United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

These are tables of congressional delegations from Rhode Island to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation
Senator Jack Reed
(D)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
(D)
Rep. David Cicilline
(D, 1st district)
Rep. James Langevin
(D, 2nd district)

United States Senate
Class 1 Senators Congress Class 2 Senators
Theodore Foster (F) 1st
(1789–1791)		 Joseph Stanton, Jr.
(Anti-Admin)
2nd
(1791–1793)
3rd
(1793–1795)		 William Bradford
(Pro-Admin)
4th
(1795–1797)
5th
(1797–1799)		  
  Ray Greene (F)
6th
(1799–1801)
7th
(1801–1803)		  
  Christopher Ellery (D-R)
Samuel J. Potter (D-R)   8th
(1803–1805)		  
Benjamin Howland (D-R)    
9th
(1805–1807)		 James Fenner (D-R)
10th
(1807–1809)		  
  Elisha Matthewson (D-R)
Francis Malbone (F)   11th
(1809–1811)
Christopher G. Champlin (F)  
  12th
(1811–1813)		 Jeremiah B. Howell (D-R)
William Hunter (F)  
13th
(1813–1815)
14th
(1815–1817)
15th
(1817–1819)		 James Burrill, Jr. (F)
16th
(1819–1821)		  
  Nehemiah R. Knight (D-R)
James De Wolf (D-R) 17th
(1821–1823)
18th
(1823–1825)
  19th
(1825–1827)
Asher Robbins (W)  
20th
(1827–1829)
21st
(1829–1831)
22nd
(1831–1833)
23rd
(1833–1835)
24th
(1835–1837)
25th
(1837–1839)
Nathan F. Dixon (W) 26th
(1839–1841)
  27th
(1841–1843)		 James F. Simmons (W)
William Sprague (W)  
  28th
(1843–1845)
John B. Francis
(Law and Order)		  
Albert C. Greene (W) 29th
(1845–1847)
30th
(1847–1849)		 John H. Clarke (W)
31st
(1849–1851)
Charles T. James (D) 32nd
(1851–1853)
33rd
(1853–1855)		 Philip Allen (D)
34th
(1855–1857)
James F. Simmons (R) 35th
(1857–1859)
36th
(1859–1861)		 Henry B. Anthony (R)
  37th
(1861–1863)
Samuel G. Arnold (R)  
William Sprague (R) 38th
(1863–1865)
39th
(1865–1867)
40th
(1867–1869)
41st
(1869–1871)
42nd
(1871–1873)
43rd
(1873–1875)
Ambrose Burnside (R) 44th
(1875–1877)
45th
(1877–1879)
46th
(1879–1881)
  47th
(1881–1883)
Nelson W. Aldrich (R)  
48th
(1883–1885)		  
  William P. Sheffield (R)
  Jonathan Chace (R)
49th
(1885–1887)
50th
(1887–1889)
51st
(1889–1891)		  
  Nathan F. Dixon (R)
52nd
(1891–1893)
53rd
(1893–1895)
54th
(1895–1897)		 George P. Wetmore (R)
55th
(1897–1899)
56th
(1899–1901)
57th
(1901–1903)
58th
(1903–1905)
59th
(1905–1907)
60th
(1907–1909)		   Vacant
  George P. Wetmore (R)
61st
(1909–1911)
Henry F. Lippitt (R) 62nd
(1911–1913)
63rd
(1913–1915)		 LeBaron B. Colt (R)
64th
(1915–1917)
Peter G. Gerry (D) 65th
(1917–1919)
66th
(1919–1921)
67th
(1921–1923)
68th
(1923–1925)		  
  Jesse H. Metcalf (R)
69th
(1925–1927)
70th
(1927–1929)
Felix Hebert (R) 71st
(1929–1931)
72nd
(1931–1933)
73rd
(1933–1935)
Peter G. Gerry (D) 74th
(1935–1937)
75th
(1937–1939)		 Theodore Francis Green (D)
76th
(1939–1941)
77th
(1941–1943)
78th
(1943–1945)
79th
(1945–1947)
J. Howard McGrath (D) 80th
(1947–1949)
  81st
(1949–1951)
Edward L. Leahy (D)  
John O. Pastore (D)
82nd
(1951–1953)
83rd
(1953–1955)
84th
(1955–1957)
85th
(1957–1959)
86th
(1959–1961)
87th
(1961–1963)		 Claiborne Pell (D)
88th
(1963–1965)
89th
(1965–1967)
90th
(1967–1969)
91st
(1969–1971)
92nd
(1971–1973)
93rd
(1973–1975)
  94th
(1975–1977)
John H. Chafee (R)  
95th
(1977–1979)
96th
(1979–1981)
97th
(1981–1983)
98th
(1983–1985)
99th
(1985–1987)
100th
(1987–1989)
101st
(1989–1991)
102nd
(1991–1993)
103rd
(1993–1995)
104th
(1995–1997)
105th
(1997–1999)		 Jack Reed (D)
  106th
(1999–2001)
Lincoln Chafee (R)  
107th
(2001–2003)
108th
(2003–2005)
109th
(2005–2007)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 110th
(2007–2009)
111th
(2009–2011)
112th
(2011–2013)
113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
115th
(2017–2019)
116th
(2019–2021)

