List of United States Senators from Rhode Island

This a list of United States Senators from Rhode Island. Rhode Island ratified the Constitution on May 29, 1790, and its senators belong to Class 1 and Class 2. Rhode Island's current senators are Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse.

Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Theodore Foster	Pro- Administration	June 7, 1790 – March 4, 1803	1	Elected in 1790
				2	Re-elected in 1791
		Federalist		3	Re-elected in 1797 Retired
2	Samuel J. Potter	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – October 14, 1804	4	Elected in 1803 Died
Vacant			October 14, 1804 – October 29, 1804
3	Benjamin Howland	Democratic- Republican	October 29, 1804 – March 4, 1809		Elected to finish Potter's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
4	Francis Malbone	Federalist	March 4, 1809 – June 4, 1809	5	Elected in 1809 Died
Vacant			June 4, 1809 – June 26, 1809
5	Christopher G. Champlin	Federalist	June 26, 1809 – October 12, 1811		Elected to finish Malbone's term Resigned
Vacant			October 12, 1811 – October 28, 1811
6	William Hunter	Federalist	October 28, 1811 – March 4, 1821		Elected to finish Champlin's term
				6	Re-elected in 1815
7	James De Wolf	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1821 – October 31, 1825	7	Elected in 1821 Resigned
8	Asher Robbins	Adams/ Anti-Jackson	October 31, 1825 – March 4, 1839		Elected to finish De Wolf's term
		Anti-Jackson		8	Re-elected in 1827
				9	Re-elected in 1833 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
9	Nathan F. Dixon I	Whig	March 4, 1839 – January 29, 1842	10	Elected in 1839 Died
Vacant			January 29, 1842 – February 18, 1842
10	William Sprague	Whig	February 18, 1842 – January 17, 1844		Elected to finish Dixon's term Resigned
Vacant			January 17, 1844 – January 25, 1844
11	John B. Francis	Law and Order	January 25, 1844 – March 4, 1845		Elected to finish Sprague's term Retired
12	Albert C. Greene	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1851	11	Elected in 1845 Retired
13	Charles T. James	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1857	12	Elected in 1851 Retired
14	James F. Simmons	Republican	March 4, 1857 – August 15, 1862	13	Elected in 1857 Resigned
Vacant			August 15, 1862 – December 1, 1862
15	Samuel G. Arnold	Republican	December 1, 1862 – March 4, 1863		Elected to finish Simmons's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
16	William Sprague IV	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1875	14	Elected in 1863
				15	Re-elected in 1869 Retired
17	Ambrose Burnside	Republican	March 4, 1875 – September 13, 1881	16	Elected in 1875
				17	Re-elected in 1881 Died
Vacant			September 13, 1881 – October 5, 1881
18	Nelson W. Aldrich	Republican	October 5, 1881 – March 4, 1911		Elected to finish Burnside's term
				18	Re-elected in 1887
				19	Re-elected in 1893
				20	Re-elected in 1899
				21	Re-elected in 1905 Retired
19	Henry F. Lippitt	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917	22	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election
20	Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1929	23	Elected in 1916
				24	Re-elected in 1922 Lost re-election
21	Felix Hebert	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935	25	Elected in 1928 Lost re-election
22	Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	26	Elected in 1934
				27	Re-elected in 1940 Retired
23	J. Howard McGrath	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – August 23, 1949	28	Elected in 1946 Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General
24	Edward L. Leahy	Democratic	August 24, 1949 – December 10, 1950		Appointed to continue McGrath's term Retired
Vacant			December 10, 1950 – December 19, 1950
25	John O. Pastore	Democratic	December 19, 1950 – December 28, 1976		Elected to finish McGrath's term
				29	Re-elected in 1952
				30	Re-elected in 1958
				31	Re-elected in 1964
				32	Re-elected in 1970 Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
26	John Chafee	Republican	December 29, 1976 – October 24, 1999	32	Appointed to finish Pastore's term, having been elected to the next term
				33	Elected in 1976
				34	Re-elected in 1982
				35	Re-elected in 1988
				36	Re-elected in 1994 Died
Vacant			October 24, 1999 – November 2, 1999
27	Lincoln Chafee	Republican	November 2, 1999 – January 3, 2007		Appointed to finish his father's term
				37	Elected in 2000 Lost re-election
28	Sheldon Whitehouse	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – Present	38	Elected in 2006
				39	Re-elected in 2012

