The Chad Browne memorial, consisting of genealogical memoirs of a portion of the descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne; with an appendix, containing sketches of other early Rhode Island settlers, 1638-1888 . family, a beatttiftil farm of about seven hundred acres, where heresided until his death. Inheriting an ami^le patrimony, and having no taste for mer-cantile pursuits, he early entered upon the public career whichsoon placed him among the eminent men of the State. He wasin the General Assembly as Representative from the town ofWarwick from 1821 to 29, when, on account of domestic af-fli
The Chad Browne memorial, consisting of genealogical memoirs of a portion of the descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne; with an appendix, containing sketches of other early Rhode Island settlers, 1638-1888 . family, a beatttiftil farm of about seven hundred acres, where heresided until his death. Inheriting an ami^le patrimony, and having no taste for mer-cantile pursuits, he early entered upon the public career whichsoon placed him among the eminent men of the State. He wasin the General Assembly as Representative from the town ofWarwick from 1821 to 29, when, on account of domestic af-fliction, he declined a re-election. In 1831 he was chosen amember of the State Senate. He was Governor of RhodeIsland from 1833 to 38, and again entered the Senate in 1842,as a Member of the Law and Order Party. In Jan., 1844, hewas elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancycaused by the resignation of the Hon. William Sprague. Histerm expiring in March, 1845, he represented Warwick in theState Senate from that year until 1856, when he retired fromall connection with public affairs. From 1827 to 57 he was a member of The Board of Trusteesof Brown University, and Chancellor from 1851 to 54. He. HELIOTYPE PRINTINO CO., BOSTON. MASS. Seventh Generation. 83 took ail active interest in popular education, was the friend andcounsellor of his neighbors and fellow citizens, and was regardedby the people of the State with a mingled aifection and respectwhich they accorded to no other })ublic man of his time. Hispresence was commanding, his manners dignified though cor-dial, while the genial frankness and hearty warmth of hisnature were irresistibly attractive. His well-stored memory,rich in anecdote and reminiscences of public men, made himone of the most agreeable of companions. He was a firm be-liever in the doctrines of Christianity, a liberal supporter of theministry, and a regular attendant upon public worship, al-though he made no formal profession of his faith. He m., J
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