House of Representatives
See also: List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island

1790 - 1843: At-large seat(s)

When Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in 1790, it had one seat. After the first census, it had two seats, chosen at-large on a general ticket.

Congress Elected at-large on a General ticket
Seat A Seat B
1st
(1789–1791)		 Benjamin Bourne (Pro-Admin)
2nd
(1791–1793)
3rd
(1793–1795)		 Francis Malbone (Pro-Admin)
4th
(1795–1797)		 Benjamin Bourne (F) Francis Malbone (F)
Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
5th
(1797–1799)		 Thomas Tillinghast (F) Christopher Grant Champlin (F)
6th
(1799–1801)		 John Brown (F)
7th
(1801–1803)		 Thomas Tillinghast (D-R) Joseph Stanton Jr. (D-R)
8th
(1803–1805)		 Nehemiah Knight (D-R)
9th
(1805–1807)
10th
(1807–1809)		 Isaac Wilbour (D-R)
Richard Jackson Jr. (F)
11th
(1809–1811)		 Elisha Reynolds Potter (F)
12th
(1811–1813)
13th
(1813–1815)
14th
(1815–1817)		 John Linscom Boss Jr. (F) James Brown Mason (F)
15th
(1817–1819)
16th
(1819–1821)		 Samuel Eddy (D-R) Nathaniel Hazard (D-R)
17th
(1821–1823)		 Job Durfee (D-R)
18th
(1823–1825)		 Samuel Eddy
(Adams-Clay D-R)		 Job Durfee
(Adams-Clay D-R)
19th
(1825–1827)		 Tristam Burges (Anti-J) Dutee Jerauld Pearce (Anti-J)
20th
(1827–1829)
21st
(1829–1831)
22nd
(1831–1833)
23rd
(1833–1835)		 Dutee Jerauld Pearce (Anti-M)
24th
(1835–1837)		 William Sprague (W)
25th
(1837–1839)		 Robert B. Cranston (W) Joseph L. Tillinghast (W)
26th
(1839–1841)
27th
(1841–1843)

