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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, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.
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Norman Stanley Case (1888-1967) —
also known as Norman S. Case —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
11, 1888.
Son of John Warren Case and Louise Marea (White) Case.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1921-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1927-28; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1928-33; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1934-45.
Baptist. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Wakefield, South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I., October
9, 1967 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) —
also known as Oliver C. Comstock —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 1,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Theodore Francis Green (1867-1966) —
also known as Theodore F. Green —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
2, 1867.
Son of Arnold Green and Cornelia Abby (Burges) Green.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island, 1918; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1933-37; defeated, 1912, 1928, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 1936; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1937-61.
Baptist. Member, American
Arbitration Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., May 19,
1966 (age 98 years, 229
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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James Manning (1738-1791) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union
County), N.J., October
22, 1738.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1786.
Baptist.
Co-founder,
in 1764, of Rhode Island College (now Brown University).
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 29,
1791 (age 52 years, 280
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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Ely Eliot Palmer (1887-1977) —
also known as Ely E. Palmer —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
29, 1887.
Son of George Frederick Palmer and Martha Josephine (Hunt) Palmer.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Paris, 1913-15; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1916-21; Bucharest, 1921-26; U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, 1926-29; Vancouver, 1929-33; Jerusalem, 1933-35; Ottawa, 1935-38; Beirut, 1938-41; Sydney, 1941-44; U.S. Minister to Afghanistan, 1945-48; U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1948-49.
Baptist. Member, Zeta Psi.
Died in 1977
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Son of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school
headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Westerly, R.I.
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William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) —
also known as William R. Wooton; Bill
Wooton —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1944.
Son of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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