United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
Rhode Island’s current delegation
United States Senate
| Class 1 Senators | Congress | Class 2 Senators | ||
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| Theodore Foster (F) | 1st (1789–1791) |
Joseph Stanton, Jr. (Anti-Admin) | ||
| 2nd (1791–1793) | ||||
| 3rd (1793–1795) |
William Bradford (Pro-Admin) | |||
| 4th (1795–1797) | ||||
| 5th (1797–1799) |
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| Ray Greene (F) | ||||
| 6th (1799–1801) | ||||
| 7th (1801–1803) |
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| Christopher Ellery (D-R) | ||||
| Samuel J. Potter (D-R) | 8th (1803–1805) |
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| Benjamin Howland (D-R) | ||||
| 9th (1805–1807) |
James Fenner (D-R) | |||
| 10th (1807–1809) |
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| Elisha Matthewson (D-R) | ||||
| Francis Malbone (F) | 11th (1809–1811) | |||
| Christopher G. Champlin (F) | ||||
| 12th (1811–1813) |
Jeremiah B. Howell (D-R) | |||
| William Hunter (F) | ||||
| 13th (1813–1815) | ||||
| 14th (1815–1817) | ||||
| 15th (1817–1819) |
James Burrill, Jr. (F) | |||
| 16th (1819–1821) |
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| Nehemiah R. Knight (D-R) | ||||
| James De Wolf (D-R) | 17th (1821–1823) | |||
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||||
| 19th (1825–1827) | ||||
| Asher Robbins (W) | ||||
| 20th (1827–1829) | ||||
| 21st (1829–1831) | ||||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | ||||
| 23rd (1833–1835) | ||||
| 24th (1835–1837) | ||||
| 25th (1837–1839) | ||||
| Nathan F. Dixon (W) | 26th (1839–1841) | |||
| 27th (1841–1843) |
James F. Simmons (W) | |||
| William Sprague (W) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | ||||
| John B. Francis (Law and Order) |
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| Albert C. Greene (W) | 29th (1845–1847) | |||
| 30th (1847–1849) |
John H. Clarke (W) | |||
| 31st (1849–1851) | ||||
| Charles T. James (D) | 32nd (1851–1853) | |||
| 33rd (1853–1855) |
Philip Allen (D) | |||
| 34th (1855–1857) | ||||
| James F. Simmons (R) | 35th (1857–1859) | |||
| 36th (1859–1861) |
Henry B. Anthony (R) | |||
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||||
| Samuel G. Arnold (R) | ||||
| William Sprague (R) | 38th (1863–1865) | |||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||||
| 42nd (1871–1873) | ||||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | ||||
| Ambrose Burnside (R) | 44th (1875–1877) | |||
| 45th (1877–1879) | ||||
| 46th (1879–1881) | ||||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| Nelson W. Aldrich (R) | ||||
| 48th (1883–1885) |
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| William P. Sheffield (R) | ||||
| Jonathan Chace (R) | ||||
| 49th (1885–1887) | ||||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| 51st (1889–1891) |
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| Nathan F. Dixon (R) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) |
George P. Wetmore (R) | |||
| 55th (1897–1899) | ||||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| 57th (1901–1903) | ||||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) |
Vacant | |||
| George P. Wetmore (R) | ||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| Henry F. Lippitt (R) | 62nd (1911–1913) | |||
| 63rd (1913–1915) |
LeBaron B. Colt (R) | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| Peter G. Gerry (D) | 65th (1917–1919) | |||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||||
| 68th (1923–1925) |
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| Jesse H. Metcalf (R) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| Felix Hebert (R) | 71st (1929–1931) | |||
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||||
| Peter G. Gerry (D) | 74th (1935–1937) | |||
| 75th (1937–1939) |
Theodore Francis Green (D) | |||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| J. Howard McGrath (D) | 80th (1947–1949) | |||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| Edward L. Leahy (D) | ||||
| John O. Pastore (D) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) |
Claiborne Pell (D) | |||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| John H. Chafee (R) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | ||||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| 105th (1997–1999) |
Jack Reed (D) | |||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| Lincoln Chafee (R) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | ||||
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | 110th (2007–2009) | |||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | ||||
House of Representatives
1790 - 1843: At-large seat(s)
When Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in 1790, it had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.
1843 - present
In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from separate districts.
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island
As of April 2015, there are six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the U.S. State of Rhode Island who are currently living at this time.
| Representative | Term of office | District | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Beard | 1975–1981 | 2nd | January 20, 1940 |
| Claudine Schneider | 1981–1991 | 2nd | March 25, 1947 |
| Ronald Machtley | 1989–1995 | 1st | July 13, 1948 |
| Jack Reed | 1991–1997 | 2nd | November 12, 1949 |
| Patrick J. Kennedy | 1995–2011 | 1st | July 14, 1967 |
| Robert Weygand | 1997–2001 | 2nd | May 10, 1948 |
Living former United States Senators from Rhode Island
As of April 2015, there is one former U.S. Senator from the U.S. State of Rhode Island who are currently living at this time, one from Class 1.
| Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Chafee | 1999–2007 | 1 | March 26, 1953 |
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
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