daughter of Christopher Rhodes of Pawtuxet. She died in 1854. They had no children, and he never remarried. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References External links 1815 births 1884 deaths American Quakers Brown University alumni Editors of Rhode Island newspapers Governors of Rhode Island People from Coventry, Rhode Island People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War Rhode Island Whigs Rhode Island Republicans Republican Party United States senators from Rhode Island Burials at Swan Point Cemetery Whig Party state governors of the United States 19th-century American politicians Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate 19th-century American newspaper editors 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people) The Providence Journal people Know-Nothing United States senators