvard Law School in 1941... (D)	J. Joseph Garrahy (D)
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1972												Richard M. Nixon and Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... (R)
1973	Philip W. Noel Philip W. Noel Philip William Noel was the 68th Governor of Rhode Island from 1973 to 1977.-Biography:Philip Noel was born to Joe Noel, an auto mechanic and Emma Crudeli Noel, a jewelry worker in Warwick, Rhode Island. He attended Brown University where he played football, and then went to law school at... (D)
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1975											Edward Beard Edward Beard Edward Peter Beard was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Beard attended Assumption Elementary School and Hope High School, Providence, where he completed high school as well as a college-level course in agriculture. He worked as a painter. He served in the... (D)
1976								John Chafee John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.-Early life and family:... (R)				Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... and Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... (D)
1977	J. Joseph Garrahy (D)
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1981											Claudine Schneider Claudine Schneider Claudine Schneider is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Rhode Island. She was the first and to date only woman elected to Congress from Rhode Island.... (R)
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1984												Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... and George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to... (R)
1985	Edward D. DiPrete Edward D. DiPrete Edward Daniel DiPrete is an American Republican Party politician from Rhode Island.DiPrete served as the 70th Governor of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1991, and was defeated for reelection in a landslide by former federal attorney and millionaire businessman Bruce Sundlun in 1990, who had twice lost... (R)
1986
1987			Kathleen S. Connell Kathleen S. Connell Kathleen S. Connell is a Rhode Island politician. She was Secretary of State of Rhode Island between 1987 and 1993. She started her political career as a member of the Middletown, Rhode Island school committee, where she served for 13 years, and the Middletown town council. She served one term in... (D)	James E. O'Neil (D)
1988												Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving... and Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Bentsen Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate... (D)
1989		Roger N. Begin (D)								Ronald Machtley Ronald Machtley Ronald Keith "Ron" Machtley was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island from 1989 to 1995. Since 1996, Machtley has served as president of Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.... (R)
1990
1991	Bruce Sundlun Bruce Sundlun Bruce Sundlun was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as 71st Governor of Rhode Island from 1991 to 1995. He was Rhode Island's second Jewish governor, and the only Jewish governor in the United States during his two terms... (D)										Jack Reed (D)
1992												Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... and Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (D)
1993		Bob Weygand (D)		Jeffrey B. Pine (R)
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1995	Lincoln Almond Lincoln Almond Lincoln Carter Almond is an American attorney, politician and member of the Republican Party. Almond served as United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1969–1978 and 1981–1993 and latter the 72nd Governor of Rhode Island, serving from 1995 to 2003.- Early life, education and... (R)		James Langevin James Langevin James R. Langevin is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:Langevin was born in Providence, Rhode Island... (D)							Patrick J. Kennedy Patrick J. Kennedy Patrick Joseph Kennedy II is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all of Bristol County and Newport County, and parts of Providence County. Kennedy did not seek re-election in 2010.A member of the Kennedy... (D)
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1997		Bernard A. Jackvony (R)							Jack Reed (D)		Bob Weygand (D)
1998		Bernard A. Jackvony (R)
1999		Charles J. Fogarty Charles J. Fogarty Charles Joseph Fogarty, Jr., also known as Charlie Fogarty is the former Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. He is a Democrat. Fogarty served two full terms as Lt... (D)		Sheldon Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse is the junior U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party... (D)				Lincoln Chafee Lincoln Chafee Lincoln Davenport Chafee is an American politician who has been the 74th Governor of Rhode Island since January 2011. Prior to his election as governor, Chafee served in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1999 until losing his Senate re-election bid in 2006 to Democrat Sheldon... (R)
2000												Al Gore and Joe Lieberman Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman is the senior United States Senator from Connecticut. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently an independent, he remains closely affiliated with the party.Born in Stamford, Connecticut,... (D)
2001			Ed Inman (I)								James Langevin (D)
2002			Ed Inman (I)
2003	Don Carcieri (R)		Matt Brown Matt Brown (politician) Matt Brown is Co-Founder, with Bruce G. Blair, of Global Zero a non-profit international initiative for the phased, verified elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide... (D)	Patrick C. Lynch Patrick C. Lynch Patrick C. Lynch is Rhode Island's Attorney General. He has overseen the investigation and prosecution of the second-deadliest fire in Rhode Island history and also successfully sued former lead paint manufacturers for cleanup costs associated with their old products... (D)
2004												John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... and John Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... (D)
2005
2006
2007		Elizabeth H. Roberts Elizabeth H. Roberts Elizabeth H. Roberts is currently the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Rhode Island. She has served under Republican Governor Donald Carcieri and Independent Lincoln Chafee. She was elected as a Democrat in 2006, becoming the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.Roberts was born April 17,... (D)	A. Ralph Mollis A. Ralph Mollis A. Ralph Mollis is the current Secretary of State of Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed office on January 1, 2007.-Career:Mollis attended St... (D)		Frank T. Caprio Frank T. Caprio Frank T. Caprio is a Managing Director at Chatham Capital a mezzanine finance firm with offices in Atlanta, Dallas and Providence. He had a twenty year political career which included being elected as the former General Treasurer of Rhode Island... (D)	33D, 5R	60D, 13R, 1I	Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
2008						33D, 5R	60D, 13R, 1I					Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... and Joe Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama... (D)
2009						33D, 4R, 1I	69D, 6R
2010						33D, 4R, 1I	69D, 6R
2011	Lincoln Chafee (I)			Peter Kilmartin Peter Kilmartin Peter F. Kilmartin is an American attorney and currently Attorney General of Rhode Island. Kilmartin is a retired police captain and formerly a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.-Biography:... (D)	Gina Raimondo (D)	29D, 8R, 1I	65D, 10R,			David Cicilline David Cicilline David Nicola Cicilline is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is formerly the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and was the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.-Early life, education, and career:... (D)
2012	Lincoln Chafee (I)				Gina Raimondo (D)	29D, 8R, 1I	65D, 10R,
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governors of Rhode Island The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is Elizabeth H. Roberts.In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.- Deputy Governors of the Colony of Rhode Island :...	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Rhode Island The Secretary of the State of Rhode Island is an elected office in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of 2008, the current Secretary of State is A...	Attorney General Attorney General of Rhode Island The Attorney General of Rhode Island is the Government of the State of Rhode Island's chief legal advisor. The Attorney General is voted in every four years. The position also oversees the State of Rhode Island Department of Law...	State Treasurer	State Senate Rhode Island Senate The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 38 Senators, each of whom is elected to a two-year term. Rhode Island is one of the 14 states where its upper house serves at a two-year...	State House Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Rhode Island. It is composed of 75 members, elected to two year terms from 75 districts of equal population. The Rhode Island General Assembly does not have...	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House District 1 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district Rhode Island's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in northern and eastern Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by David Cicilline, who has represented the district since January 2011....	U.S. House District 2 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in southern and western Rhode Island. The district is currently represented by James Langevin, who has represented the district since January 2001....	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices					\|State Legislature	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Rhode Island These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- 1790 - 1843: At-large seat:When Rhode Island entered the Union in 1790. It had one seat...

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