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The Taylor–Chase–Smythe House (also known as Quarters NB-1 Chase Lane, Naval Education and Training Center) is a historic house on the Middletown portion of Naval Station Newport (most of which is in Newport, Rhode Island.) It is a two-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof.
The Chase family is an English family whose members included early American pioneers and those involved in politics, the clergy, business and the military. Originating in Chesham , England , brothers Aquila Chase II and Thomas Chase journeyed to New England . [ 1 ]
In 1965, the State of Rhode Island took over Colt Farm via eminent domain, and on August 21, 1968, the lands were dedicated as Colt State Park by Rhode Island Governor John Chafee. [3] A statue of Chafee was erected in the park in 2003. [5]
The family's ownership of textile mills, ties with Berkshire Hathaway and other investments landed Kim Chace on Forbes' annual list of wealthiest Americans, placing him at 271 in 1999 and at 236 ...
Started in 1916, the foundation identifies itself as "the largest and most comprehensive funder of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island." At the end of 2023, the foundation's total assets were ...
Louise L. Chase (née Bond; September 2, 1840 – September 19, 1906) was an American social reformer. She was elected president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) of Middletown, Rhode Island , and elected president of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Newport, Rhode Island .
Lincoln married Rosina Child Chase, daughter of Darius and Elizabeth Chase. [2] Rosina's parents moved from Providence to a farm in Barrington, Rhode Island shortly after the marriage, and for a time the young couple lived there with the Chases, with James commuting daily from Barrington to his Providence studio. In 1863 the Lincolns moved into ...
William Wanton (September 15, 1670 – December 1733) [1] was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving a short term prior to his death.He spent most of his adult life in the civil and military service of the colony and commanded a sloop for chasing privateers.