Thomas Arthur Doyle was mayor of Providence for three intervals : 1864–1869; 1870–1881; and from 1884 until his death in office in 1886. His eighteen years in office was the longest until Vincent "Bud
1871 portrait of Doyle
Engraving
Thomas A. Doyle House
Providence City Hall was decorated for Doyle's public wake
William Sprague IV was an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863, and a U.S. senator from 1863 to 1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run d
Sprague, 1860–1875
Ruby ambrotype of William Sprague in frame captioned "Union Now and Forever" (Liljenquist Collection)