List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

This a list of United States Senators from Rhode Island. Rhode Island ratified the Constitution on May 29, 1790, and its senators belong to Class 1 and Class 2. Rhode Island's current senators are Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse.

Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Theodore Foster	Pro- Administration	June 7, 1790 – March 4, 1803	1	Elected in 1790
				2	Re-elected in 1791
		Federalist		3	Re-elected in 1797 Retired
2	Samuel J. Potter	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – October 14, 1804	4	Elected in 1803 Died
Vacant			October 14, 1804 – October 29, 1804
3	Benjamin Howland	Democratic- Republican	October 29, 1804 – March 4, 1809		Elected to finish Potter's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
4	Francis Malbone	Federalist	March 4, 1809 – June 4, 1809	5	Elected in 1809 Died
Vacant			June 4, 1809 – June 26, 1809
5	Christopher G. Champlin	Federalist	June 26, 1809 – October 12, 1811		Elected to finish Malbone's term Resigned
Vacant			October 12, 1811 – October 28, 1811
6	William Hunter	Federalist	October 28, 1811 – March 4, 1821		Elected to finish Champlin's term
				6	Re-elected in 1815
7	James De Wolf	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1821 – October 31, 1825	7	Elected in 1821 Resigned
8	Asher Robbins	Adams/ Anti-Jackson	October 31, 1825 – March 4, 1839		Elected to finish De Wolf's term
		Anti-Jackson		8	Re-elected in 1827
				9	Re-elected in 1833 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
9	Nathan F. Dixon I	Whig	March 4, 1839 – January 29, 1842	10	Elected in 1839 Died
Vacant			January 29, 1842 – February 18, 1842
10	William Sprague	Whig	February 18, 1842 – January 17, 1844		Elected to finish Dixon's term Resigned
Vacant			January 17, 1844 – January 25, 1844
11	John B. Francis	Law and Order	January 25, 1844 – March 4, 1845		Elected to finish Sprague's term Retired
12	Albert C. Greene	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1851	11	Elected in 1845 Retired
13	Charles T. James	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1857	12	Elected in 1851 Retired
14	James F. Simmons	Republican	March 4, 1857 – August 15, 1862	13	Elected in 1857 Resigned
Vacant			August 15, 1862 – December 1, 1862
15	Samuel G. Arnold	Republican	December 1, 1862 – March 4, 1863		Elected to finish Simmons's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
16	William Sprague IV	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1875	14	Elected in 1863
				15	Re-elected in 1869 Retired
17	Ambrose Burnside	Republican	March 4, 1875 – September 13, 1881	16	Elected in 1875
				17	Re-elected in 1881 Died
Vacant			September 13, 1881 – October 5, 1881
18	Nelson W. Aldrich	Republican	October 5, 1881 – March 4, 1911		Elected to finish Burnside's term
				18	Re-elected in 1887
				19	Re-elected in 1893
				20	Re-elected in 1899
				21	Re-elected in 1905 Retired
19	Henry F. Lippitt	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917	22	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election
20	Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1929	23	Elected in 1916
				24	Re-elected in 1922 Lost re-election
21	Felix Hebert	Republican	January 3, 1929 – January 3, 1935	25	Elected in 1928 Lost re-election
22	Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	26	Elected in 1934
				27	Re-elected in 1940 Retired
23	J. Howard McGrath	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – August 23, 1949	28	Elected in 1946 Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General
24	Edward L. Leahy	Democratic	August 24, 1949 – December 10, 1950		Appointed to continue McGrath's term Retired
Vacant			December 10, 1950 – December 19, 1950
25	John O. Pastore	Democratic	December 19, 1950 – December 28, 1976		Elected to finish McGrath's term
				29	Re-elected in 1952
				30	Re-elected in 1958
				31	Re-elected in 1964
				32	Re-elected in 1970 Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
26	John Chafee	Republican	December 29, 1976 – October 24, 1999	32	Appointed to finish Pastore's term, having been elected to the next term
				33	Elected in 1976
				34	Re-elected in 1982
				35	Re-elected in 1988
				36	Re-elected in 1994 Died
Vacant			October 24, 1999 – November 2, 1999
27	Lincoln Chafee	Republican	November 2, 1999 – January 3, 2007		Appointed to finish his father's term
				37	Elected in 2000 Lost re-election
28	Sheldon Whitehouse	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – Present	38	Elected in 2006
				39	Re-elected in 2012

