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b. 1764 d. 1837
Born in Bristol, Bristol County, R.I., March 18, 1764. Son-in-law of William Bradford; grandfather of James Dewolfe Perry; great-granduncle of LeBaron Bradford Colt. Democrat. Slave trader; manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state legislature; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27. Died in New York , New York County, N.Y., December 21, 1837. Interment at De Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol , R.I. |