Vincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci,Jr. was an American politician,attorney,radio talk show host,political commentator,and convicted felon who served as the mayor of Providence,Rhode Island from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002. Cianci was the longest-serving mayor of Providence,having held office for over 21 years.
David Nicola Cicilline is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011,the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.
Henry Frederick Lippitt was a member of the prominent Lippitt family,which made its fortune in the textile business,and served as United States Senator from Rhode Island.
William Augustus Mowry was an American educator and historical writer,born at Uxbridge,Massachusetts.
Aram Jules Pothier was an American banker and politician of French Canadian descent. He served as the 51st and 55th Governor of Rhode Island.
Adin Ballou Capron was an American miller and politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. He served in the American Civil War and was a member of the United States House of Representatives.
John William Davis was a United States Democratic politician,who served as the 38th and 41st Governor of Rhode Island.
Norman Morrison Isham (1864–1943) was a prominent architectural historian,author,and professor at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He was an ardent preservationist and a pioneer in the study of early American architecture.
Providence City Hall is the center of the municipal government in Providence,Rhode Island. It is located at the southwest end of Kennedy Plaza at 25 Dorrance Street in Providence. The building was constructed between 1875 and 1878,and designed by Samuel J. F. Thayer in the Second Empire style. In 1975,the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a contributing structure to the broader Downtown Providence Historic District.
The Arnold family is an American political and military family with ties to New England,Georgia and Ohio. The descendants of American Revolutionary War general Benedict Arnold in Great Britain,while not particularly politically active,also achieved notable success in the 19th century.
William R. Walker &Son was an American architectural firm in Providence,Rhode Island,active during the years 1881 to 1936. It included partners William Russell Walker (1830–1905),William Howard Walker (1856–1922) and later William Russell Walker II (1884–1936).
Thomas Arthur Doyle was mayor of Providence for three intervals:1864–1869;1870–1881;and from 1884 until his death in office in 1886. His eighteen years in office was the longest until Vincent "Buddy" Cianci,over 100 years later.
William S. Hayward was an American banker,baker,and politician who served as mayor of Providence,Rhode Island,from 1881 until 1884.
Jabez Comstock Knight was mayor of Providence,Rhode Island,for five terms,1859-1864.
George Leonard Clarke was an American politician who served as the 10th mayor of Providence,Rhode Island from June 1869 until June 1870.
Frank Fuller Olney was the 18th mayor of Providence,Rhode Island. He served from 1894 until 1896.
Charles Sydney Smith was 16th mayor of Providence,Rhode Island,in office between 1889 and 1891.
Henry Fletcher was the 25th mayor of Providence,Rhode Island.
John Francis Collins was an American lawyer and 28th mayor of Providence,Rhode Island. He served one term,from 1939 to 1941.
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside,also known as the Ambrose Burnside Monument,is a monumental equestrian statue in Providence,Rhode Island,United States. The statue,located in the city's Burnside Park,was designed by sculptor Launt Thompson and depicts Ambrose Burnside,an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later served as the governor of Rhode Island. Ambrose had died in 1881 and the project to erect a statue in his honor began shortly afterwards. It was dedicated on July 4,1887 in a large ceremony that included several notable guests of honor,such as General William Tecumseh Sherman,Colonel Robert Hale Ives Goddard,and the governors of both Connecticut and Rhode Island. The monument was originally located in Exchange Place,but it was moved to its current location in the early 1900s. As part of the move,the pedestal was replaced with one designed by William R. Walker.
