Rhode Island

Rhode Island is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. It was the thirteenth state, and last of the original thirteen colonies, to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 29, 1790. It is the smallest state by area, and the seventh smallest by population.
==State Facts==
Name 	Rhode Island
Capital City 	Providence
Population 	1, 057, 315  (44/50)
Area 	1, 214 square miles  (50/50)
Counties 	5
Largest Cities	Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence
==Governors==
Number	Name	Party 	Term 	Spouse
1 	
Nicholas Cooke
(1717-82)	N/A 	1775-78 	Hannah Cooke
2 	
William Greene
(1731-1809)	N/A 	1778-86 	Catharine Greene
3 	
John Collins
(1717-95)	N/A 	1786-90 	Mary Collins
4 	
Arthur Fenner
(1745-1805)	Count. 	1790-1805	Amy Fenner
5 	
Henry Smith
(1766-1818)	Count. 	1805-06 	Abby Smith
6 	
Isaac Wilbour
(1763-1837)	Count. 	1806-07 	Hannah Wilbour
7 	
James Fenner
(1771-1846)	Dem-Rep.	1807-11 	Sarah Fenner
8 	
William Jones
(1753-1822)	Fed. 	1811-17 	Anne Jones
9 	
Nehemiah R. Knight
(1780-1854)	Dem-Rep.	1817-21 	Lydia Knight
10 	
William C. Gibbs
(1787-1871)	Dem-Rep.	1821-24 	Mary Gibbs
11 	
James Fenner
(1771-1846)	Dem-Rep 	1824-31 	Sarah Fenner
12 	
Lemuel H. Arnold
(1792-1852)	Nat.Rep.	1831-33 	Sarah Arnold
13 	
John Brown Francis
(1791-1864)	Dem. 	1833-38 	Elizabeth Francis
14 	
William Sprague III
(1799-1856)	Whig 	1838-39 	Mary Sprague
15 	
Samuel Ward King
(1786-1851)	RIP 	1839-43 	Catherine King
16 	
Thomas Wilson Dorr
(1805-54)	EL 	1842-43 	N/A
17 	
James Fenner
(1771-1846)	LO 	1843-45 	Sarah Fenner
18 	
Charles Jackson
(1797-1876)	Whig 	1845-46 	Phebe Jackson
19 	
Byron Diman
(1795-1865)	LO 	1846-47 	Elizabeth Diman
20 	
Elisha Harris
(1791-1861)	Whig 	1847-49 	Sarah Harris
21 	
Henry B. Anthony
(1815-84)	Whig 	1849-51 	Sarah Anthony
22 	
Philip Allen
(1785-1865)	Dem. 	1851-53 	Phebe Allen
23 	
Francis M. Dimond
(1796-1859)	Dem. 	1853-54 	Maria Dimond
24 	
William W. Hoppin
(1807-90)	Whig 	1854-57 	Frances Hoppin
25 	
Elisha Dyer
(1811-90)	Rep. 	1857-59 	Anna Dyer
26 	
Thomas G. Turner
(1810-75)	Rep. 	1859-60 	Mary Turner
27 	
William Sprague IV
(1830-1915)	Rep. 	1860-63 	N/A
28 	
William C. Cozzens
(1811-76)	Dem. 	1863 	Martha Cozzens
29 	
James Y. Smith
(1809-76)	Rep. 	1863-66 	Emily Smith
30 	
Ambrose Burnside
(1824-81)	Rep. 	1866-69 	Mary Burnside
31 	
Seth Padelford
(1807-78)	Rep. 	1869-73 	N/A
32 	
Henry Howard
(1826-1905)	Rep. 	1873-75 	Catherine Howard
33 	
Henry Lippitt
(1818-91)	Rep. 	1875-77 	Mary Lippitt
34 	
Charles C. Van Zandt
(1830-94)	Rep. 	1877-80 	Arazelia Van Zandt
35 	
Alfred H. Littlefield
(1829-93)	Rep. 	1880-83 	Rebecca Littlefield
36 	
Augustus O. Bourn
(1834-1925)	Rep. 	1883-85 	Elizabeth Bourn
37 	
George P. Wetmore
(1846-1921)	Rep. 	1885-87 	Edith Wetmore
38 	
John W. Davis
(1826-1907)	Dem. 	1887-88 	Marietta Davis
39 	
Royal C. Taft
(1823-1912)	Rep. 	1888-89 	Mary Taft
40 	
Herbert W. Ladd
(1843-1913)	Rep. 	1889-90 	Emma Ladd
41 	
John W. Davis
(1826-1907)	Dem. 	1890-91 	Marietta Davis
42 	
Herbert W. Ladd
(1843-1913)	Rep. 	1891-92 	N/A
43 	
Daniel Russell Brown
(1848-1919)	Rep. 	1892-95 	Isabel Brown
44 	
Charles W. Lippitt
(1846-1924)	Rep. 	1895-97 	Margaret Lippitt
45 	
Elisha Dyer Jr.
