United States senators buried in Rhode Island
Wikidata records 28 US senators as buried in 8 of the cemeteries we list in Rhode Island. Swan Point Cemetery in Pawtucket holds the most, with 13. Rhode Island has the 15th highest count of any state, out of 1,065 nationally.
People recorded as having served in the United States Senate.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
United States senators buried in Rhode Island
- William Bradford1729-1808American physician and United States senator from Rhode IslandJuniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, RI
- Benjamin Howland1755-1821American politicianPocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton, RI
- Jeremiah B. Howell1771-1822American politicianNorth Burial Ground, Providence, RI
- Theodore Foster1752-1828American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- James DeWolf1764-1837American politicianJuniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, RI
- Christopher Grant Champlin1768-1840American politicianCommon Ground Cemetery, Newport, RI
- Christopher Ellery1768-1840American politicianIsland Cemetery, Newport, RI
- Asher Robbins1761-1845American politicianCommon Ground Cemetery, Newport, RI
- William Sprague III1799-1856American Governor of Rhode IslandSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Charles Tillinghast James1805-1862American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Albert C. Greene1791-1863American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- John Brown Francis1791-1864American politicianNorth Burial Ground, Providence, RI
- James F. Simmons1795-1864American politicianNorth Burial Ground, Providence, RI
- John Hopkins Clarke1789-1870American politicianNorth Burial Ground, Providence, RI
- Samuel G. Arnold1821-1880Union United States Army officerSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Ambrose Burnside1824-1881American general and politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Henry B. Anthony1815-1884United States journalist and politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- William Paine Sheffield Sr.1820-1907American politicianIsland Cemetery, Newport, RI
- William Sprague IV1830-1915Governor and senator for Rhode Island, United States of AmericaSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Nelson W. Aldrich1841-1915American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- George P. Wetmore1846-1921American politicianIsland Cemetery, Newport, RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt1846-1924American politicianJuniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, RI
- Henry F. Lippitt1856-1933American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Jesse H. Metcalf1860-1942American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Edward L. Leahy1886-1953American politicianNorth Burial Ground, Bristol, RI
- J. Howard McGrath1903-1966American politicianSaint Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- Theodore F. Green1867-1966American politicianSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
- John Chafee1922-1999United States SenatorSwan Point Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1800s1
- 1820s3
- 1830s1
- 1840s3
- 1850s1
- 1860s4
- 1870s1
- 1880s3
- 1900s1
- 1910s2
- 1920s2
- 1930s1
- 1940s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s2
- 1990s1
By recorded year of death, for the 28 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Swan Point Cemetery · Pawtucket, RI13
- North Burial Ground · Providence, RI4
- Island Cemetery · Newport, RI3
- Juniper Hill Cemetery · Bristol, RI3
- Common Ground Cemetery · Newport, RI2
- Pocasset Hill Cemetery · Tiverton, RI1
- North Burial Ground · Bristol, RI1
- Saint Francis Cemetery · Pawtucket, RI1
Other notable burials in Rhode Island
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.