United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
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These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
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[edit] United States Senate
| Class 1 Senators | Congress | Class 2 Senators |
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| Theodore Foster (F) | 1st (1789–1791) | Joseph Stanton, Jr. (Anti-Admin.) |
| 2nd (1791–1793) | ||
| 3rd (1793–1795) | William Bradford (Pro-Admin.) |
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| 4th (1795–1797) | ||
| 5th (1797–1799) | ||
| Ray Greene (F) | ||
| 6th (1799–1801) | ||
| 7th (1801–1803) | ||
| Christopher Ellery (D-R) | ||
| Samuel J. Potter (D-R) | 8th (1803–1805) | |
| Benjamin Howland (D-R) | ||
| 9th (1805–1807) | James Fenner (D-R) | |
| 10th (1807–1809) | ||
| Elisha Matthewson (D-R) | ||
| Francis Malbone (F) | 11th (1809–1811) | |
| Christopher G. Champlin (F) | ||
| 12th (1811–1813) | Jeremiah B. Howell (D-R) | |
| William Hunter (F) | ||
| 13th (1813–1815) | ||
| 14th (1815–1817) | ||
| 15th (1817–1819) | James Burrill, Jr. (F) | |
| 16th (1819–1821) | ||
| Nehemiah R. Knight (D-R) | ||
| James De Wolf (D-R) | 17th (1821–1823) | |
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||
| 19th (1825–1827) | ||
| Asher Robbins (W) | ||
| 20th (1827–1829) | ||
| 21st (1829–1831) | ||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | ||
| 23rd (1833–1835) | ||
| 24th (1835–1837) | ||
| 25th (1837–1839) | ||
| Nathan F. Dixon (W) | 26th (1839–1841) | |
| 27th (1841–1843) | James F. Simmons (W) | |
| William Sprague (W) | ||
| 28th (1843–1845) | ||
| John B. Francis (Law and Order) |
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| Albert C. Greene (W) | 29th (1845–1847) | |
| 30th (1847–1849) | John H. Clarke (W) | |
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||
| Charles T. James (D) | 32nd (1851–1853) | |
| 33rd (1853–1855) | Philip Allen (D) | |
| 34th (1855–1857) | ||
| James F. Simmons (R) | 35th (1857–1859) | |
| 36th (1859–1861) | Henry B. Anthony (R) | |
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||
| Samuel G. Arnold (R) | ||
| William Sprague (R) | 38th (1863–1865) | |
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | ||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | ||
| Ambrose Burnside (R) | 44th (1875–1877) | |
| 45th (1877–1879) | ||
| 46th (1879–1881) | ||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||
| Nelson W. Aldrich (R) | ||
| 48th (1883–1885) | ||
| William P. Sheffield (R) | ||
| Jonathan Chace (R) | ||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||
| Nathan F. Dixon (R) | ||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||
| 54th (1895–1897) | George Peabody Wetmore (R) | |
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||
| 57th (1901–1903) | ||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||
| 60th (1907–1909) | George Peabody Wetmore (R) (Vacant: March 4, 1907–January 22, 1908) |
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| George Peabody Wetmore (R) | ||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||
| Henry F. Lippitt (R) | 62nd (1911–1913) | |
| 63rd (1913–1915) | LeBaron B. Colt (R) | |
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||
| Peter G. Gerry (D) | 65th (1917–1919) | |
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||
| 68th (1923–1925) | ||
| Jesse H. Metcalf (R) | ||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||
| Felix Hebert (R) | 71st (1929–1931) | |
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||
| Peter G. Gerry (D) | 74th (1935–1937) | |
| 75th (1937–1939) | Theodore Francis Green (D) | |
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||
| J. Howard McGrath (D) | 80th (1947–1949) | |
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||
| Edward L. Leahy (D) | ||
| John O. Pastore (D) | ||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||
| 87th (1961–1963) | Claiborne Pell (D) | |
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||
| John H. Chafee (R) | ||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||
| 105th (1997–1999) | Jack Reed (D) | |
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||
| Lincoln Chafee (R) | ||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | 110th (2007–2009) | |
| 111th (2009–2011) |
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] 1790 - 1843: At-large seat(s)
When Rhode Island entered the Union in 1790. It had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.
[edit] 1843 - present
In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from geographicly-distinct districts.
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
[edit] Key
| This is a key to party COLORS and ABBREVIATIONS for Members of the U.S. Congress. Party abbreviations or full names are retained for universal visual access. |
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