Richard S. Aldrich
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Russell Stiness |
| Succeeded by | John Matthew O'Connell |
| Member of the Rhode Island Senate | |
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In office 1916–1918 |
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| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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In office 1914–1916 |
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Richard Steere Aldrich February 29, 1884 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Died | December 25, 1941 (aged 57) Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Resting place |
Swan Point Cemetery Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Innis White |
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John Winthrop John Steere William Wickenden Roger Williams Abigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Winthrop Williams Aldrich |
| Children | Richard Steere Aldrich |
| Parents |
Nelson W. Aldrich Abby Pearce Chapman |
| Alma mater |
Yale Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney Politician |
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.
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.
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.
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