William H. Sweetland

Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island,[1][2] to William and Nancy Greene (Howard) Sweetland, he attended the public schools in Providence,[2] and graduated from Brown University in 1878.

[1][2] He gained admission to the bar in Providence, Rhode Island, and affiliated himself with the Republican Party.

[2] He served for times on the Rhode Island House of Representatives,[1] on the school committee of Providence,[1][2] and as a judge of the Sixth District Court.

[2] He was elected by the state legislature to a seat on the Rhode Island Supreme Court on January 19, 1909,[3] and served until his retirement on April 5, 1929.

[2] Sweetland died from heart disease at his home in Providence at the age of 76.