Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame:

David L. Angell (1946-2001)

Inducted in 2003

David L. Angell was best known for producing Emmy Award winning shows Cheers," "Wings" and "Frasier."Born on April 10, 1946 in Providence, David Angell was the youngest of three children of Mae Cooney Angell and Henry Angell. David attended Providence College, where he studied English literature. Read more >

James Burrill Angell (1829-1916)

Inducted in 2008

James Burrill Angell had a remarkably diverse career-- Brown University graduate, professor of languages, newspaper editor, university president, and diplomat. He is best known as the longest-serving president of the University of Michigan where he aspired to provide an ‘uncommon education for the common man.’

Born on January 7, 1829, in Scituate, Rhode Island, Angell was the eldest of eight
children of Amy and Andrew Angell, and a member of an old-line Rhode Island family that traced its lineage to Thomas Angell who came to Providence with Roger Williams.

Although reared on an outlying farm, Angell had an excellent early education including a
year at the University Grammar School under the instruction of Henry Frieze, a teacher who would spend many years as professor and interim president of the University of Michigan. Read more >

James Newall Arnold (1844-1927)

Inducted in 2007

Arnold, James N. (James Newell), 1844-1927

James N. Arnold (1844-1927) whose contributions to the study of Rhode Island history are as fresh and useful today as they were when first transcribed, dealt in data of family life: official town documents and records; newspaper accounts; birth, marriage, and death records in church archives; and history on stone in local graveyards. While historical interpretations pass in and out of favor; the cold facts remain. Read more >

Donald H. Bousquet (1948-)

Inducted in 2015

Don Bousquet, who turned 67 this St. Patrick's Day, was born in Pawtucket, but his parents moved the family to South County where they both worked at the University of Rhode Island. One of seven children, Don attended Chariho High School where he met his wife, Laura. He went on to the University of Rhode Island to study anthropology. Read more >

Gladys Williams Brayton (1890-1990)

Inducted in 1991

Born on March 7, 1890 in Warwick, Ms. Brayton was a direct descendent of Roger Williams and a lifelong resident of Rhode Island. She became one of the State's most prominant historians, teachers, and authors. She was a former curator of Cranston Historical Society, and an honary member of the Warwick Historical Society. Read more >

Sevellon Brown (1913-1983)

Inducted in 1976

Sevellon Brown, 1913-1983, was editor of the national magazinePathfinder, and of the Providence Journal-Bulletin. He was also the originator and founder of the American Press Institute. Read more >

Eugene J. Buonaccorsi

Inducted in 1986

Mr. Buonaccorsi was sports editor of the Providence Journal-Bulletin, spending forty-six years in sports journalism. He began his careeer as a Journal schoolboy reporter and copy editor, and was named assistant sports editor in 1946, after serving as a U.S. Read more >

Colonel Gonzalo Edward "Ned" Buxton, Jr. (1880-1949)

Inducted in 2014

Gonzalo Edward “Ned” Buxton Jr. (1880-1949) was born in Kansas City, Mo., to Dr. G. Read more >

John Carter (1745-1814)

Inducted in 2000

John Carter was born in Philadelphia in 1745, the son of Elizabeth Spriggs and John Carter, a naval officer of Irish ancestry killed in battle two months before his son’s birth. During the late 1750s, Carter was apprenticed in the print shop of Benjamin Franklin and David Hall. In 1767, Carter moved to Providence where printer Sarah Goddard took him as a partner in publishing the Providence Gazette. Fourteen months later, Goddard withdrew from the enterprise and Carter continued publishing the Gazette on his own “at the Sign of Shakespear’s Head” on Meeting Street. Read more >

Dr. Patrick T. Conley

Inducted in 1995

Dr, Conley, of Bristol, is universally considered as Rhode Island’s most prolific historian and a leading disseminator of knowledge concerning the State’s heritage. Earning distinction through his pursuit of several careers as an educator, author, attorney, civic leader, government official, real estate developer, as well as historian, he has written and published more scholarly works pertaining to the history of Rhode Island than any other person. He founded the Rhode Island Heritage Commission where he served as Chairman, which preceded the Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission of the State. Read more >

