|
| Representative
| Party
| Years
| District home
| Note |
| District organized from Rhode Island's At-large congressional district in 1843 |
| Elisha R. Potter
| Law and Order
| March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
| Kingston
| lost election |
| Lemuel H. Arnold
| Whig
| March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
| Providence
| retired |
| Benjamin Babock Thurston
| Democratic
| March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
|
| lost election |
| Nathan F. Dixon
| Whig
| March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
|
| |
| Benjamin Babock Thurston
| Democratic
| March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
| |
| Know-Nothing
| March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
|
| Retired |
| William Daniel Brayton
| Republican
| March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
| Warwick
| Lost Re-election |
| George H. Browne
| Democratic/
Constitutional Union
| March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
|
| Lost Re-election |
| Nathan F. Dixon
| Republican
| March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871
|
| Lost Re-election |
| James M. Pendleton
| Republican
| March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
| Westerly
| Lost Re-election |
| Latimer Whipple Ballou
| Republican
| March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881
| Woonsocket
| Retired |
| Jonathan Chace
| Republican
| March 4, 1881 – January 26, 1885
| Central Falls
| Resigned to take US Senate seat from Rhode Island |
| Vacant
| January 26, 1885 – February 12, 1885 |
| Nathan F. Dixon, III
| Republican
| February 12, 1885 – March 3, 1885
| Westerly
| |
| William Almy Pirce
| Republican
| March 4, 1885 – January 25, 1887
|
| Seat declared vacant due to election irregularities |
| Vacant
| January 25, 1887 – February 21, 1887 |
| Charles H. Page
| Democratic
| February 21, 1887– March 3, 1887
|
| |
| Warren O. Arnold
| Republican
| March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
|
| |
| Charles H. Page
| Democratic
| March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
|
| |
| Vacant
| March 4, 1893 – April 5, 1893
|
| seat declared vacant due to failure of candidates to attain majority vote |
| Charles H. Page
| Democratic
| April 5, 1893 – March 3, 1895
|
| won special election |
| Warren O. Arnold
| Republican
| March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
|
| Retired |
| Adin B. Capron
| Republican
| March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1911
| Stillwater
| Retired |
| George H. Utter
| Republican
| March 3, 1911 -November 3, 1912
| Westerly
| Died |
| Vacant
| November 3, 1912 – March 4, 1913 |
| Peter G. Gerry
| Democratic
| March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
| Newport
| Lost Re-election |
| Walter Russell Stiness
| Republican
| March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
|
| Retired |
| Richard S. Aldrich
| Republican
| March 4 1923, - March 3, 1933
| Providence
| Retired |
| John Matthew O'Connell
| Democratic
| March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
| Westerly
| Retired |
| Harry Sandager
| Republican
| January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
| Cranston
| Lost Re-election |
| John E. Fogarty
| Democratic
| January 3, 1941 – January 10, 1967
|
| Died |
| Vacant
| January 10, 1967 – March 28, 1967 |
| Robert Tiernan
| Democratic
| March 28, 1967 – January 3, 1975
|
| Lost Re-election |
| Edward Beard
| Democratic
| January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
| Providence
| Lost Re-election |
| Claudine Schneider
| Republican
| January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991
|
| Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island |
| Jack Reed
| Democratic
| January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
|
| Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island |
| Robert Weygand
| Democratic
| January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001
|
| Retired to run for the US Senate from Rhode Island |
| James Langevin
| Democratic
| January 3, 2001 – Present
|
| Incumbent |
