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Joseph Aloysius Doorley, Jr., was born in the Mount Pleasant section of Providence, Rhode Island, on October 12, 1930, to Joseph A. Doorley, Sr., and Nora Cannon Doorley. [1] Doorley's father was a Providence city fireman, and Roman Catholic. [1]
The Providence City Council is the fifteen-member legislative body of the city of Providence, Rhode Island. The two major responsibilities of the council are enacting ordinances necessary to ensure the welfare and good order of the city and adopting the city's annual budget .
Caprio was elected to the Providence City Council in 1962 and served until 1968. He ran for Attorney General of Rhode Island in 1970, but lost the general election to Republican Richard J. Israel , with Israel receiving 56.7% of the vote and Caprio 43.3%. [ 18 ]
Cianci was born on April 30, 1941, in Providence, Rhode Island.His family lived in the Laurel Hill section of nearby Cranston, Rhode Island.Cianci was the younger child of Dr. Vincent Albert Cianci and Esther Cianci, née Capobianco (whose great-grandfather served as mayor of Benevento, Italy [3]), who married in 1937.
Doyle is considered by some historians [4] [5] and even was regarded in his lifetime [3] to have been one of Providence's greatest mayors. During his tenure Providence grew from "a large manufacturing village" to a "little metropolis". [3] Doyle was instrumental in leading Providence to become a modern city. [6] [7] Doyle was known for his ...
Mr. Dennis, a Republican, was active in politics in Providence for many years. During the year 1888-89 he was president of the Providence Common Council. In 1900 he was elected a member of the Board of Aldermen. Dennis served as the speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from January 1906 to January 1907.
Jorge O. Elorza (born November 24, 1976) [1] is an American law professor who served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023. He defeated former mayor Buddy Cianci in the 2014 mayoral election and on January 5, 2015, was sworn in as mayor of the city.
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