George William Curtis (1824-1892)

Inducted in 1973

George W. Curtis, 1824-1892, was an essayist and lecturer who became editor of Harper's Magazine. A co-founder of the Republican Party, he led the movement for civic service reform. Read more >

Dr. Manuel da Silva (1926-)

Inducted in 2010

Dr. Manuel da Silva was born on September 5, 1926 in the village of Caviâo, Vale de Cambra in continental Portugal. After completing high school in Portugal, he emigrated to Brooklyn, New York with his mother and brother in January, 1946 to join his father, who was an American citizen. Young Manuel studied the English language intensively, and in 1948 he entered Washington Square College of New York University graduating with a biology degree in 1952. Read more >

Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis (1813-1876)

Inducted in 2003

Davis, Paulina W. (Paulina Wright), 1813-1876

Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis was born in Bloomfield, New York on August 7, 1813, the daughter of Captain Ebenezer Kellogg and Polly Saxon. After the death of both parents, Paulina was raised by a strict orthodox Presbyterian aunt. After a brief immersion with religion, Paulina married Francis Wright, a wealthy Utica merchant, in 1833. Read more >

Chon Day

Inducted in 1972

Chauncey Addison Day, better known as Chon Daylived in Westerly and became a nationally known cartoonist who created Brother Sebastian. He was voted "Best Magazine Cartoonist of the Year" on three occasions by the National Cartoonist Society. Read more >

Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe (1864-1960)

Inducted in 2015

Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe (1864-1960), a Bristolian and son of Bishop Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe, was a prolific author, poet and editor who won a Pulitzer Prize in biography. As a Boston resident, he became known as “the dean of Boston's literary world.”

He served as associate editor of the Youth's Companion from 1888 to 1893 and from 1899 to 1913. Between 1893 and 1895, Howe was the assistant editor of the Atlantic Monthly and was also the Vice President of the Atlantic Monthly company from 1911 to 1929. Read more >

Gregory Dexter (1610-1700)

Inducted in 1997

Gregory Dexter, born in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, was admitted to the highly competitive and highly prized company of stationers in London in 1639. There is little known about his early life, but his professional success indicates he received a sound education. Dexter became a printer to the famous English writer John Milton, and he also became the printer for Roger Williams. Among the works of Williams published by Dexter was A Key into the Language of America. Read more >

Brian W. Dickinson (1938-2002)

Inducted in 1999

Brian W. Dickinson earned a master's in political science from Brown in 1973 and went on to become a columnist for The Providence Journal, writing on a wide range of topics such as life in Providence, the arts, domestic and foreign policy. In 1983, he led a group of American editors touring Russia and wasn't afraid to proclaim his pride in his own country by singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" outside KGB headquarters. He was instrumental in planning the innaguaral Brown University/Providence Journal Public Affairs Conference in 1980 and continued to secure key speakers and offer ideas on how to approach the topics each year thereafter until the 1990s. Read more >

Charles Henry Dow (1851-1902)

Inducted in 2006

Charles H. Dow and Edward D. Jones, were reporters, one for the Providence Journal and one for the Providence Morning Star and Evening Press. The names of these former Rhode Island journalists are now synonymous with money and finance. Read more >

Daniel E. Doyle (1949-)

Inducted in 2006

Doyle, Daniel E., 1949-

Daniel Doyle is a graduate of Bates College, where he was co-captain of the varsity basketball team, and of the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University. Dan holds two honorary doctoral degrees – one from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts and the second from the University of Rhode Island. He is also a member of the Bates College Board of Trustees. Read more >

Edwin F. "Frosty" Drew

Inducted in 1990

Mr. Drew attended Moses Brown Scool, and as a Brown University graduate, began his career as a writer. He soon became actively involved in major efforts to preserve and protect the natural environmental heritage of RI. He particularly worked to sustain Ninigret Park in Charlestown, where the Frosty Drew Nature Center is located, and was instrumental in preventing the construction of a nuclear power plant in the Town. Read more >

