Richard S. Aldrich | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromRhode Island's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Russell Stiness |
| Succeeded by | John Matthew O'Connell |
| Member of theRhode Island Senate | |
| In office 1916–1918 | |
| Member of theRhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office 1914–1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Steere Aldrich (1884-02-29)February 29, 1884 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1941(1941-12-25) (aged 57) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janet Innis White |
| Children | 1 |
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| Alma mater | Yale Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician |
Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884 – December 25, 1941) was an American politician. He was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives, and served in theRhode Island State Senate and theRhode Island House of Representatives.
Aldrich was born inWashington, D.C., where his father,Nelson W. Aldrich, was serving in Congress.[1] He was raised inProvidence, Rhode Island and attended the public schools. He graduated fromHope Street High School in Providence in 1902,[2] fromYale University in 1906,[3] and fromHarvard Law School in 1909.[4]
In 1911, he wasadmitted to the bar and began thepractice of law in New York City.[5] He returned to Providence in 1913, and continued practicing law.
He moved toWarwick, Rhode Island[6] and became involved in politics and was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1914 to 1916,[7] and served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1916 to 1918.[8] In July 1923 he became a member of the Rhode Island Society of theSons of the American Revolution.[9]
Aldrich was elected as aRepublican candidate to theSixty-eighth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1933.[10] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. While in Congress, he spoke out against theImmigration Act of 1924, that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country.[11]
After leaving Congress, he resumed his legal career in Providence until his death there on December 25, 1941. He is interred inSwan Point Cemetery in Providence.
Aldrich was born into a family descended fromJohn Winthrop,[12]William Wickenden,Roger Williams andJohn Steere.[13][14]
He was the son ofNelson W. Aldrich and Abby Pearce Chapman. His father was a leader of theRepublican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911.[15]
His sisterAbigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich[16] was a philanthropist who married financer and philanthropistJohn Davison Rockefeller Jr.,[17] and their second sonNelson Aldrich Rockefeller was a four-term Governor of New York who campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in 1960, 1964, and 1968, and was namedVice President of the United States underPresidentGerald Ford by the Congress in 1974.[18]
His brother wasWinthrop Williams Aldrich, who served as chairman of theChase National Bank. His nephewDavid Rockefeller would eventually become the chairman.[19]
Aldrich married Janet Innis White on April 30, 1921.[20] Their son was also named Richard Steere Aldrich.[21]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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