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Elisha Reynolds Potter (1764-1835) —
also known as Elisha R. Potter —
of South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Little Rest (now part of Kingston), Washington
County, R.I., November
5, 1764.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Rhode
Island house of deputies, 1793-96; Speaker of
the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1795-97; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1796-97, 1809-15 (at-large
1796-97, 2nd District 1809-11, at-large 1811-15); member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1798-1808, 1816-17,
1819-35; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1802, 1806-09;
candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 1818.
Died in South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., September
26, 1835 (age 70 years, 325
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Elisha Reynolds Potter (1811-1882) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Little Rest (now part of Kingston), Washington
County, R.I., June 20,
1811.
Son of Elisha
Reynolds Potter (1764-1835).
Adjutant
General of Rhode Island, 1835-36; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1838-40; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1843-45; defeated,
1844; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1847-52, 1861-63; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1868-82; died in office 1882.
Died in Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., April 10,
1882 (age 70 years, 294
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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James Bard Bill (1888-1954) —
also known as J. Bard Bill —
of North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., April 12,
1888.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Stonington, 1941-44.
Died in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., September
14, 1954 (age 66 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Lloyd Barber Langworthy (1892-1965) —
also known as Lloyd B. Langworthy —
of Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born July 25,
1892.
Son of George Bernard Langworthy (1861-1929) and Leonora Elizabeth
(Barber) Langworthy (born 1862).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1965
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1920, to Annie May McDonald (born 1891). |
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Edwin Robinson Allen (b. 1840) —
also known as Edwin R. Allen —
of Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., November
26, 1840.
Son of Edwin Allen and Ruth B. (Noyes) Allen.
Republican. Merchant;
town clerk, Hopkinton, R.I., from 1867; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1894-97.
Baptist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Elisha Rockwell Bitgood (1879-1961) —
also known as Elisha R. Bitgood —
of Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Voluntown, New London
County, Conn., October
11, 1879.
Son of John Bitgood and Ida (Lewis) Bitgood (1856-1914).
Democrat. Lumber mill
owner; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1940.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, November
25, 1961 (age 82 years, 45
days).
Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Alva Crandall (1835-1902) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., November
13, 1835.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1887-89.
Died April 20,
1902 (age 66 years, 158
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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Albert Stillman Babcock (b. 1851) —
also known as Albert S. Babcock —
of Rockville, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., November
15, 1851.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1893-1901; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1900.
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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Josiah Peckham Palmer (1828-1897) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., March 9,
1828.
Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1883-84.
Died in Rockville, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I., December
13, 1897 (age 69 years, 279
days).
Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
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Nathan Fellows Dixon (1774-1842) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., December
13, 1774.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1839-42; died in office 1842.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1842 (age 67 years, 47
days).
Interment at River Bend Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Nathan Fellows Dixon III (1847-1897) —
also known as Nathan F. Dixon —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 28,
1847.
Son of Nathan
Fellows Dixon II.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1877-85; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1885; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1889-95.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., November
8, 1897 (age 50 years, 194
days).
Interment at River Bend Cemetery.
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George Herbert Utter (1854-1912) —
also known as George H. Utter —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in New Jersey, July 24,
1854.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1888-89; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1904-05; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1905-07; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1911-12; died in
office 1912.
Died November
3, 1912 (age 58 years, 102
days).
Interment at River Bend Cemetery.
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Nathan Fellows Dixon II (1812-1881) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., May 1,
1812.
Son of Nathan
Fellows Dixon.
Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1849-51, 1863-71.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 11,
1881 (age 68 years, 345
days).
Interment at River Bend Cemetery.
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James Monroe Pendleton (1822-1889) —
also known as James M. Pendleton —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., January
10, 1822.
Son of Nathan
Pendleton (1779-1827) and Phebe (Cole) Pendleton (1786-1867).
Republican. Banker;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1862-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1868,
1876;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1871-75; member of
Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1878-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., February
16, 1889 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at River Bend Cemetery.
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Arthur M. Cottrell, Jr. (b. 1906) —
of Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in 1906.
Republican. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; member of Rhode
Island state senate; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Rhode Island, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at River Bend Cemetery.
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George Benjamin Utter (b. 1881) —
also known as G. Benjamin Utter —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 11,
1881.
Son of George
Herbert Utter and Elizabeth Lavina (Brown) Utter.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; printing
business; member of Rhode Island
Republican State Central Committee, 1915-28; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1925-26; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1940;
trustee, Westerly Hospital.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at River Bend Cemetery.
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Edwin P. Chapman —
of North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Interment at River Bend Cemetery.
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John Matthew O'Connell (1872-1941) —
also known as John M. O'Connell —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Rhode Island, 1872.
Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1933-39; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1941
(age about
69 years).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
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Thomas Domenico Santoro (1922-1975) —
also known as Thomas D. Santoro —
of Westerly, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., November
17, 1922.
Innkeeper;
insurance
business; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1950-56; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1960.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Sons of
Italy.
Died, in Miriam Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 28,
1975 (age 52 years, 223
days).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
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Paul F. Palumbo, Jr. (1926-2003) —
Born in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 11,
1926.
Son of Paul Palumbo, Sr. and Annie (Algiere) Palumbo.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Died, in The Westerly Hospital,
Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., March 8,
2003 (age 76 years, 331
days).
Interment at St. Sebastian Cemetery.
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