Chief Justice Thomas Durfee (1826-1901)

Inducted in 2009

Durfee, Thomas, 1826-1901

Thomas Durfee was the eldest son of Job Durfee, who was chief justice of Rhode Island from 1828 to 1849, was marked from the outset for a career in law. His mother was Judith Borden, member of a prominent Fall River Family. Thomas completed his preparatory education at the East Greenwich Academy and graduated with honors from Brown University in 1846.

After studying law under the tutelage of Charles Tillinghast and future chief justice Charles F. Read more >

Maud Howe Elliott (1854-1948)

Inducted in 2008

Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948

Maud Howe Elliott lived a very long life and certainly made the most of it. She was born at the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston on November 9, 1854. Her father, Samuel Gridley Howe, a noted physician and social reformer, directed the institution, but most people became familiar with her mother, Julia Ward Howe, who wrote The Battle Hymn of the Republic and later battled for the cause of women’s rights.

Maud was the driving force behind the founding of the Newport Art Association and served as its secretary until she was eighty-seven years old. Read more >

John J. Fawcett (1909-1992)

Inducted in 1990

Fawcett, (John J.), 1909-1992

Mr. Fawcett of North Kingstown earned international acclaim during an outstanding thirty-seven year career with the Providence Journal Company. He was an accomplished sports and editorial cartoonist, and a champion for the rights of others. Read more >

Reverend Cornelius Philip Forster, O.P. (1919-1993)

Inducted in 2004

Reverend Cornelius P. Forster was born October 27, 1919 in New York City, the third of four children of Cornelius A. Forster, Sr., a New York fireman, and Mary Catherine Collins, an accomplished singer and pianist. Read more >

James & Ann Smith Franklin (1696-1763)

Inducted in 1998

Franklin, James, 1697-1735 and Franklin, Ann 1695?-1763

James Franklin (1696-1735) was the older brother of Benjamin Franklin. Born in Boston, James learned the printing trade in England and then returned to America. In 1721, he began publication of the controversial New England Courant, which was disrespectful of civil and ecclesiastical policies. Young Benjamin Franklin also worked on this paper until 1723 as an apprentice to his brother. Read more >

John C. Fredriksen (1953-2014)

Inducted in 2015

John Fredriksen of Smithfield was born in 1953 at the Quonset Naval Air Station where his parents were stationed as members of the U.S. Navy. The military life was a path John wanted to follow, but a lifelong battle with asthma prevented such a career. Read more >

Fred Friendly (1915-1998)

Inducted in 1968

Friend Friendly, 1915-1998, was a radio pioneer and executive, and a prime mover in the early development of Providence radio station WEAN. He became a professor of Journalism at Columbia University and broadcast advisor to the Ford Foundation.

The broadcast newsroom at Columbia University's School of Journalism is named for Friendly, as is a professorship at the school. In 2005, actor George Clooney portrayed Friendly in the film Good Night, and Good Luck. Read more >

Sarah Updike Goddard (1701-1770)

Inducted in 1998

Goddard, Sarah, -1770

There are certain ingredients necessary for the recipe of an independent, self-governing commonwealth. A thriving economy always helps. Strong, healthy community institutions like religious congregations, schools and colleges, and economic engines like banks and insurance societies really help. But a vital key to unlocking the participation of the public is the role of the press. Read more >

Rev. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909)

Inducted in 2007

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

Rev. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), noted author, social and economic reformer, and Unitarian minister was born in Boston. His father was a nephew of Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, and his maternal uncle and namesake Edward Everett was a noted orator, U.S. Read more >

Milton R. Halladay (1874-1961)

Inducted in 1966

Milton R. Halladay, 1874-1961, a native of Vermont, was a noted political cartoonist for the Providence Journal for nearly fifty years, and his cartoons were published in countless other newspapers and magazines. He has been called "one of the deans of American political cartooning". His cartoon commemorating the death of Thomas A. Read more >

