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U.S. Senators from Rhode Island:
Name	Dates of Service
*Class 1*
Theodore Foster (PRO-ADMIN,F,R) Samuel J. Potter (R) Benjamin Howland (R) Francis Malbone (F) Christopher G. Champlin (F) William Hunter (F) James De Wolf (R,CRR) Asher Robbins (ADAMS,AJ,W) Nathan F. Dixon (W) William Sprague (W) John B. Francis (LO) Albert C. Greene (W) Charles T. James (D) James F. Simmons (R) Samuel G. Arnold (R) William Sprague (R,LR) Ambrose E. Burnside (R) Nelson W. Aldrich (R) Henry F. Lippitt (R) Peter G. Gerry (D) Felix Hebert (R) Peter G. Gerry (D) J. Howard McGrath (D) Edward L. Leahy (D) John O. Pastore (D) John H. Chafee (R) Lincoln D. Chafee (R) Sheldon Whitehouse (D)	1790-1803 1803-1804 1804-1809 1809-1809 1809-1811 1811-1821 1821-1825 1825-1839 1839-1842 1842-1844 1844-1845 1845-1851 1851-1857 1857-1862 1862-1863 1863-1875 1875-1881 1881-1911 1911-1917 1917-1929 1929-1935 1935-1947 1947-1949 1949-1950 1950-1976 1976-1999 1999-2007 2007---

Name	Dates of Service
*Class 2*
Joseph Stanton (ANTI-ADMIN) William Bradford (PRO-ADMIN,F) Ray Greene (F) Christopher Ellery (R) James Fenner (R) Elisha Mathewson (R) Jeremiah B. Howell (R) James Burrill, Jr. (F) Nehemiah R. Knight (R,CRR,ADAMS,AJ,W) James F. Simmons (W) John H. Clarke (W) Philip Allen (D) Henry B. Anthony (R) William P. Sheffield (R) Jonathan Chace (R) Nathan F. Dixon (R) George Peabody Wetmore(R) George Peabody Wetmore (R) LeBaron B. Colt (R) Jesse H. Metcalf (R) Theodore Francis Green (D) Claiborne Pell (D) Jack Reed (D)	1790-1793 1793-1797 1797-1801 1801-1805 1805-1807 1807-1811 1811-1817 1817-1820 1821-1841 1841-1847 1847-1853 1853-1859 1859-1884 1884-1885 1885-1889 1889-1895 1895-1907 1908-1913 1913-1924 1924-1937 1937-1961 1961-1997 1997---

Senate Service
Longest Service (24 years or more): Claiborne Pell Nelson W. Aldrich John O. Pastore Henry B. Anthony Theodore Francis Green

Rhode Island Senators Who Served in Leadership Positions
President Pro Tempore: Henry B. Anthony Republican Conference Chairmen: Nelson W. Aldrich, John H. Chafee Party Whips: Peter G. Gerry, Felix Hebert Standing Committee Chairs Since 1947: District of Columbia: J. Howard McGrath Environment and Public Works: John H. Chafee Foreign Relations: Theodore Francis Green, Claiborne Pell Rules and Administration: Theodore Francis Green, Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island Citizens Honored in the Capitol's Art Collection
Statuary: In 1870, Nathanael Greene by Henry Kirke Brown was the first statue to be placed in Statuary Hall; in 1872, Roger Williams by Frank Simmons was the second statue placed there. Paintings: Declaration of Independence in Congress, at the Independence Hall, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, by John Trumbull includes portraits of Stephen Hopkins and William Ellery, who signed on behalf of Rhode Island (Rotunda); General George Washington Resigning His Commission to Congress as Commander in Chief of the Army at Annapolis, Maryland, December 23, 1783, by John Trumbull includes a portrait of David Howell, a delegate from Rhode Island (Rotunda).


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