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Warren Otis Arnold (1839-1910) —
also known as Warren O. Arnold —
of Chepachet, Glocester, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., June 3,
1839.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1884;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1887-91, 1895-97.
Died in Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1910 (age 70 years, 302
days).
Interment at Acotes
Hill Cemetery, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I.
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Amos Chafee Barstow (1813-1894) —
also known as Amos Barstow —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 30,
1813.
Son of Nathaniel Barstow and Sophia (Chafee) Barstow.
Manufacturer; founder, Barstow Stove Company; president, City
National Bank of
Providence; president, Mechanics Savings Bank;
president, Providence Gas
Company; president, Mechanics Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; co-owner, Providence Warehouse
Company; mayor
of Providence, R.I., 1858; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1870-71.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
5, 1894 (age 81 years, 128
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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James De Wolf (1764-1837) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., March 18,
1764.
Son of Mark A. De Wolf and Abigail (Porter) De Wolf.
Democrat. Slave trader; built early cotton mill; manufacturer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1837 (age 73 years, 278
days).
Interment at De
Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Charles Warren Lippitt (1846-1924) —
also known as Charles W. Lippitt —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., October
8, 1846.
Son of Henry
Lippitt and Mary Ann (Balch) Lippitt.
Republican. Manufacturer; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1896.
Died April 4,
1924 (age 77 years, 179
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Henry B. Metcalf —
of Rhode Island.
Banker;
manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1900.
Universalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mathewson W. Potter (born c.1862) —
of Deep River, Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., about 1862.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(alternate), 1900;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Saybrook, 1893-94; member of
Connecticut
state senate 34th District, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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