Dr. Milton W. Hamolsky (1921-2014)

Inducted in 1996

Hamolsky, Milton W., 1921-2014

Dr. Hamolsky of Providence was the first full time Physician-In-Chief of Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and a Professor of Medical Science at Brown University where he helped develop the Brown University Medical School. He was the first Chief Administrative Officer of the Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline for the State of Rhode Island. Read more >

Caroline Hazard (1856-1945)

Inducted in 2010

Hazard, Caroline, 1856-1945

Caroline Hazard, educator, philanthropist, and author, was born in the South Kingstown village of Peace Dale on June 10,1856. She was educated by private tutors in Providence, by attending some courses at Brown University, and by private study in Europe. She worked side-by-side with her father, industrialist and social reformer Rowland G. Hazard, in various business ventures. Read more >

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)

Inducted in 2003

Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

Julia Ward Howe, born in New York City on May 27, 1819, had deep Rhode Island roots. Two of her ancestors--Richard Ward and Samuel Ward--were prominent colonial governors of Rhode Island and her grandfather Samuel Ward commanded the Black Regiment in the Battle of Rhode Island. Her father, Samuel Jr. was a prominent New York banker who furnished her with a first-class private education and standing in New York's social circles. Read more >

Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe (1864-1960)

Inducted in 2015

Mark Antony Dewolfe Howe, 1864-1960, was born on August 23, 1864 into one of Bristol's leading families. Mark was his father's seventeenth of eighteen children by three wives. After his prolific father and namesake became Episcopal bishop of central Pennsylvania, Mark enrolled at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where his father was chairman of the board of trustees. After graduation in 1886, Mark began the study of English Literature at Harvard University earning a master's degree in 1888. Read more >

Edward Davis Jones (1855-1920)

Inducted in 2006

Charles H. Dow and Edward D. Jones, were reporters, one for the Providence Journal and one for the Providence Morning Star and Evening Press. The names of these former Rhode Island journalists are now synonymous with money and finance. Read more >

Dr. John William Keefe (1863-1935)

Inducted in 2009

Dr. John William Keefe (1863-1935) was a surgeon of great skill and compassion who founded the John W. Keefe Surgery at 262 Blackstone Boulevard in Providence. Although a successful physician in both private practice and as a consulting surgeon at several hospitals, it was his dream to build and operate a small institution where the faults and inefficiencies of general hospitals with their many wards, doctors and nurses would be replaced by a professional efficiency combined with a personal touch. Read more >

U.S. Rep. Ambrose Kennedy (1875-1967)

Inducted in 2015

U.S. Rep. Ambrose Kennedy, 1875-1967, Congressman Ambrose Kennedy was a rarity in early twentieth century Rhode Island politics--a devout Irish Catholic Republican politician of high standing. Read more >

Dr. Maury Klein (1939-)

Inducted in 2011

Professor Maury Klein, a resident of Saunderstown, has published sixteen major books in a legendary forty-four year career at the University of Rhode Island. His works, almost all national in scope, examined the industrialization of America and the Captains of Industry who spearheaded that technological revolution. Among his output are several publications that dissect the growth and influence of the railroad, especially the iconic Union Pacific that connected the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific in 1869. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize three times and became a finalist in 1986 for his fascinating biographical effort entitled The Life and Legend of Jay Gould. Read more >

Frank B. Lanning (1905-1987)

Inducted in 1970

MFrank Lanning, 1905-1987, was a Providence Journal sports cartoonist and President of the Hall of Fame. He was well known throughout the state for his sports cartoons and his contributions to Rhode Island life in general and its' youth, in particular. Read more >

Irving R. Levine (1922-2009)

Inducted in 1972

Irving Levine, 1922-2009, was a Pawtucket native who became one of the country's top newsmen in the radio and television fields. He gained fame as a reporter, photographer, and commentator while on overseas assignments. Read more >