(1839-1906)	Rep. 	1897-1900	Nancy Dyer
46 	
William Gregory
(1849-1901)	Rep. 	1900-01 	Harriet Gregory
47 	
Charles D. Kimball
(1859-1930)	Rep. 	1901-03 	Gertrude Kimball
48 	
Lucius F.C. Garvin
(1841-1922)	Dem. 	1903-05 	N/A
49 	
George H. Utter
(1854-1912)	Rep. 	1905-07 	Elizabeth Utter
50 	
James H. Higgins
(1876-1927)	Dem. 	1907-09 	Ellen Higgins
51 	
Aram J. Pothier
(1854-1928)	Rep. 	1909-15 	Francoise Pothier
52 	
Robert Livingston Beeckman
(1866-1935)	Rep. 	1915-21 	Eleanor Beeckman
53 	
Emery J. San Souci
(1857-1936)	Rep. 	1921-23 	Minnie San Souci
54 	
William S. Flynn
(1885-1966)	Dem. 	1923-25 	Virginia Flynn
55 	
Aram J. Pothier
(1854-1928)	Rep. 	1925-28 	Francoise Pothier
56 	
Norman S. Case
(1888-1967)	Rep. 	1928-33 	Emma Case
57 	
Theodore F. Green
(1867-1966)	Dem. 	1933-37 	N/A
58 	
Robert E. Quinn
(1894-1975)	Dem. 	1937-39 	Mary Quinn
59 	
William Henry Vanderbilt III
(1901-81)	Rep. 	1939-41 	Anne Vanderbilt
60 	
J. Howard McGrath
(1903-66)	Dem. 	1941-45 	Estelle McGrath
61 	
John Pastore
(1907-2000)	Dem. 	1945-50 	Elena Pastore
62 	
John S. McKiernan
(1911-97)	Dem. 	1950-51 	Elizabeth McKiernan
63 	
Dennis J. Roberts
(1903-94)	Dem. 	1951-59 	N/A
64 	
Christopher Del Sesto
(1907-73)	Rep. 	1959-61 	Lola Del Sesto
65 	
John A. Notte Jr.
(1909-83)	Dem. 	1961-63 	Marie Notte
66 	
John Chafee
(1922-99)	Rep. 	1963-69 	Virginia Chafee
67 	
Frank Licht
(1916-87)	Dem. 	1969-73 	Dorothy Licht
68 	
Philip Noel
(1931-)	Dem. 	1973-77 	Joyce Noel
69 	
J. Joseph Garrahy
(1930-2012)	Dem. 	1977-85 	Margherite Garrahy
70 	
Edward D. DiPrete
(1934-)	Rep. 	1985-91 	Patricia DiPrete
71 	
Bruce Sundlun
(1920-2011)	Dem. 	1991-95 	Marjorie Sundlun
72 	
Lincoln Almond
(1936-)	Rep. 	1995-2003	Marilyn Almond
73 	
Donald Carcieri
(1942-)	Rep. 	2003-11 	Suzanne Carcieri
74 	
Lincoln Chafee
(1953-)	Dem. 	2011-15 	Stephanie Chafee
75 	
Gina Raimondo
(1971-)	Dem. 	2015-21 	Andrew Moffitt
76 	Daniel McKee
(1951-)	Dem. 	2021-Pr. 	
