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William Ellery (1727-1820) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
22, 1727.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1785.
Congregationalist.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., February
15, 1820 (age 92 years, 55
days).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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Samuel Ward (1725-1776) —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 27,
1725.
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1762-63, 1765-67; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1774-76; died in
office 1776.
Died March 26,
1776 (age 50 years, 304
days).
Original interment at First
Baptist Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1860 at
Common Burial Ground.
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Henry Marchant (1741-1796) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., April 9,
1741.
Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1771-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1777-79; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1790-96.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
30, 1796 (age 55 years, 143
days).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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Asher Robbins (1757-1845) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Connecticut, 1757.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1812-20; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1825-39.
Died in 1845
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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Christopher Grant Champlin (1768-1840) —
also known as Christopher G. Champlin —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., April 12,
1768.
Merchant;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1797-1801; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1809-11; resigned 1811.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., March 18,
1840 (age 71 years, 341
days).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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Robert Bennie Cranston (1791-1873) —
also known as Robert B. Cranston —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., January
14, 1791.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1837-43, 1847-49 (at-large
1837-43, 1st District 1847-49); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1843-47; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1846-47; mayor of
Newport, R.I., 1853; Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1864.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., January
27, 1873 (age 82 years, 13
days).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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Peter Bours (1706-1761) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in 1706.
Speaker
of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1744-46, 1757-59.
Died September
20, 1761 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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John Linscom Boss, Jr. (1780-1819) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., September
7, 1780.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1806; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1815-19.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August 1,
1819 (age 38 years, 328
days).
Interment at Common Burial Ground.
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George Peabody Wetmore (1846-1921) —
also known as George P. Wetmore —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in London, England,
August
2, 1846.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1880,
1884;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1885-87; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1895-1907, 1908-13.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
11, 1921 (age 75 years, 40
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Christopher Ellery (1768-1840) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., November
1, 1768.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1801-05.
Died in Middletown, Newport
County, R.I., December
2, 1840 (age 72 years, 31
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) —
of Washington.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., March 25,
1818.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of
Washington Territory, 1853-57; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and killed at the Civil
War battle of Chantilly, Fairfax
County, Va., September
1, 1862 (age 44 years, 160
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Cousin of Charles
Abbot Stevens and Moses
Tyler Stevens. See Stevens
family of Massachusetts. |
| | | Stevens County,
Wash. is named for him. |
| | | Epitaph: "Who gave to the service of
his country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generous
heart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying his
command, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at the
battle of Chantilly, Va." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens:
Joseph Taylor Hazard, Companion
of Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor of
Washington |
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Charles Collins Van Zandt (1830-1894) —
also known as Charles C. Van Zandt —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
10, 1830.
Republican. Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1858-59,
1866-69, 1871-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1868
(speaker);
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1873-75; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1877-80.
Died June 4,
1894 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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William Channing Gibbs (1789-1871) —
also known as William C. Gibbs —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born February
10, 1789.
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1821-24.
Died February
24, 1871 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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August Belmont (1816-1890) —
also known as August Schönberg —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Alzei, Germany,
December
2, 1816.
Son of Simon Belmont.
Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1854-57; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1860-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1860,
1864,
1876;
speaker, 1868.
Jewish.
Fought a duel
with Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1890 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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William Cole Cozzens (1811-1876) —
also known as William C. Cozzens —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
26, 1811.
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1863.
Died December
17, 1876 (age 65 years, 113
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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William Paine Sheffield (1820-1907) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Rhode Island, 1820.
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1861-63; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1884-85.
Died in 1907
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Perry Belmont (1851-1947) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1851.
Son of August
Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 25,
1947 (age 95 years, 148
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Henry Young Cranston (1789-1864) —
also known as Henry Y. Cranston —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., October
9, 1789.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1835, 1839-41,
1854, 1855; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1843-47.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., February
12, 1864 (age 74 years, 126
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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George Gordon King (1807-1870) —
also known as George G. King —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., June 9,
1807.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Rhode Island, 1839
(member, Committee on Permanent Organization); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1845-46; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1845-46; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1849-53.
Died July 17,
1870 (age 63 years, 38
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Melville Bull (1854-1909) —
of Middletown, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
29, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1883-85; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1885-92; member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1885-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1888;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1892-94; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1895-1903;
defeated, 1902.
Died July 5,
1909 (age 54 years, 279
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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William Paine Sheffield (1857-1919) —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Rhode Island, June 1,
1857.
Son of William
Paine Sheffield (1820-1907).
Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1909-11; member of
Republican
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1912.
Died October
19, 1919 (age 62 years, 140
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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August Belmont (1853-1924) —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1853.
Son of August
Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont.
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1924 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (1897-1976) —
also known as Hugh D. Auchincloss —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
28, 1897.
Son of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss and Emma Brewster (Jennings)
Auchincloss.
Republican. Lawyer; stockbroker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1940.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1976 (age 79 years, 84
days).
Interment at Island Cemetery.
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