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State flag of Rhode Island Location of Rhode Island on the U.S. map This is a list of prominent people who were born in the state of Rhode Island or who spent significant periods of their lives in the state. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Academia Elizabeth Buffum Chace ...
Jabez Bowen, federalist supporter, Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court [25] John Brown, co-founder of Brown University, U.S. Representative [26] John Chafee, Governor of Rhode Island, Secretary of the Navy, and United States Senator [27] Zechariah Chafee, lawyer, academic and civil libertarian [28]
Rhode Island’s sole billionaire Jonathan Nelson, of Providence Equity Partners, lives in Providence and is worth $3.1 billion, according to Forbes. More: RI billionaires club a lonely place. See ...
Nicholas Brown Sr. (July 26, 1729 – May 29, 1791) was an American merchant, civic leader and slave trader who was a co-signer of the founding charter of the College of Rhode Island in 1763. [1] In 1771, Brown was instrumental in convincing Baptist authorities to locate a permanent home for the college in his hometown of Providence.
Elisha R. Potter Jr. (1811–1882) – U.S. Representative from Rhode Island; Samuel J. Potter (1753–1804) – Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island; William Robinson (1693–1751) – Deputy Governor of Colonial Rhode Island; Rob Roy Rawlings (1920–2001) – member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Tanya Donelly, musician; vocalist for Rhode Island–based bands Belly and Throwing Muses; guitarist for the band The Breeders; Charlie Fern, White House speechwriter, journalist; Van Johnson, actor, known best for "all-American" roles in MGM films during World War II; Lawson Little, 1940 U.S. Open golf champion; Lillian Richter, lithographer
This category is for people from the United States state of Rhode Island Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Rhode Island Also: Countries : United States : States : Rhode Island : People
Clouds Hill Museum: Warwick, Rhode Island Ian Iannuccilli Built between 1871 and 1877, the Clouds Hill Museum is situated on what was known as the Cedar Hill estate.