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United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
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This page displays the historical members of U.S. Congress from Alabama.
Current members
U.S. Senate
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island are:
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from Rhode Island are:
Historical members
List of United States Senators from Rhode Island
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island.
| Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Rhode Island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 11 | |||
| Republican | 26 | |||
| Whig | 6 | |||
| Federalist | 5 | |||
| Pro-Administration | 1 | |||
| Anti-Administration | 1 | |||
| Law and Order Party | 1 | |||
| Total Senators | 51 | |||
| Class 1 Senators from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Theodore Foster | 1790-1803 | Republican | ||||||
| Samuel J. Potter | 1803-1804 | Republican | ||||||
| Benjamin Howland | 1804-1809 | Republican | ||||||
| Francis Malbone | 1809-1809 | Federalist | ||||||
| Christopher G. Champlin | 1809-1811 | Federalist | ||||||
| William Hunter | 1811-1821 | Federalist | ||||||
| James De Wolf | 1821-1825 | Republican | ||||||
| Asher Robbins | 1825-1839 | Whig | ||||||
| Nathan F. Dixon | 1839-1842 | Whig | ||||||
| William Sprague | 1842-1844 | Whig | ||||||
| John B. Francis | 1844-1845 | Law and Order Party | ||||||
| Albert C. Greene | 1845-1851 | Whig | ||||||
| Charles T. James | 1851-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
| James F. Simmons | 1857-1862 | Republican | ||||||
| Samuel G. Arnold | 1862-1863 | Republican | ||||||
| William Sprague | 1863-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| Ambrose E. Burnside | 1875-1881 | Republican | ||||||
| Nelson W. Aldrich | 1881-1911 | Republican | ||||||
| Henry F. Lippitt | 1911-1917 | Republican | ||||||
| Peter G. Gerry | 1917-1929 | Democratic | ||||||
| Felix Hebert | 1929-1935 | Republican | ||||||
| Peter G. Gerry | 1935-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
| J. Howard McGrath | 1947-1949 | Democratic | ||||||
| Edward L. Leahy | 1949-1950 | Democratic | ||||||
| John O. Pastore | 1950-1976 | Democratic | ||||||
| John H. Chafee | 1976-1999 | Republican | ||||||
| Lincoln Chafee | 1999-2007 | Republican | ||||||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | 2007-Present | Democratic | ||||||
| Class 3 Senators from Rhode Island | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Joseph Stanton | 1790-1793 | Anti-Administration | ||||||
| William Bradford | 1793-1797 | Pro-Administration | ||||||
| Ray Greene | 1797-1801 | Federalist | ||||||
| Christopher Ellery | 1801-1805 | Republican | ||||||
| James Fenner | 1805-1807 | Republican | ||||||
| Elisha Mathewson | 1807-1811 | Republican | ||||||
| Jeremiah B. Howell | 1811-1817 | Republican | ||||||
| James Burrill, Jr. | 1817-1820 | Federalist | ||||||
| Nehemiah R. Knight | 1821-1841 | Republican | ||||||
| James F. Simmons | 1841-1847 | Whig | ||||||
| John H. Clarke | 1847-1853 | Whig | ||||||
| Philip Allen | 1853-1859 | Democratic | ||||||
| Henry B. Anthony | 1859-1884 | Republican | ||||||
| William P. Sheffield | 1884-1885 | Republican | ||||||
| Jonathan Chace | 1885-1889 | Republican | ||||||
| Nathan F. Dixon | 1889-1895 | Republican | ||||||
| George Peabody Wetmore | 1895-1907 | Republican | ||||||
| George Peabody Wetmore | 1908-1913 | Republican | ||||||
| LeBaron B. Colt | 1913-1924 | Republican | ||||||
| Jesse H. Metcalf | 1924-1937 | Republican | ||||||
| Theodore Francis Green | 1937-1961 | Democratic | ||||||
| Claiborne Pell | 1961-1997 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jack Reed | 1997-Present | Democratic | ||||||
List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from Rhode Island.
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