Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsLittle ComptonCommons CemeteryLittle ComptonSeaconnet CemeteryMiddletownBerkeley MemorialCemeteryNewportUnknown locationNewportClifton Burying GroundNewportCoddington CemeteryNewportCommon Burying GroundNewportFriends CemeteryNewportIsland CemeteryNewportTrinity Church GraveyardPortsmouthSt. Mary's EpiscopalCemeteryTivertonCaptain Nathaniel BriggsLot
Private or familygraveyards
Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Collins (1717-1795) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 8,1717.Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1778-80, 1782-83;Governor ofRhode Island, 1786-90.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,March 4,1795 (age77 years, 269days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Benjamin Howland (1755-1821) — of Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 27,1755.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1804-09; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1810.Died in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 1,1821 (age65 years, 278days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
CommonsCemetery
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Tillinghast Sisson — also known asHenry T. Sisson — of Little Compton,NewportCounty, R.I.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1875-77.Interment at Commons Cemetery.
SeaconnetCemetery
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Isaac Wilbour (1763-1837) — of Little Compton,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Rhode Island,April25, 1763.Speakerof the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1805-06;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1806-07, 1810-11;Governor ofRhode Island, 1806-07;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1807-09.DiedOctober4, 1837 (age74 years, 162days).Interment at Seaconnet Cemetery.
Berkeley MemorialCemetery
Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Claiborne de Borda Pell (1918-2009) — also known asClaiborne Pell;"SenatorOddball" —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November22, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1961-97; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Rhode Island,1964,1968,1988,1996.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Council onForeign Relations.Died, fromParkinson'sdisease, in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,January1, 2009 (age90 years, 40days).Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery. | | Anthony Boyce Akers (1914-1976) — also known asAnthony B. Akers — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born near Charlotte,AtascosaCounty, Tex.,October19, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1954, 1956, 1958;U.S. Ambassador toNew Zealand, 1961-63.Member,Council onForeign Relations;FederalBar Association.Died, probably from aheartattack, in Wrightsville Beach,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,April 1,1976 (age61 years, 165days).Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery. | | John Russell Pope (1874-1937) — Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April24, 1874.Architect;member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1917-22.Died, following an operation, at the Harkness Pavilion of theColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1937 (age63 years, 125days).Interment at Berkeley Memorial Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Ferdinand Morgan (1816-1888) — also known asWilliam F. Morgan — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December21, 1816.Democrat.Episcopalpriest;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1868.Episcopalian.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 19,1888 (age71 years, 150days).Interment somewhere.
Clifton BuryingGround
Golden Hill Street
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Wanton (1670-1733) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass., September,1670.Speakerof the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1705-06, 1708-09, 1710-11,1715, 1716-17, 1718, 1719-22, 1723-24;Governor ofRhode Island, 1732-33; died in office 1733.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I., December,1733(age63years, 0 days).Interment at Clifton Burying Ground. | | Joseph Wanton (1705-1780) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August15, 1705.Governorof Rhode Island, 1769-75.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 17,1780 (age74 years, 337days).Interment at Clifton Burying Ground.
CoddingtonCemetery
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Wanton (1672-1740) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Scituate,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,1672.Speakerof the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1707, 1710, 1713;Governor ofRhode Island, 1734-40; died in office 1740.Quaker.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 5,1740 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Coddington Cemetery.
Common BuryingGround
Farwell and Warner Sts.
