Thomas Arthur Doyle | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Thomas_A_Doyle_Mayor_of_Providence_Official_Portrait.jpg) 1871 portrait of Doyle | |
| 9th, 11th, & 13th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island | |
| In office June 1864 – June 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Jabez C. Knight |
| Succeeded by | George L. Clarke |
| In office June 1870 – June 1881 | |
| Preceded by | George L. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | William S. Hayward |
| In office January 1884 – June 9, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Hayward |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert F. Robbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1827 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1886 (aged 59) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Almyra Sprague |
| Relations | Sarah Elizabeth Doyle (sister) |
| Residence(s) | 137 Chestnut Street, Providence, Rhode Island[1] |
| Known for | Longest-serving mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, at that time |
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Thomas Arthur Doyle (March 15, 1827 – June 9, 1886) was mayor of Providence for three intervals (each made up of one-year terms): 1864–1869; 1870–1881; and from 1884 until his death in office in 1886. His eighteen years in office was the longest until Vincent "Buddy" Cianci,[2] over 100 years later.
- ^ "Sarah and Thomas Doyle House". Go Providence. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Doyle, Thomas Arthur (1827-1886)". Brown University. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
second only to Mayor "Buddy" Cianci in tenure