Howard P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

Inducted in 1992

Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937

Mr. Lovecraft was a great writer of supernatural fiction and a serious disciple of Poe. Read more >

John E. Martin

Inducted in 1995

Mr. Martin, formerly of Cranston, was a longtime schoolboy sports editor of the Journal-Bulletin. He was often referred to as ‘the father of Interscholastic Leagues in Rhode Island, and is credited with the establishment of the Schoolboy Injury Fund and the Journal-Bulletin honor-roll for athletes. He served as Executive Secretary of the Principles Committee for Secondary Schools in Rhode Island, and chaired the committee which conducted the very popular ‘Sunday in the Park’ Programs conducted during WWII. Read more >

George Champlin Mason, Sr. (1820-1894)

Inducted in 2006

Mason, George C. (George Champlin), 1820-1894

George Champlin Mason, Sr. was a noted Newport architect, real estate developer, editor of the Newport Mercury, prolific historian of Newport, and a founder of the Newport Historical Society. Among his significant architectural designs are Chepstow, the 1860-61 Italianate villa just off Bellevue Avenue, Newpor; Eisenhower House, at 1 Lincoln Drive at Ford Adams State Park, used during the former president's administration as his summer residence. Read more >

Maxwell Mays (1918-2009)

Inducted in 1977

Maxwell Mays,1918-2009,was a lay preacher in his hometown of Greenville, Rhode Island, and one of the top painters of folk art in the United States. He exhibited in many of the major cities across the nation, and was past President of the Providence Art Club. His work, featuring traditional New England scenes, was published in Collier's, Yankee, American, and Cosmopolitan magazines. Read more >

Harry McKenna (1916-1995)

Inducted in 1984

Harry McKenna, 1916-1995, was News and Public Affairs Director of WEAN radio, and as "Dean" of R.I. news correspondents he had a distinguished thirty-nine year carer as a broadcast journalist. Over nearly four decades he became a news reporting legend in Rhode island, initiating the popular, award-winning, "Radio Press Conference," which ran continuously for thirty-six years, featuring top-name interviews. Read more >

Dr. John J. McLaughlin (1927-)

Inducted in 2005

The marvelous story of Rhode Island's own John Joseph McLaughlin leads one through more twists and turns than a Rocky Point roller coaster. Born on March 29, 1927 to Augustus and Eva (Turcotte) McLaughlin, he grew up in the neighborhoods of Edgewood and Mount Pleasant. His earliest run at greatness included stints as a pharmacy soda jerk, Triggs greenskeeper and caddy, Narragansett Park racetrack money-runner and a stock boy at Shepard's department store.

After successfully negotiating Blessed Sacrament Elementary School and LaSalle Academy, John entered the seminary, was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1960, obtained Master's degree in Philosophy and English from Boston College, and ultimately received a doctorate in Communications from Columbia University. Read more >

Ambassador J. William Middendorf, II (1924-)

Inducted in 2014

John William Middendorf II of Little Compton was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 22, 1924. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1945 with a bachelor's degree in naval science after having served in World War II as an engineering officer and navigator aboard LCS 53. He then earned an A.B. Read more >

John Carter Minkins (1869-1959)

Inducted in 2013

He was the first African American editor of a white newspaper. He was a renowned speaker and defender of human rights, attacking segregation and discrimination.

John Carter Minkins came into this life on January 29, 1869 in Norfolk, Virginia. His mother died very young and he never met his white father. Read more >

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863)

Inducted in 2004

Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) was a long-time summer resident of Newport who wrote America’s best known poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas.”

