Editing Portsmouth, Rhode Island (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Ade Bethune]] (died 2002), liturgical artist and [[Catholic Worker Movement|Catholic Worker]]
* [[Jeremy Clarke (governor)|Jeremy Clarke]] (1605–1652), early settler of Portsmouth, served as second governor of Rhode Island colony
* [[Mike Cloud]], running back for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[New York Giants]]
* [[Thomas Cornell (settler)|Thomas Cornell]], one of the earliest settlers of Portsmouth and progenitor of Cornell family in America
* [[Chris Cosentino]], chef and cast member of "[[The Next Iron Chef]]"
* [[Charlie Day]], American actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and musician
* [[Sarah J. Eddy]] (1851–1945), American artist, photographer, and suffragist
* Anthony Harkness (1793–1858), businessman and inventor
* [[Julia Ward Howe]] (died 1910), author of "[[The Battle Hymn of the Republic]]"
* [[Anne Hutchinson]] (died 1643), founded colony of [[Rhode Island]] in 1638
* [[Betty Hutton]] (died 2007), film actress and singer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/movies/14hutton.html|title=Betty Hutton, Film Star of 1940s and 1950s, Dies at 86|first=Richard|last=Severo|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 14, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Patrick J. Kennedy|Patrick Kennedy]], U.S. congressman for Rhode Island's First district (1995–2011)
* [[Scotty Kilmer]], auto mechanic educator followed by millions on YouTube
* [[Frances Latham]] (1610–1677), wife of Governor Jeremy Clarke, early settler of Portsmouth, known as the "mother of governors"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/historicstrainof02trac/page/n3|title = An historic strain of blood in America. Frances Latham&mdash;mother of governors|year = 1908|publisher = New Haven, Conn}}</ref>
* [[Ronald Machtley]], U.S. congressman, President of [[Bryant University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bryant.edu/about/leadership.htm|title=Leadership {{!}} Bryant University|website=www.bryant.edu|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2018}}
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* [[Michelle McGaw]], state representative from the [[Rhode Island House of Representatives]] representing Little Compton, Tiverton, and Portsmouth
* [[Peleg Slocum]] (1654–1733), Quaker, former proprietor of [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]] and former owner of [[Cuttyhunk Island]]
* [[Cole Swider]], professional basketball player for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
* [[Ryan Westmoreland]], former baseball player, [[Boston Red Sox]] prospect