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Delta Kappa Epsilon
Politician members in Rhode Island

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.   Relatives: Son of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married, December 29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of Houghton Letts (died 1944; U.S. Marine Corps).

Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 2, 1876. Son of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop. Republican. Banker; stockbroker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director, Long Island Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., November 14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, October 3, 1905, to Alice Woodward Babcock.

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