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Joseph Stanton, Jr.	Anti-Administration	June 7, 1790 – March 4, 1793	1	Elected in 1790 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
2	William Bradford	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – October 1797	2	Elected in 1793 Resigned
		Federalist
Vacant			October 1797 – November 13, 1797
3	Ray Greene	Federalist	November 13, 1797 – March 5, 1801		Elected in 1797 to finish term
				3	Re-elected in 1799 Resigned
Vacant			March 5, 1801 – May 6, 1801
4	Christopher Ellery	Democratic- Republican	May 6, 1801 – March 4, 1805		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Lost re-election
5	James Fenner	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – September 1807	4	Elected in 1805 Resigned
Vacant			September 1807 – October 26, 1807
6	Elisha Mathewson	Democratic- Republican	October 26, 1807 – March 4, 1811		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
7	Jeremiah B. Howell	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1817	5	Elected in 1811 Retired
8	James Burrill, Jr.	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – December 25, 1820	6	Elected in 1817 Died
Vacant			December 25, 1820 – January 9, 1821
9	Nehemiah R. Knight	Democratic- Republican	January 9, 1821 – March 4, 1841		Elected to finish Burrill's term
		Crawford Republican		7	Re-elected in 1823
		Anti-Jacksonian		8	Re-elected in 1829
		Whig		9	Re-elected in 1835 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
10	James F. Simmons	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847	10	Elected in 1841 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
11	John Hopkins Clarke	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	11	Elected in 1847 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant			March 4, 1853 – July 20, 1853	12
12	Philip Allen	Democratic	July 20, 1853 – March 4, 1859		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Retired
13	Henry B. Anthony	Republican	March 4, 1859 – September 2, 1884	13	Elected in 1859
				14	Re-elected in 1865
				15	Re-elected in 1871
				16	Re-elected in 1877
				17	Re-elected in 1883 Died
Vacant			September 2, 1884 – November 19, 1884
14	William P. Sheffield	Republican	November 19, 1884 – January 20, 1885		Appointed to fill vacancy
15	Jonathan Chace	Republican	January 20, 1885 – April 9, 1889		Elected to fill vacancy
				18	Re-elected in 1889 Resigned
16	Nathan F. Dixon, III	Republican	April 10, 1889 – March 4, 1895		Elected to fill vacancy Retired
17	George P. Wetmore	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1907	19	Elected in 1895
				20	Re-elected in 1901
	Vacant		March 4, 1907 – January 22, 1908	21	Legislature failed to elect
	George P. Wetmore	Republican	January 22, 1908– March 4, 1913		Elected to fill vacancy
18	LeBaron B. Colt	Republican	March 4, 1913 – August 18, 1924	22	Elected in 1912
				23	Re-elected in 1918 Died
Vacant			August 18, 1924 – November 5, 1924
19	Jesse H. Metcalf	Republican	November 5, 1924 – January 3, 1937		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
				24	Elected in 1924
				25	Re-elected in 1930 Lost re-election in 1936
20	Theodore F. Green	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961	26	Elected in 1936
				27	Re-elected in 1942
				28	Re-elected in 1948
				29	Re-elected in 1954 Retired
21	Claiborne Pell	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997	30	Elected in 1960
				31	Re-elected in 1966
				32	Re-elected in 1972
				33	Re-elected in 1978
				34	Re-elected in 1984
				35	Re-elected in 1990 Retired
22	Jack Reed	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	36	Elected in 1996
				37	Re-elected in 2002
				38	Re-elected in 2008
				39	Re-elected in 2014

Living former United States Senators from Rhode Island

As of April 2015, there is one former U.S. Senator from the U.S. State of Rhode Island who are currently living at this time, one from Class 1.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Lincoln Chafee	1999–2007	1	(1953-03-26) March 26, 1953

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Rhode Island
• United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island

External links

• Congressional Biographical Directory