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1760:1864 deaths
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470:chancellor
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314:Politician
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130:Lieutenant
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1694:Sheffield
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1599:L. Chafee
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1354:J. Chafee
1344:Del Sesto
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1044:A. Fenner
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181:In office
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1549:Burnside
1489:Champlin
1399:Raimondo
1389:Carcieri
1284:Beeckman
1249:Dyer Jr.
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1169:J. Smith
1149:Dyer Sr.
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418:, was a
1719:Metcalf
1709:Wetmore
1689:Anthony
1674:Simmons
1664:Burrill
1629:Stanton
1622:Class 2
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1579:McGrath
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1519:Francis
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1259:Kimball
1254:Gregory
1209:Wetmore
1164:Cozzens
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1114:Jackson
1089:Francis
1054:Wilbour
1039:Collins
801:Sources
256:Warwick
1679:Clarke
1669:Knight
1659:Howell
1649:Fenner
1644:Ellery
1569:Hebert
1539:Arnold
1499:DeWolf
1494:Hunter
1474:Potter
1469:Foster
1384:Almond
1264:Garvin
1184:Howard
1154:Turner
1144:Hoppin
1139:Dimond
1124:Harris
1084:Arnold
1069:Knight
1034:Greene
881:1833,
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