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1133:C. Lippitt
1078:H. Lippitt
1048:Sprague IV
434:References
373:Whig Party
314:U.S. state
257:1799-11-03
111:Lieutenant
1593:Dixon III
1583:Sheffield
1543:Mathewson
1528:R. Greene
1488:L. Chafee
1483:J. Chafee
1413:A. Greene
1283:L. Chafee
1243:J. Chafee
1233:Del Sesto
1223:McKiernan
1178:San Souci
1083:Van Zandt
1068:Padelford
998:J. Fenner
968:J. Fenner
948:J. Fenner
933:A. Fenner
515:March 26,
483:Fiske, J.
368:members.
354:classical
340:Biography
213:1832–1835
209:In office
166:In office
101:In office
91:14th
58:In office
1523:Bradford
1438:Burnside
1378:Champlin
1288:Raimondo
1278:Carcieri
1173:Beeckman
1138:Dyer Jr.
1063:Burnside
1058:J. Smith
1038:Dyer Sr.
938:H. Smith
322:Governor
159:district
157:At-large
1608:Metcalf
1598:Wetmore
1578:Anthony
1563:Simmons
1553:Burrill
1518:Stanton
1511:Class 2
1478:Pastore
1468:McGrath
1448:Lippitt
1443:Aldrich
1423:Simmons
1408:Francis
1398:Dixon I
1393:Robbins
1373:Malbone
1368:Howland
1351:Class 1
1268:Sundlun
1263:DiPrete
1258:Garrahy
1228:Roberts
1218:Pastore
1213:McGrath
1188:Pothier
1168:Pothier
1163:Higgins
1148:Kimball
1143:Gregory
1098:Wetmore
1053:Cozzens
1018:Anthony
1003:Jackson
978:Francis
943:Wilbour
928:Collins
541:, 1993.
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391:in the
375:to the
1568:Clarke
1558:Knight
1548:Howell
1538:Fenner
1533:Ellery
1458:Hebert
1428:Arnold
1388:DeWolf
1383:Hunter
1363:Potter
1358:Foster
1273:Almond
1153:Garvin
1073:Howard
1043:Turner
1033:Hoppin
1028:Dimond
1013:Harris
973:Arnold
958:Knight
923:Greene
781:from
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328:and a
1613:Green
1588:Chace
1573:Allen
1473:Leahy
1463:Gerry
1453:Gerry
1418:James
1293:McKee
1248:Licht
1238:Notte
1203:Quinn
1198:Green
1183:Flynn
1158:Utter
1128:Brown
1118:Davis
1103:Davis
1093:Bourn
1023:Allen
1008:Diman
963:Gibbs
953:Jones
918:Cooke
693:First
404:Amasa
151:from
48:from
1623:Reed
1618:Pell
1603:Colt
1253:Noel
1193:Case
1123:Ladd
1113:Ladd
1108:Taft
993:Dorr
988:King
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