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John Cranston (1625–1680) was a colonial physician, military leader, legislator, deputy governor and governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the 17th century. Biographical summary [ edit ]
Quahog ( / ˈk ( w) oʊhɒɡ / K (W)OH-hog) is a fictional city in the U.S. state of Rhode Island that serves as the primary setting of the American animated sitcom Family Guy and other related media. [1] [2] [3] The Griffin family, the Browns, the Swansons, and Glenn Quagmire live on Spooner Street, with the Griffin family residing at 31 ...
John Pastore. John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907 – July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 1945 to 1950. He was the first Italian American elected to the Senate.
Governor William Sprague Mansion. / 41.79111°N 71.45667°W / 41.79111; -71.45667. The Governor William Sprague Mansion is an historic mansion and museum at 1351 Cranston Street in Cranston, Rhode Island. The house was the birthplace of Governor William Sprague III and his nephew, Governor William Sprague IV .
The Patriarca crime family ( / ˌpætriˈɑːrkə /, Italian pronunciation: [patriˈarka] ), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia or The Office, is an Italian-American Mafia family operating in New England. It has two distinct factions, one based in Providence, Rhode Island, and the other in Boston ...
Cranston, formerly known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The official population of the city in the 2020 United States Census was 82,934, making it the second-largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston. [6] Cranston is a part of the Providence metropolitan ...
Thomas Fenner House. / 41.79083°N 71.48861°W / 41.79083; -71.48861. The Thomas Fenner House or the "Sam Joy Place" is a historic stone-ender house in Cranston, Rhode Island. It the oldest surviving house in the Providence Plantations portion of Rhode Island. The only older structure in the state is the White Horse Tavern in Newport.
Warburton was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, on January 7, 1924. He died on December 25, 2021, at the age of 97. At age 94, he was honored by the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018 with the Malcolm Greene Chace Award for "Lifetime contributions of a Rhode Islander to the game of ice hockey".