Herbert Claiborne Pell Jr. was a United States representative from New York,U.S. Minister to Portugal,U.S. Minister to Hungary,and a creator and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission.
James Howard McGrath was an American politician and attorney from Rhode Island. McGrath,a Democrat,served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming governor,U.S. Solicitor General,U.S. Senator,chairman of the Democratic National Committee,and Attorney General of the United States.
William Sprague IV was the 27th Governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863,and U.S. Senator from 1863 to 1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War while he was a sitting Governor.
Ulysses Simpson Grant III was a United States Army officer and planner. He was the son of Frederick Dent Grant,and the grandson of General of the Army and American President Ulysses S. Grant.
Samuel Greene Arnold Jr. was an attorney and politician from Rhode Island. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as lieutenant governor and as a United States senator.
Richard Aldrich was an American music critic. From 1902–23,he was music critic for The New York Times.
Frederick Lippitt was an American military officer,attorney,politician,public servant and philanthropist. He served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
James Henry Higgins was an American politician and the 50th governor of Rhode Island from 1907 to 1909.
Robert Livingston Beeckman was an American stockbroker,sportsman,and politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Rhode Island.
Asa Bird Gardiner was a controversial American soldier,attorney,and district attorney for New York County from 1898 to 1900.
John Schuyler Crosby was an American military officer and government official. He was most notable for his service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After leaving the Army,he served as United States Consul in Florence,Italy and as the fifth Governor of the Montana Territory.
John Nicholas Brown II was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR) from 1946 to 1949. He was a member of the Brown family that had been active in American life since before the American Revolution and who were the major early benefactors of Brown University.
Henry Brockholst Ledyard Sr. was the mayor of Detroit,Michigan,and a state senator,briefly served as assistant secretary under Secretary of State Lewis Cass,and was the president of the Newport Hospital and the Redwood Library in Newport,Rhode Island.
William Stevens Lawton was a lieutenant general in the United States Army and served as the Army's Comptroller.
John Nicholas Brown I was an American book collector who donated his father's collection to Brown University.
The 1862–63 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states,occurring during the American Civil War. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1862 and 1863,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
Charles Wheaton Abbot Jr. was an American military officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was commander of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish–American War and served as Adjutant General of Rhode Island from 1911 until his death in 1923. He was also a veteran of the Indian Wars,Philippine Insurrection and the First World War.
George Lippitt Andrews was an officer of the United States Army,who commanded the African-American 25th Infantry Regiment for 20 years.
The Adjutant General of New York is the highest-ranking military official in the New York National Guard as the state adjutant general. The adjutant general is part of the state government's executive branch,and serves as head of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs,which includes the New York Army National Guard,New York Air National Guard,the New York Guard,and the New York Naval Militia.
Charles Henry Cole was an American military and government official who served as commissioner of the Boston police and fire departments as well as Adjutant General of Massachusetts. During World War I,he commanded the 52nd Infantry Brigade of the 26th Infantry Division. In 1928,he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts.