==U.S. Senators (Class 1 and Class 2)==
Class 1 (Next Election in 2024)
Number	Name	Political Party 	Term
1. 	Theodore Foster
(1752-1828)	Federalist 	1790-1803
(13 years)
2. 	Samuel J. Potter
(1753-1804)	Democratic-Republican	1803-04
(1 year)
3. 	Benjamin Howland
(1755-1821)	Democratic-Republican	1804-09
(5 years)
4. 	Francis Malbone
(1759-1809)	Federalist 	1809
(3 months)
5. 	Christopher G. Champlin
(1768-1840)	Federalist 	1809-11
(2 years)
6. 	William Hunter
(1774-1849)	Federalist 	1811-21
(10 years)
7. 	James DeWolf
(1764-1837)	National Republican 	1821-25
(4 years)
8. 	Asher Robbins
(1761-1845)	Whig 	1825-39
(14 years)
9. 	Nathan F. Dixon
(1774-1842)	Whig 	1839-42
(3 years)
10. 	William Sprague III
(1799-1856)	Whig 	1842-44
(2 years)
11. 	John Brown Francis
(1791-1864)	Law and Order 	1844-45
(1 year)
12. 	Albert C. Greene
(1792-1863)	Whig 	1845-51
(6 years)
13. 	Charles Tillinghast James
(1805-62)	Democratic 	1851-57
(6 years)
14. 	James F. Simmons
(1795-1864)	Republican 	1857-62
(5 years)
15. 	Samuel G. Arnold
(1821-80)	Republican 	1862-63
(1 year)
16. 	William Sprague IV
(1830-1915)	Republican 	1863-75
(12 years)
17. 	Ambrose Burnside
(1824-81)	Republican 	1875-81
(6 years)
18. 	Nelson W. Aldrich
(1841-1915)	Republican 	1881-1911
(30 years)
19. 	Henry F. Lippitt
(1856-1933)	Republican 	1911-17
(6 years)
20. 	Peter G. Gerry
(1879-1957)	Democratic 	1917-29
(12 years)
21. 	Felix Hebert
(1874-1969)	Republican 	1929-35
(6 years)
22. 	Peter G. Gerry
(1879-1957)	Democratic 	1935-47
(12 years)
23. 	J. Howard McGrath
(1903-66)	Democratic 	1947-49
(2 years)
24. 	Edward L. Leahy
(1886-1953)	Democratic 	1949-50
(1 year)
25. 	John Pastore
(1907-2000)	Democratic 	1950-76
(26 years)
26. 	John Chaffee
(1922-99)	Republican 	1976-99
(23 years)
27. 	Lincoln Chaffee
(1953-)	Republican 	1999-2007
(8 years)
29. 	Sheldon Whitehouse
(1955-)	Democratic 	2007-Present
(14 years)
Class 2 (Next Election in 2026)
Number	Name	Political Party 	Term
1. 	Joseph Stanton Jr.
(1739-1821)	Anti-Administration 	1790-93
(3 years)
2. 	William Bradford
(1729-1808)	Federalist 	1793-97
(4 years)
3. 	Ray Greene
(1765-1849)	Federalist 	1797-1801
(4 years)
4. 	Christopher Ellery
(1768-1840)	Democratic-Republican	1801-05
(4 years)
5. 	James Fenner
(1771-1846)	Democratic-Republican	1805-07
(2 years)
6. 	Elisha Mathewson
(1767-1853)	Democratic-Republican	1807-11
(4 years)
7. 	Jeremiah B. Howell
(1771-1822)	Democratic-Republican	1811-17
(6 years)
8. 	James Burrill Jr.
(1772-1820)	Federalist 	1817-20
(3 years)
9. 	Nehemiah R. Knight
(1780-1854)	Whig 	1821-41
(20 years)
10. 	James F. Simmons
(1795-1864)	Whig 	1841-47
(6 years)
11. 	John Hopkins Clarke
(1789-1870)	Whig 	1847-53
(6 years)
12. 	Philip Allen
(1785-1865)	Democratic 	1853-59
(6 years)
13. 	Henry B. Anthony
(1815-84)	Republican 	1859-84
(25 years)
14. 	William Paine Sheffield
(1820-1907)	Republican 	1884-85
(1 year)
15. 	Jonathan Chace
(1829-1917)	Republican 	1885-89
(4 years)
16. 	Nathan F. Dixon III
(1847-97)	Republican 	1889-95
(6 years)
17. 	George P. Wetmore
(1846-1921)	Republican 	1895-1907
(12 years)
18. 	George P. Wetmore
(1846-1921)	Republican 	1908-13
(5 years)
19. 	LeBaron Bradford Colt
(1846-1924)	Republican 	1913-24
(11 years)
20. 	Jesse H. Metcalf
(1860-1942)	Republican 	1924-37
(13 years)
21. 	Theodore F. Green
(1867-1966)	Democratic 	1937-61
(24 years)
22. 	Claiborne Pell
(1918-2009)	Democratic 	1961-97
(36 years)
23. 	Jack Reed
(1949-)	Democratic 	1997-Present
(24 years)