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Joseph Stanton, Jr.	Anti-Administration	June 7, 1790 – March 4, 1793	1	Elected in 1790 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
2	William Bradford	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – October 1797	2	Elected in 1793 Resigned
		Federalist
Vacant			October 1797 – November 13, 1797
3	Ray Greene	Federalist	November 13, 1797 – March 5, 1801		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
				3	(Re-?)elected in 1799 Resigned
Vacant			March 5, 1801 – May 6, 1801
4	Christopher Ellery	Democratic- Republican	May 6, 1801 – March 4, 1805		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Lost re-election
5	James Fenner	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – September 1807	4	Elected in 1805 Resigned
Vacant			September 1807 – October 26, 1807
6	Elisha Mathewson	Democratic- Republican	October 26, 1807 – March 4, 1811		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
7	Jeremiah B. Howell	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1817	5	Elected in 1811 Retired
8	James Burrill, Jr.	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – December 25, 1820	6	Elected in 1817 Died
Vacant			December 25, 1820 – January 9, 1821
9	Nehemiah R. Knight	Democratic- Republican	January 9, 1821 – March 4, 1841		Elected to finish Burrill's term
		Crawford Republican		7	Re-elected in 1823
		Anti-Jacksonian		8	Re-elected in 1829
		Whig		9	Re-elected in 1835 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
10	James F. Simmons	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847	10	Elected in 1841 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
11	John Hopkins Clarke	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	11	Elected in 1847 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant			March 4, 1853 – July 20, 1853	12
12	Philip Allen	Democratic	July 20, 1853 – March 4, 1859		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Retired
13	Henry B. Anthony	Republican	March 4, 1859 – September 2, 1884	13	Elected in 1859
				14	Re-elected in 1865
				15	Re-elected in 1871
				16	Re-elected in 1877
				17	Re-elected in 1883 Died
Vacant			September 2, 1884 – November 19, 1884
14	William P. Sheffield	Republican	November 19, 1884 – January 20, 1885		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
15	Jonathan Chace	Republican	January 20, 1885 – April 9, 1889		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
				18	(Re-?)elected in 1889 Resigned
16	Nathan F. Dixon, III	Republican	April 10, 1889 – March 4, 1895		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Retired
17	George P. Wetmore	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1907	19	Elected in 1895
				20	Re-elected in 1801 Legislature failed to elect
	Vacant		March 4, 1907 – January 22, 1908	21
	George P. Wetmore	Republican	January 22, 1908– March 4, 1913		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
18	LeBaron B. Colt	Republican	March 4, 1913 – August 18, 1924	22	Elected in 1912
				23	Re-elected in 1918 Died
Vacant			August 18, 1924 – November 5, 1924
19	Jesse H. Metcalf	Republican	November 5, 1924 – January 3, 1937		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
				24	(Re-?)elected in 1924
				25	Re-elected in 1930 Lost re-election
20	Theodore F. Green	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961	26	Elected in 1936
				27	Re-elected in 1942
				28	Re-elected in 1948
				29	Re-elected in 1954 Retired
21	Claiborne Pell	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997	30	Elected in 1960
				31	Re-elected in 1966
				32	Re-elected in 1972
				33	Re-elected in 1978
				34	Re-elected in 1984
				35	Re-elected in 1990 Retired
22	Jack Reed	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	36	Elected in 1996
				37	Re-elected in 2002
				38	Re-elected in 2008

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island
• United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

External links

• Congressional Biographical Directory