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Food Industry Politicians in Rhode Island
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

	Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) — also known as Nelson W. Aldrich; "General Manager of the United States" — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Warwick, Kent County, R.I. Born in Foster, Providence County, R.I., November 6, 1841. Son of Anan E. Aldrich (1807-1892) and Abby Ann (Burgess) Aldrich (1809-1888). Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; director, Roger Williams Bank; president, First National Bank of Providence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and Fishkill Railroad; organizer and president, United Traction and Electric Company; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1875-77; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-Vreeland Currency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died, from an apoplectic stroke, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 16, 1915 (age 73 years, 161 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.   Relatives: Son of Anan E. Aldrich (1807-1892) and Abby Ann (Burgess) Aldrich (1809-1888); cousin of William Aldrich; married, October 9, 1866, to Abby Pearce Truman Chapman (1845-1917); father of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; grandfather of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller; great-grandfather of John Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. See Rockefeller-Aldrich-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Edward Dunne (b. 1882) — also known as James E. Dunne — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 3, 1882. Son of James Dunne and Mary Ellen (Reed) Dunne. Democrat. Owner of grocery stores; in chemical and oil business; Rhode Island Democratic state chair, 1922-25; mayor of Providence, R.I., 1927-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Sons of Union Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Exchange Club. Interment at St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.   Relatives: Married, September 18, 1908, to Genevieve Rita Rawdon.
	Samuel Browning Prentice (c.1866-1948) — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born about 1866. Grocer; Prohibition candidate for mayor of Providence, R.I., 1907. President, National Roque Association of America, 1915-16. Died August 27, 1948 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.

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