ALDRICH, Richard Steere (son of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Washington, D.C., February 29, 1884; attended the public schools
in Providence, R.I.; was graduated from Hope Street High
School at Providence in 1902, from Yale University in 1906,
and from the law department of Harvard University in 1909;
was admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced the practice
of law in New York City; returned to Providence, R.I., in
1913 and continued the practice of his profession; member
of the Rhode Island house of representatives 1914-1916;
served in the State senate 1916-1918; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1933); was not a candidate
for renomination in 1932; resumed legal pursuits in Providence, R.I., until his death there on December 25, 1941;
interment in Swan Point Cemetery.