United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Contents 1 United States Senate 2 House of Representatives 2.1 1790 - 1843: At-large seat(s) 2.2 1843 - present 3 References 4 Key

[edit] United States Senate

See also: List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

Class 1 Senators	Congress	Class 2 Senators
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)
		Ray Greene (F)
	6th (1799–1801)
	7th (1801–1803)
		Christopher Ellery (D-R)
Samuel J. Potter (D-R)	8th (1803–1805)
Benjamin Howland (D-R)
	9th (1805–1807)	James Fenner (D-R)
	10th (1807–1809)
		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)
		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)
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)
		William P. Sheffield (R)
		Jonathan Chace (R)
	49th (1885–1887)
	50th (1887–1889)
	51st (1889–1891)
		Nathan F. Dixon (R)
	52nd (1891–1893)
	53rd (1893–1895)
	54th (1895–1897)	George Peabody Wetmore (R)
	55th (1897–1899)
	56th (1899–1901)
	57th (1901–1903)
	58th (1903–1905)
	59th (1905–1907)
	60th (1907–1909)	George Peabody Wetmore (R) (Vacant: March 4, 1907–January 22, 1908)
		George Peabody 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)
		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)

[edit] House of Representatives

See also: List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island

[edit] 1790 - 1843: At-large seat(s)

When Rhode Island entered the Union in 1790. It had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.

Congress	Elected At-large on a General ticket
	First seat	Second seat
1st (1789–1791)	Benjamin Bourne (Pro-Admin.)
2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795)		Francis Malbone (F)
4th (1795–1797)	Benjamin Bourne (F)
	Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
5th (1797–1799)	Thomas Tillinghast (F)	Christopher Grant Champlin (F)
6th (1799–1801)	John Brown (F)
7th (1801–1803)	Thomas Tillinghast (DR)	Joseph Stanton, Jr. (DR)
8th (1803–1805)	Nehemiah Knight (DR)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809)		Isaac Wilbour (DR)
	Richard Jackson, Jr. (F)
11th (1809–1811)		Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815)
14th (1815–1817)	John Linscom Boss, Jr. (F)	James Brown Mason (F)
15th (1817–1819)
16th (1819–1821)	Samuel Eddy (DR)	Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
17th (1821–1823)		Job Durfee(DR)
18th (1823–1825)	Samuel Eddy (Adams-Clay D-R)	Job Durfee (Adams-Clay D-R)
19th (1825–1827)	Tristram Burges (Adams)	Dutee Jerauld Pearce (Adams)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)	Tristram Burges (Anti-Jacksonian)	Dutee Jerauld Pearce (Anti-Jacksonian)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835)		Dutee Jerauld Pearce (Anti-Masonic)
24th* (1835–1837)	William Sprague (W)
25th (1837–1839)	Robert B. Cranston (W)	Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)
26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843)

[edit] 1843 - present

In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from geographicly-distinct districts.

Congress	District
	1st	2nd	3rd
28th (1843–1845)	Henry Y. Cranston (Law and Order)	Elisha R. Potter (Law and Order)
29th (1845–1847)	Henry Y. Cranston (W)	Lemuel H. Arnold (W)
30th (1847–1849)	Robert B. Cranston (W)	Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)
31st (1849–1851)	George Gordon King (W)	Nathan Fellows Dixon (W)
32nd (1851–1853)		Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)
33rd (1853–1855)	Thomas Davis (D)
34th (1855–1857)	Nathan B. Durfee (Know-nothing)	Benjamin Babock Thurston (Know-nothing)
35th (1857–1859)	Nathan B. Durfee (R)	William Daniel Brayton (R)
36th (1859–1861)	Christopher Robinson (R)
37th (1861–1863)	William Paine Sheffield ( Unionist)	George H. Browne (Constitutional Union) (D)
38th (1863–1865)	Thomas Allen Jenckes (R)	Nathan Fellows Dixon (R)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873)	Benjamin T. Eames (R)	James M. Pendleton (R)
43rd (1873–1875)
44th (1875–1877)		Latimer Whipple Ballou (R)
45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881)	Nelson W. Aldrich (R)
47th (1881–1883)		Jonathan Chace (R)
	Henry J. Spooner (R)
48th (1883–1885)
		Nathan F. Dixon, III (R)
49th (1885–1887)		William Almy Pirce (R)
		Charles H. Page (D)
50th (1887–1889)		Warren O. Arnold (R)
51st (1889–1891)
52nd (1891–1893)	Oscar Lapham (D)	Charles H. Page (D)
53rd (1893–1895)
54th (1895–1897)	Melville Bull (R)	Warren O. Arnold (R)
55th (1897–1899)		Adin B. Capron (R)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905)	Daniel L. D. Granger (D)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)	William Paine Sheffield (R)
62nd (1911–1913)	George Francis O'Shaunessy (D)	George H. Utter (R)
63rd (1913–1915)		Peter Goelet Gerry (D)	Ambrose Kennedy (R)
64th (1915–1917)		Walter Russell Stiness (R)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921)	Clark Burdick (R)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)		Richard S. Aldrich (R)	Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)			Louis Monast (R)
71st (1929–1931)			Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
72nd (1931–1933)			Francis B. Condon (D)
73rd (1933–1935)	Francis B. Condon (D)	John Matthew O'Connell (D)
74th (1935–1937)	Charles Risk (R)
75th (1937–1939)	Aime Forand (D)
76th (1939–1941)	Charles Risk (R)	Harry Sandager (R)
77th (1941–1943)	Aime Forand (D)	John E. Fogarty (D)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)	Fernand St. Germain (D)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)		Robert Tiernan (D)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977) (D)		Edward Beard (D)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)		Claudine Schneider (R)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)	Ronald Machtley (R)
102nd (1991–1993)		Jack Reed (D)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)	Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
105th (1997–1999)		Robert Weygand (D)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)		James Langevin (D)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
Congress	1st	2nd	3rd
	District

[edit] 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

[edit] Key

This is a key to party colors and abbreviations for Members of the U.S. Congress:
American (Know-Nothing) (K-N) Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin) Adams (A)/ Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)/ National Republican (NR) Anti-Masonic (Anti-M) Democratic (D) Democratic-Republican (D-R) Farmer-Labor (FL) Federalist (F)	Free Soil (FS) Free Silver (FSv) Greenback (GB) Independent / Unaffiliated or changed during term Jacksonian (J) Non-Partisan League (NPL) Nullifier (N) Opposition (O)	Populist (Pop) Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin) Progressive (Prog) Prohibition (Proh.) Readjuster (Rea) Republican (R) Socialist (Soc) Unionist (U) Whig (W)
Party abbreviations or full names must be retained for universal visual access.

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