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Kevin Breene —
of Rhode Island.
Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 2000.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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Edward Daniel DiPrete (b. 1934) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Cranston, Providence
County, R.I., July 8,
1934.
Mayor
of Cranston, R.I., 1978-84; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1985-91.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Grange; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2009.
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Scott Bill Hirst (b. 1953) —
of Ashaway, Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Westerly Hospital,
Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., June 30,
1953.
Son of Robert
Scott Hirst.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1992,
1996;
member, Hopkinton Town Council, 1996-2004.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grange; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ernest Orrin Maine (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest O. Maine —
of Rhode Island.
Born in North Stonington, New London
County, Conn., 1913.
Republican. Auctioneer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1947-49; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-57.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Interment at Thompson
Cemetery, North Stonington, Conn.
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James Howard McGrath (1903-1966) —
also known as J. Howard McGrath —
of Central Falls, Providence
County, R.I.; Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.; South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Woonsocket, Providence
County, R.I., November
28, 1903.
Son of James J. McGrath and Ida (May) McGrath.
Democrat. Lawyer; real
estate and insurance
business; vice-chair of
Rhode Island Democratic Party, 1928-30; Rhode Island
Democratic state chair, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1932,
1936,
1944,
1948
(speaker),
1952,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1934-40; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1941-45; resigned 1945; U.S. Solicitor General,
1945-46; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-49; defeated in primary, 1960; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1947-49; U.S.
Attorney General, 1949-52.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis;
Urban
League; American
Judicature Society; Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I., September
2, 1966 (age 62 years, 278
days).
Interment at St.
Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, R.I.
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Dennis Joseph Roberts (1903-1994) —
also known as Dennis J. Roberts; Denny
Roberts —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born April 8,
1903.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1951-59; defeated, 1958; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1960.
Member, Grange.
Died while in surgery for a ruptured
aneurysm, in Rhode Island Hospital,
Providence, Providence
County, R.I., June 30,
1994 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sue Sosnowski —
of Rhode Island.
Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 2000.
Female.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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Martha Stamp (born c.1937) —
of South Kingstown, Washington
County, R.I.
Born about 1937.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1996,
2004
(alternate); Republican candidate for Rhode
Island state senate 6th District, 1996 (primary), 1998.
Female.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2007.
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