Moore was born in New York City, the son of Benjamin Moore, a clergyman. Although Clement prepared to follow in his father’s footsteps, he was never ordained, preferring instead the life of a scholar. Read more >

David Patten (1888-1975)

Inducted in 1968

David Patten, 1888-1975, former managing-editor of The Providence Journal-Bulletin, was a Massachusetts native who spent school vacations and several winters at his grandfather's 260-acre farm in Little Compton, Rhode Island. His career in Providence newspapers as a reporter and editor lasted 35 years. He entertained thousands with his stories of old-time Rhode Island, especially those relating to Little Compton. Mr. Read more >

S. J. Perelman (1904-1979)

Inducted in 1976

S. J. Perelman, 1904-1979, was born in Brooklyn, NY, but moved to Smith Hill in Providence at an early age. Perelman attended Classical High School and matriculated at Brown University, but did not graduate. Read more >

John C. Quinn (1944-1990)

Inducted in 1975

John Quinn, 1944-1990, former Providence Journal-Bulletin editor, became Vice President for Supervision of News for the Gannett chain of fifty-three dailies in sixteen states and Guam. He was also past president of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. Read more >

John R. Rathom (1868-1923)

Inducted in 1973

John R. Rathom, 1868-1923, was the energetic editor of the Providence Journal who served during World War I. He also served as Boy Scout Commissioner and was credited with giving scouting its' biggest boost during its' formative stages. Rathom Lodge at Yawgoog Scout Reservation was named for him in 1929. Read more >

Richard J. Reynolds

Inducted in 1985

Richard J. Reynolds was, for thirty-two years, the schoolboy sports editor for the Providence Journal-Bulletin and one of Rhode Island's greatest ambassadors of goodwill. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University, where he was a Wayland Scholar and later a sports information director. He was single-handedly responsible for the highly successful People-to-People Program in Rhode Island, and a prime diplomat for the organization across the nation. Read more >

Major General John J. Salesses

Inducted in 1997

Major General Salesses, of Newport, was a retired U.S. Marine Corp Officer and accomplished Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rhode Island College.

The first reservist to command a marine division, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs, and later on the Secretary of Defense's Reserve Forces Policy Board. Read more >

Lucian Sharpe (1830-1899)

Inducted in 1973

Lucien Sharpe, 1830-1899 was a business leader who was co-founder of Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Company. Cited for his efforts in seeking improved working conditions, he served as President of the Providence Journal Company for 13 years.

Mary Elizabeth Sharpe (1885-1985)

Inducted in 2001

The late Mary Elizabeth Sharpe formerly of Providence, was an entrepreneur, author, environmentalist, philanthropist, and self-taught landscape architect, whose achievements in the field of landscape design were legendary. She was instrumental in the beautification of Brown University, assisted in the creation of the Japanese Gardens at Roger Williams Park, and spearheaded the renovation of India Point Park.

A native of Syracuse, New York, she helped support family by making and selling candy. She parlayed that into a career, staring her own business, "Mary Elizabeth Ltd of New York. Read more >

Ambrose "Amby" Smith (1917-2005)

Inducted in 1983

Ambrose Smith, 1917-2005, was a sports editor and Vice President of the Pawtucket Valley Daily Times, for which he served for forty-two years. He was a founder and officer of both Words Unlimited and the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. He was also a past President of the Providence Gridiron Club. A native of West Warwick, RI, he served his community and state for many years as a leading exponent of youth programs. Read more >

Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer (1851-1931)

Inducted in 2007

Anna Garlin Spencer (1851-1931) was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts but spent her formative years in Providence. Her embrace of progressive causes and her quest for social justice can be traced to her abolitionist mother and an aunt who worked with the homeless.

Anna began to write for the Providence Journal at age 19 and worked at the newspaper for eight years. She also became a Providence public school teacher from 1869 to 1871. Read more >

Bishop William Stang (1854-1907)

Inducted in 2009

William Stang (1854-1907) was born in Langenbucken, Germany, studied for the Catholic priesthood at Louvain in Belgium, and was ordained in June 1878. Little else is known of his early life.

Irish-born bishop Thomas F. Hendricken (whose surname indicates his German ancestor) sought a German-speaking priest for the small but growing German community in the Diocese of Providence. Read more >

Howard G. Sutton, II

Inducted in 2012

Howard G. Sutton II of Portsmouth, publisher, president and chief executive officer of The Providence Journal Company, began his career at the Journal as a circulation statistician thirty-nine years ago, rising through the ranks before being named publisher, president and CEO in 1999.

