Preceded by Walter Russell Stiness Political party Republican Name Richard Aldrich Parents Nelson W. Aldrich Party Republican Party | Nationality American Spouse(s) Janet Innis White Role American Politician Education Yale University Succeeded by John Matthew O'Connell | |
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Full Name Richard Steere Aldrich Born February 29, 1884
Washington, D.C., USA ( 1884-02-29 ) Resting place Swan Point Cemetery
Providence, Rhode Island Relations John Winthrop
John Steere
William Wickenden
Roger Williams
Abigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich
John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
Winthrop Williams Aldrich Died December 25, 1941, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Similar People Nelson W Aldrich, Winthrop W Aldrich, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Nelson Rockefeller, Henry B Anthony | ||
Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884 – December 25, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the Rhode Island State Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
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Early life and education
Aldrich was born in Washington, D.C., where his father, Nelson W. Aldrich, was serving in Congress. He was raised in Providence, Rhode Island and attended the public schools. He graduated from Hope Street High School in Providence in 1902, from Yale University in 1906, and from Harvard Law School in 1909.
In 1911, he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in New York City. He returned to Providence in 1913, and continued practicing law.
Political career
He moved to Warwick, Rhode Island and became involved in politics and was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1914-1916, and served in the Rhode Island Senate from 1916-1918. In July 1923 he became a member of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Aldrich was elected as a Republican candidate to the Sixty-eighth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1933. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. While in Congress, he spoke out against the Immigration Act of 1924, that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his legal career in Providence until his death there on December 25, 1941. He is interred in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.
Family prominence
Aldrich was born into a family descended from John Winthrop, William Wickenden, Roger Williams and John Steere.
He was the son of Nelson W. Aldrich and Abby Pearce Chapman. His father was a leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1911.
His sister Abigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich was a philanthropist who married philanthropist John Davison Rockefeller, Jr., and their second son Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was a four-term Governor of New York who campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in 1960, 1964, and 1968, and was named Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford by the Congress in 1974.
His brother was Winthrop Williams Aldrich, who served as chairman of the Chase National Bank.
Personal life
Aldrich married Janet Innis White on April 30, 1921. Their son was also named Richard Steere Aldrich.