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1974
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Ellery (1727-1820) — of Rhode Island. Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,December22, 1727.Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1785.Congregationalist.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,February15, 1820 (age92 years, 55days).Interment at Common Burying Ground; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Samuel Ward (1725-1776) — of Westerly,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 27,1725.Governorof Rhode Island, 1762-63, 1765-67;Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1774-76; died inoffice 1776.DiedMarch26, 1776 (age50 years, 304days).Original interment atFirstBaptist Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1860 atCommon Burying Ground. | | Henry Marchant (1741-1796) — of Rhode Island. Born in Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,April 9,1741.RhodeIsland state attorney general, 1771-77;Delegateto Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1777-79;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777;U.S.District Judge for Rhode Island, 1790-96; died in office 1796.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August30, 1796 (age55 years, 143days).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | Asher Robbins (1761-1845) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.,October26, 1761.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Rhode Island, 1812-20; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1818-25;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1825-39; postmaster atNewport,R.I., 1841-45.DiedFebruary25, 1845 (age83 years, 122days).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | Richard Ward (1689-1763) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in1689.Secretaryof state of Rhode Island, 1730-33;Governor ofRhode Island, 1740-43.DiedFebruary21, 1763 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | Christopher Grant Champlin (1768-1840) — also known asChristopher G. Champlin — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,April12, 1768.Merchant;banker;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1797-1801;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1809-11; resigned 1811.Slaveowner. Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,March18, 1840 (age71 years, 341days).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | Robert Bennie Cranston (1791-1873) — also known asRobert B. Cranston — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,January14, 1791.Republican. Postmaster atNewport,R.I., 1827-33;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island, 1837-43, 1847-49 (at-large1837-43, 1st District 1847-49); member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1843-47;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1846-47;mayorof Newport, R.I., 1853; Republican Presidential Elector for RhodeIsland,1864(voted forAbrahamLincoln andAndrewJohnson).Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,January27, 1873 (age82 years, 13days).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | Peter Bours (1706-1761) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in1706.Speakerof the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1744-46, 1757-59.DiedSeptember20, 1761 (ageabout 55years).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | George Champlin (1738-1809) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Charlestown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.,November22, 1738.Banker;Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andJohnAdams);Speakerof the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1793, 1797; PresidentialElector for Rhode Island,1796(voted forJohnAdams andOliverEllsworth);Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1797-98;Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1800.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November16, 1809 (age70 years, 359days).Interment at Common Burying Ground.| |  Relatives: Sonof Christopher Champlin and Hannah (Hill) Champlin; married,July 26,1764, to Ruth Wanton; uncle ofChristopherGrant Champlin; second great-granduncle ofCharlesF. Champlin; first cousin four times removed ofChristopherElihu Champlin; second cousin thrice removed ofErskineMason Phelps; third cousin once removed ofDavidHough,JeremiahMason andJosiahQuincy; third cousin twice removed ofJosiahQuincy Jr.,HenryBrewster Stanton,EdwinDenison Morgan,SamuelTownsend Douglass,SilasHamilton Douglas,GeorgeIsaac Sherwood andDavidB. Sherwood; third cousin thrice removed ofEnochC. Chapman,DavidEdgerton,JonathanR. Herrick,AlfredAvery Burnham,JamesHammond Trumbull,RichardSmith Leaming,RobertCoit Jr.,SamuelMiller Quincy,WilliamFrederick Morgan Rowland,SamuelS. Knabenshue,CarlG. Sherwood andHenryWoolsey Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofLeonardWhite. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Linscom Boss Jr. (1780-1819) — of Rhode Island. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,September7, 1780.Member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1806;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1815-19.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August1, 1819 (age38 years, 328days).Interment at Common Burying Ground. | | Edward Wing Lawton (1786-1867) — also known asEdward W. Lawton — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November1, 1786.Republican.LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1847-49; Republican PresidentialElector for Rhode Island,1856(voted forJohnC. Frémont andWilliamL. Dayton).Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,March16, 1867 (age80 years, 135days).Interment at Common Burying Ground.
FriendsCemetery
Tilden & Feke Streets
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gideon Wanton (1693-1767) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,October20,1693.Governorof Rhode Island, 1745-46, 1747-48.Quaker.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September12, 1767 (age73 years, 327days).Interment at Friends Cemetery.
IslandCemetery
Farwell and Warner Sts.
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1974
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Brockholst Ledyard (1812-1880) — also known asHenry Ledyard — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March 5,1812.Democrat.Mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1855-56; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1857; Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, 1857.Died in London,England,June7, 1880 (age68 years, 94days).Interment at Island Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Ledyard and Susan French (Livingston) Ledyard; married1839 toMatilda Frances Cass (daughter ofLewisCass); grandson ofHenryBrockholst Livingston; great-grandson ofWilliamLivingston; great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PeterVan Brugh Livingston andPhilipLivingston; second great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; third great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder,AnthonyBrockholls,PieterVan Brugh andPhillipFrench; third great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),JohannesCuyler andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),WilliamJay andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); first cousin twice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,PhilipPeter Livingston,MatthewClarkson andBrockholstLivingston; first cousin thrice removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin four times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin ofJohnJay II; second cousin once removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin twice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr.,EdwardLivingston (1764-1836) andPeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933); second cousin thrice removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,JamesJay,PhilipJohn