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.
Per WP:PSEUDOHEADING fake headings should not be used in articles.
 Senator Jack Reed (D) |  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
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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[update], 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[update], 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.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives