United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

In today's article, we are going to explore United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island and its relevance in modern society. From its impact on people's daily lives to its influence in the professional field, United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island has become a topic of great interest in recent years. As we progress through this article, we are going to take a closer look at how United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island has evolved over time and the implications it has on different aspects of our lives. Additionally, we will also discuss the future prospects of United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island and how it can continue to shape our world in the years to come. Get ready to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 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.

The current dean of the Rhode Island delegation is Senator Jack Reed, having served in the Senate since 1997 and in Congress since 1991.

United States Senate

Main article: List of United States senators from Rhode Island
Current U.S. senators from Rhode Island
Rhode Island

CPVI (2022):
D+8
Class I senator Class II senator

Sheldon Whitehouse
(Junior senator)
Jack Reed
(Senior senator)
Party Democratic Democratic
Incumbent since January 3, 2007 January 3, 1997
Class I senator Congress Class II senator
Theodore Foster (PA) 1st (1790–1791) Joseph Stanton Jr. (AA)
2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795) William Bradford (PA)
Theodore Foster (F) 4th (1795–1797) William Bradford (F)
5th (1797–1799)
Ray Greene (F)
6th (1799–1801)
7th (1801–1803)
Christopher Ellery (DR)
Samuel J. Potter (DR) 8th (1803–1805)
Benjamin Howland (DR)
9th (1805–1807) James Fenner (DR)
10th (1807–1809)
Elisha Mathewson (DR)
Francis Malbone (F) 11th (1809–1811)
Christopher G. Champlin (F)
12th (1811–1813) Jeremiah B. Howell (DR)
William Hunter (F)
13th (1813–1815)
14th (1815–1817)
15th (1817–1819) James Burrill Jr. (F)
16th (1819–1821)
Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)
James DeWolf (DR) 17th (1821–1823)
18th (1823–1825)
James DeWolf (NR) 19th (1825–1827) Nehemiah R. Knight (NR)
Asher Robbins (NR)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835)
24th (1835–1837)
Asher Robbins (W) 25th (1837–1839) Nehemiah R. Knight (W)
Nathan F. Dixon I (W) 26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843) James F. Simmons (W)
William Sprague III (W)
28th (1843–1845)
John Brown Francis (LO)
Albert C. Greene (W) 29th (1845–1847)
30th (1847–1849) John H. Clarke (W)
31st (1849–1851)
Charles Tillinghast
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 IV (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 Sr. (R)
Jonathan Chace (R)
49th (1885–1887)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)
Nathan F. Dixon III (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)
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 F. 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 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 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)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

Current representatives

Current U.S. representatives from Rhode Island
District Member
(Residence) 		Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022) 		District map
1st
Gabe Amo
(Providence) 		Democratic November 7, 2023 D+12
2nd
Seth Magaziner
(Cranston) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 D+4

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.

Congress Elected at-large on a general ticket
Seat A Seat B
1st (1789–1791) Benjamin Bourne (PA)
2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795) Francis Malbone (PA)
4th (1795–1797) Benjamin Bourne (F) Francis Malbone (F)
Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
5th (1797–1799) Thomas Tillinghast (F) Christopher G. 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)
19th (1825–1827) Tristam Burges (NR) Dutee J. Pearce (NR)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835) Dutee J. Pearce (A-M)
24th (1835–1837) William Sprague III (A-M)
25th (1837–1839) Robert B. Cranston (W) Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)
26th (1839–1841)
27th (1841–1843)

1843 – present

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

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district
28th (1843–1845) Henry Y. Cranston (LO) Elisha R. Potter (LO)
29th (1845–1847) Henry Y. Cranston (W) Lemuel H. Arnold (W)
30th (1847–1849) Robert B. Cranston (W) Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
31st (1849–1851) George Gordon King (W) Nathan F. Dixon II (W)
32nd (1851–1853) Benjamin B. Thurston (D)
33rd (1853–1855) Thomas Davis (D)
34th (1855–1857) Nathan B. Durfee (KN) Benjamin B. Thurston (KN)
35th (1857–1859) Nathan B. Durfee (R) William D. Brayton (R)
36th (1859–1861) Christopher Robinson (R)
37th (1861–1863) William P. Sheffield Sr. (U) George H. Browne (CU)
38th (1863–1865) Thomas Jenckes (R) Nathan F. Dixon II (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 W. 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 A. 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 P. Sheffield Jr. (R)
62nd (1911–1913) George F. O'Shaunessy (D) George H. Utter (R)
63rd (1913–1915) Peter G. Gerry (D) Ambrose Kennedy (R)
64th (1915–1917) Walter R. 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 Condon (D)
73rd (1933–1935) Francis Condon (D) John M. 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) 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)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013) David Cicilline (D)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025) Seth Magaziner (D)
Gabe Amo (D)

Key

Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (A-M)
Constitutional Union (CU)
Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Know Nothing (KN)
Law and Order (LO)
National Republican (NR)
Republican (R)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

  1. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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