1843 - present

In 1843 the at-large seat was eliminated. Since then, Representatives have been chosen from separate districts.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd
28th
(1843–1845)		 Henry Y. Cranston
(Law and Order)		 Elisha R. Potter
(Law and Order)
29th
(1845–1847)		 Henry Y. Cranston (W) Lemuel H. Arnold (W)
30th
(1847–1849)		 Robert B. Cranston (W) Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)
31st
(1849–1851)		 George Gordon King (W) Nathan Fellows Dixon (W)
32nd
(1851–1853)		 Benjamin Babock Thurston (D)
33rd
(1853–1855)		 Thomas Davis (D)
34th
(1855–1857)		 Nathan B. Durfee (K-N) Benjamin Babock Thurston (K-N)
35th
(1857–1859)		 Nathan B. Durfee (R) William Daniel Brayton (R)
36th
(1859–1861)		 Christopher Robinson (R)
37th
(1861–1863)		 William Paine Sheffield (U) George H. Browne
(Constitutional Union)
(D)
38th
(1863–1865)		 Thomas Allen Jenckes (R) Nathan Fellows Dixon (R)
39th
(1865–1867)
40th
(1867–1869)
41st
(1869–1871)
42nd
(1871–1873)		 Benjamin T. Eames (R) James M. Pendleton (R)
43rd
(1873–1875)
44th
(1875–1877)		 Latimer Whipple Ballou (R)
45th
(1877–1879)
46th
(1879–1881)		 Nelson W. Aldrich (R)
47th
(1881–1883)		   Jonathan Chace (R)
  Henry J. Spooner (R)
48th
(1883–1885)		  
  Nathan F. Dixon, III (R)
49th
(1885–1887)		   William Almy Pirce (R)
  Charles H. Page (D)
50th
(1887–1889)		 Warren O. Arnold (R)
51st
(1889–1891)
52nd
(1891–1893)		 Oscar Lapham (D) Charles H. Page (D)
53rd
(1893–1895)
54th
(1895–1897)		 Melville Bull (R) Warren O. Arnold (R)
55th
(1897–1899)		 Adin B. Capron (R)
56th
(1899–1901)
57th
(1901–1903)
58th
(1903–1905)		 Daniel L. D. Granger (D)
59th
(1905–1907)
60th
(1907–1909)
61st
(1909–1911)		 William Paine Sheffield (R)
62nd
(1911–1913)		 George Francis O'Shaunessy (D) George H. Utter (R)
63rd
(1913–1915)		 Peter Goelet Gerry (D) Ambrose Kennedy (R)
64th
(1915–1917)		 Walter Russell Stiness (R)
65th
(1917–1919)
66th
(1919–1921)		 Clark Burdick (R)
67th
(1921–1923)
68th
(1923–1925)		 Richard S. Aldrich (R) Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
69th
(1925–1927)
70th
(1927–1929)		 Louis Monast (R)
71st
(1929–1931)		 Jeremiah E. O'Connell (D)
72nd
(1931–1933)		 Francis B. Condon (D)
73rd
(1933–1935)		 Francis B. Condon (D) John Matthew O'Connell (D)
74th
(1935–1937)		 Charles Risk (R)
75th
(1937–1939)		 Aime Forand (D)
76th
(1939–1941)		 Charles Risk (R) Harry Sandager (R)
77th
(1941–1943)		 Aime Forand (D) John E. Fogarty (D)
78th
(1943–1945)
79th
(1945–1947)
80th
(1947–1949)
81st
(1949–1951)
82nd
(1951–1953)
83rd
(1953–1955)
84th
(1955–1957)
85th
(1957–1959)
86th
(1959–1961)
87th
(1961–1963)		 Fernand St. Germain (D)
88th
(1963–1965)
89th
(1965–1967)
90th
(1967–1969)		 Robert Tiernan (D)
91st
(1969–1971)
92nd
(1971–1973)
93rd
(1973–1975)
94th
(1975–1977) (D)		 Edward Beard (D)
95th
(1977–1979)
96th
(1979–1981)
97th
(1981–1983)		 Claudine Schneider (R)
98th
(1983–1985)
99th
(1985–1987)
100th
(1987–1989)
101st
(1989–1991)		 Ronald Machtley (R)
102nd
(1991–1993)		 Jack Reed (D)
103rd
(1993–1995)
104th
(1995–1997)		 Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
105th
(1997–1999)		 Robert Weygand (D)
106th
(1999–2001)
107th
(2001–2003)		 James Langevin (D)
108th
(2003–2005)
109th
(2005–2007)
110th
(2007–2009)
111th
(2009–2011)
112th
(2011-2013)		 David Cicilline (D)
113th
(2013–2015)
114th
(2015–2017)
115th
(2017–2019)
116th
(2019–2021)
Congress 1st 2nd 3rd
District

Key
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress
American (Know Nothing) (K-N)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J),
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (Anti-Admin)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (D-R)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Free Soil (FS)
Free Silver (FSv)
Fusion (FU)
Greenback (GB)
Jacksonian (J)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Pro-Administration (Pro-Admin)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)
Independent,
None,
or Unaffiliated
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References
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
  • Information from the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
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