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August Belmont (1816-1890) —
also known as August Schönberg —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Alzei, Germany,
December
2, 1816.
Son of Simon Belmont.
Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1854-57; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1860-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1860,
1864,
1876;
speaker, 1868.
Jewish.
Fought a duel
with Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1890 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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David N. Cicilline (b. 1961) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 15,
1961.
Son of John F. 'Jack' Cicilline and Sabra Cicilline.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 4th District, 1995-2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 2008.
Italian
and Jewish ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2010.
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Joseph Jerome Hahn (b. 1868) —
also known as J. Jerome Hahn —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
20, 1868.
Son of Isaac Hahn and Rose (Stern) Hahn.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Rhode Island, 1919-30; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1930-38.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel C. Kagan (b. 1908) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Russia,
November
11, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1941-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1952
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Licht (1916-1987) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 3,
1916.
Son of Jacob Licht and Rose (Kassed) Licht.
Law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John
C. Mahoney, 1942-43; lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1949-56; superior court judge in Rhode
Island, 1956-68; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1969-73.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1987
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard A. Licht (b. 1948) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 25,
1948.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1975-84; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-89; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1988; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1996,
2004,
2008.
Jewish. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2009.
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