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Edwin Robinson Allen (b. 1840) —
also known as Edwin R. Allen —
of Hopkinton, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Windham, Windham
County, Conn., November
26, 1840.
Son of Edwin Allen and Ruth B. (Noyes) Allen.
Republican. Merchant; town clerk, Hopkinton, R.I., from 1867;
Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1894-97.
Baptist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, R.I.
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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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Henry Porter Baldwin (1814-1892) —
also known as Henry P. Baldwin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Coventry, Kent
County, R.I., February
22, 1814.
Son of John Baldwin and Margaret (Williams) Baldwin.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1861-62; Governor of
Michigan, 1869-72; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1879-81; appointed 1879; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1880-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1892 (age 78 years, 313
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Christopher Grant Champlin (1768-1840) —
also known as Christopher G. Champlin —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., April 12,
1768.
Merchant; banker; U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1797-1801; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1809-11; resigned 1811.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., March 18,
1840 (age 71 years, 341
days).
Interment at Common
Burial Ground, Newport, R.I.
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Charles Dean Kimball (1859-1930) —
also known as Charles D. Kimball —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
13, 1859.
Son of Emery S. Kimball and Mary C. (Briggs) Kimball.
Republican. Merchant; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1894-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1900-01; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1901-03.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died December
8, 1930 (age 71 years, 86
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Walter A. Read (1842-1918) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Blackstone, Worcester
County, Mass., July 6,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1889-98; Rhode
Island general treasurer, 1899-1908.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Acotes
Hill Cemetery, Chepachet, Glocester, R.I.
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Henry O. Wood (1837-1925) —
of Swansea, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Rhode Island, 1837.
Merchant; postmaster;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives.
Episcopalian.
Died in Swansea, Bristol
County, Mass., October
27, 1925 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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