Schuyler,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,HenryCruger,JohnJay andFrederickJay; third cousin ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer andDenningDuer; third cousin once removed ofHamiltonFish,KiliaenVan Rensselaer,NicholasFish,HamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936),JohnKean andHamiltonFish Kean; third cousin twice removed ofNicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,JamesParker,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,RobertReginald Livingston,BronsonMurray Cutting,HamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991) andRobertWinthrop Kean; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnEliot Thayer Jr.,HamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996) andThomasHoward Kean; fourth cousin ofGilbertLivingston Thompson andJohnJacob Astor III; fourth cousin once removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1766-1847),JacobRutsen Van Rensselaer,MaturinLivingston,JamesAlexander Hamilton,GeorgeWashington Schuyler,JohnCortlandt Parker,PhilipN. Schuyler,WilliamWaldorf Astor andJonathanMayhew Wainwright. | | | | Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Peabody Wetmore (1846-1921) — also known asGeorge P. Wetmore — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in London,England,of American parents,August2, 1846.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1880(voted forJamesA. Garfield andChesterA. Arthur); Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan);Governor ofRhode Island, 1885-87;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1895-1907, 1908-13.Member,Skulland Bones.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September11, 1921 (age75 years, 40days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Christopher Ellery (1768-1840) — of Rhode Island. Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November1, 1768.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1801-05.Died in Middletown,NewportCounty, R.I.,December2, 1840 (age72 years, 31days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) — also known asIsaac I. Stevens — of Washington. Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,March25, 1818.Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Governorof Washington Territory, 1853-57;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general inthe Union Army during the Civil War.Shotand killed at theCivilWar battle of Chantilly,FairfaxCounty, Va.,September1, 1862 (age44 years, 160days).Interment at Island Cemetery; memorial monument atOxHill Battlefield Park, Fairfax County, Va.| | Relatives:Cousin *** ofCharlesAbbot Stevens andMosesTyler Stevens. | | | | Political family:Stevens-Woodhullfamily of New York City, New York. | | | | Stevens counties inMinn. andWash. arenamed for him. | | | | FortStevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now astatepark) inWarrenton,Oregon, wasnamed forhim. —FortStevens (active during the Civil War, 1861-65; site now apark)inWashington,D.C., wasnamed forhim. — Thecity(andlake)ofLakeStevens, Washington, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofStevensville,Montana, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(6,838 feet), inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — StevensPeak(5,372 feet), inBinghamCounty, Idaho, isnamed forhim. — Upper StevensLake,and Lower StevensLake,inShoshoneCounty, Idaho, arenamed forhim. — The Stevens Halldormitory,at Washington StateUniversity,Pullman,Washington, isnamed forhim. — Isaac I. StevensElementarySchool (opened 1906, expanded 1928, renovated and reopened 2001),inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensMiddleSchool, inPortAngeles, Washington, isnamed forhim. — StevensJuniorHigh School (now Middle School), inPasco,Washington, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Isaac I. Stevens (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Epitaph: "Who gave to the service ofhis country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generousheart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying hiscommand, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at thebattle of Chantilly, Va." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens:Joseph Taylor Hazard,Companionof Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor ofWashington |
| | Charles Collins Van Zandt (1830-1894) — also known asCharles C. Van Zandt — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August10, 1830.Republican.Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1858-59,1866-69, 1871-73; delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1868(speaker);LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1873-75;Governor ofRhode Island, 1877-80.DiedJune 4,1894 (age63 years, 298days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | William Channing Gibbs (1789-1871) — also known asWilliam C. Gibbs — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.BornFebruary10, 1789.Governorof Rhode Island, 1821-24.DiedFebruary24, 1871 (age82 years, 14days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | August Belmont (1816-1890) — also known asAugust Schönberg — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Alzei,Germany,December2, 1816.Democrat. U.S. Charge d'Affaires toNetherlands, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1854-57;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1860-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1860,1864,1876;speaker,1864,1868.Jewish.Fought aduelwith Edward Hayward, in Elkton, Md., 1840; both men were injured.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1890 (age73 years, 357days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Thomas Slidell (d. 1864) —U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1837-38;chiefjustice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1840.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,April20, 1864.Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December28, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister toSpain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1892,1896,1900,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1912;major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1908.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanLegion.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 25,1947 (age95 years, 148days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | William Cole Cozzens (1811-1876) — also known asWilliam C. Cozzens — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August26, 1811.Governorof Rhode Island, 1863.DiedDecember17, 1876 (age65 years, 113days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | William Paine Sheffield (1820-1907) — of Rhode Island. Born in Rhode Island,1820.Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1861-63;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1884-85.Died in1907(ageabout87 years).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Henry Young Cranston (1789-1864) — also known asHenry Y. Cranston — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,October9, 1789.Member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1820;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1835, 1839-41,1854, 1855;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1843-47.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,February12, 1864 (age74 years, 126days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | George Gordon King (1807-1870) — also known asGeorge G. King — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 9,1807.Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Rhode Island, 1839(member, Committee on Permanent Organization); member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1845-46;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1845-46; WhigPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1848(voted forZacharyTaylor andMillardFillmore);U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1849-53.DiedJuly 17,1870 (age63 years, 38days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Melville Bull (1854-1909) — of Middletown,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,September29, 1854.Republican.Farmer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1883-85; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1885-92; member ofRhode IslandRepublican State Central Committee, 1885-95; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Rhode Island,1888;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1892-94;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1895-1903;defeated, 1902.DiedJuly 5,1909 (age54 years, 279days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Benjamin Hazard (1770-1841) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Middletown,NewportCounty, R.I.,September18, 1770.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1809-40;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1816-18.Episcopalian.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,March10, 1841 (age70 years, 173days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | William Paine Sheffield (1857-1919) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Rhode Island,June 1,1857.Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1890;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1909-11; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Rhode Island, 1912.DiedOctober19, 1919 (age62 years, 140days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Walter Gurnee Dyer (1903-1974) — also known asW. Gurnee Dyer — of Rhode Island. Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February14, 1903.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;candidate forU.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1946.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 3,1974 (age71 years, 48days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Daniel Butler Fearing (1859-1918) — also known asDaniel B. Fearing — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August14, 1859.Democrat.Mayorof Newport, R.I., 1894; Democratic Presidential Elector for RhodeIsland,1912(did not serve).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,May 26,1918 (age58 years, 285days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | George Robert Lawton (1858-1937) — also known asGeorge R. Lawton — of Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,December31, 1858.Republican.Accountant;auditor, AmericanWoolenCompany, DouglasShoeCompany; member ofRhodeIsland state senate from Tiverton, 1911; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Rhode Island,1912,1916.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,November14, 1937 (age78 years, 318days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | William Watts Sherman (1842-1912) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1842.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1905(voted forTheodoreRoosevelt andCharlesW. Fairbanks).Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1912 (age69 years, 171days).Interment at Island Cemetery.  | August Belmont (1853-1924) — of Hempstead,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1853.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1924 (age71 years, 296days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Maude Alice Keteltas Wetmore (1873-1951) — also known asMaude K. Wetmore — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Paris,France,of American parents,February7, 1873.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromRhode Island,1936.Female.Died, from aheartattack, in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November3, 1951 (age78 years, 269days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (1897-1976) — also known asHugh D. Auchincloss — ofFairfax,Va.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,August28, 1897.Republican.Lawyer;stockbroker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1940.Died inWashington,D.C.,November20, 1976 (age79 years, 84days).Interment at Island Cemetery. | | Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III (1927-2015) — also known asHugh D. Auchincloss III;YushaAuchincloss —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1927.Independent candidate forRhodeIsland state senate 50th District, 1992.Died, fromcancer,in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,June 13,2015 (age87 years, 270days).Interment at Island Cemetery.
Trinity ChurchGraveyard
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Hunter (1774-1849) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,November26, 1774.Member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1799;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1811-12;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1811-21; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toBrazil, 1834-41; U.S. Minister toBrazil, 1841-43.Slaveowner. DiedDecember3, 1849 (age75 years, 7days).Interment at Trinity Church Graveyard.
St. Mary'sEpiscopal Cemetery
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1883.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toGuatemala, 1930-33;Colombia, 1933-34.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1965(ageabout82 years).Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery. | | Clark Burdick (1868-1948) — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,January13, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1906-08; acting postmasteratNewport,R.I., 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1912;member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1915-16;mayorof Newport, R.I., 1917-18;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1919-33.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust27, 1948 (age80 years, 227days).Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery. | | Ellen F. FitzSimons (1879-1948) — also known asElsie FitzSimons;Ellen Tuck French;Ellen French Vanderbilt;Mrs. PaulFitzSimons —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1879.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Rhode Island, 1940; member,Arrangements Committee, Republican NationalConvention, 1940.Female.Died in Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.,February26, 1948 (age68 years, 256days).Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery. | | Robert Ralph Young (1897-1958) — also known asRobert R. Young;"RailroadYoung";"Populist of Wall Street";"The Daring Young Man of Wall Street";"Maverick of Wall Street" —of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Canadian,HemphillCounty, Tex.,February14, 1897.Republican.Stockbroker;financier;assistant treasurer ofGeneralMotors; predicted the 1929 stock market crash, and profited byselling stocks short; chairman of the Chesapeake & OhioRailway,and later the New York CentralRailroads;delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island,1944.Presbyterian.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,January25, 1958 (age60 years, 345days).Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery.
Captain NathanielBriggs Lot
Nannaquakeet Road
Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Job Durfee (1790-1847) — of Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,September20, 1790.U.S.Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1821-25; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1820;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1827-29.Died in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 26,1847 (age56 years, 309days).Interment at Captain Nathaniel Briggs Lot. | | Nathaniel Briggs Durfee (1812-1872) — also known asNathaniel B. Durfee — of Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,September29, 1812.Republican. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1855-59; delegateto Republican National Convention from Rhode Island,1860.Died in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,November9, 1872 (age60 years, 41days).Interment at Captain Nathaniel Briggs Lot.
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