A Rhode Islander since the age of eight, Sutton’s record of public service in his adopted state has been exemplary and diverse.

In 2011, he was honored by Crossroads Rhode Island for his longtime commitment to serving the state’s homeless. Read more >

Daniel Berkeley Updike (1860-1941)

Inducted in 2010

Considered by many, one of the three greatest American printers, Daniel Berkeley Updike was born in Providence on February 14, 1860. He was a descendant of Richard Smith, one of the earliest settlers of North Kingstown, and his family owned extensive tracts of land in the Wickford area, most notably Cocumscussoc. Updike attended private school and worked for a time at the Providence Athenaeum. It was here, perhaps, that he developed an appreciation for the art of fine printing. Read more >

George H. Utter (1854-1912)

Inducted in 1969

George Herbert Utter, 1854-1912, established the Westerly Sun, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in August 1969. It publishes the only Sunday afternoon paper in the United States - a custom which stems from the fact that he was a deacon in the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church.

He served Rhode Island in the General Assembly, was Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He died in office while serving as Representative from the Second District of Rhode Island in the U. Read more >

John C.A. Watkins (1912-2000)

Inducted in 1985

John C.A. Watkins, 1912-2000, was Publisher and Chairman of the Board of the Providence Journal-Bulletin beginning in 1974. His journalistic career began in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934, and he came to these newspapers in 1945 as assistant to the publisher. Read more >

H. Philip West, Jr.

Inducted in 2015

Inductees in Literature / Writers / Newspapers

David L. Angell (1946-2001)

James Burrill Angell (1829-1916)

James Newall Arnold (1844-1927)

Donald H. Bousquet (1948-)

Gladys Williams Brayton (1890-1990)

Sevellon Brown (1913-1983)

Colonel Gonzalo Edward "Ned" Buxton, Jr. (1880-1949)

John Carter (1745-1814)

George William Curtis (1824-1892)

Dr. Manuel da Silva (1926-)

Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis (1813-1876)

Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe (1864-1960)

Gregory Dexter (1610-1700)

Brian W. Dickinson (1938-2002)

Charles Henry Dow (1851-1902)

Daniel E. Doyle (1949-)

Chief Justice Thomas Durfee (1826-1901)

Maud Howe Elliott (1854-1948)

John J. Fawcett (1909-1992)

Reverend Cornelius Philip Forster, O.P. (1919-1993)

James & Ann Smith Franklin (1696-1763)

John C. Fredriksen (1953-2014)

Fred Friendly (1915-1998)

Sarah Updike Goddard (1701-1770)

Rev. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909)

Milton R. Halladay (1874-1961)

Dr. Milton W. Hamolsky (1921-2014)

Caroline Hazard (1856-1945)

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)

Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe (1864-1960)

Edward Davis Jones (1855-1920)

Dr. John William Keefe (1863-1935)

U.S. Rep. Ambrose Kennedy (1875-1967)

Dr. Maury Klein (1939-)

Frank B. Lanning (1905-1987)

Irving R. Levine (1922-2009)

Howard P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

George Champlin Mason, Sr. (1820-1894)

Maxwell Mays (1918-2009)

Harry McKenna (1916-1995)

Dr. John J. McLaughlin (1927-)

Ambassador J. William Middendorf, II (1924-)

John Carter Minkins (1869-1959)

Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863)

David Patten (1888-1975)

S. J. Perelman (1904-1979)

John C. Quinn (1944-1990)

John R. Rathom (1868-1923)

Lucian Sharpe (1830-1899)

Mary Elizabeth Sharpe (1885-1985)

Ambrose "Amby" Smith (1917-2005)

Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer (1851-1931)

Bishop William Stang (1854-1907)

Daniel Berkeley Updike (1860-1941)

George H. Utter (1854-1912)

John C.A. Watkins (1912-2000)

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