Congregationalist Politicians in Rhode Island
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)
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Congregationalist Politicians in Rhode Island
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)
James Burrill Angell (1829-1916) —
also known as James B. Angell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Scituate, Providence
County, R.I., January
7, 1829.
Son of Andrew Aldrich Angell and Amey (Aldrich) Angell.
Editor of Sen. Henry
B. Anthony's newspaper,
Providence Journal, 1860-66; president,
University of Vermont, 1866-71; president,
University of Michigan, 1871-1909; U.S. Minister to China, 1880-81; Turkey, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Historical Association.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., April 1,
1916 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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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, Newport, R.I.
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George Gray (b. 1824) —
of Elmore, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Little Compton, Newport
County, R.I., August 1,
1824.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Elmore, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., May 29,
1889.
Son of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1942.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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