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Lieutenant Governors
Rhode Island Deputy/Lieutenant Governors, 1640 – Present
Deputy Governors
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William Brenton, of Newport |
Mar., 1640 – May, 1647 |
From 1647 to 1663, the Colony was governed by a president, with four assistants. Royal Charter granted on July 8, 1663.
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William Brenton, of Newport |
Nov., 1663 – May, 1666 |
Nicholas Easton, of Newport
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May, 1666 – May, 1669 |
John Clarke, of Newport
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May, 1669 – May, 1670 |
| Nicholas Easton, of Newport |
May, 1670 – May, 1671 |
| John Clarke, of Newport |
May, 1671 – May, 1672 |
John Cranston, of Newport
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May, 1672 – May, 1673 |
William Coddington, of Newport
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May, 1673 – May, 1674 |
John Easton, of Newport
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May, 1674 – April, 1676 |
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John Cranston, of Newport |
May, 1676 – Nov., 1678 |
James Barker, of Newport
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Nov., 1678 – May, 1679 |
Walter Clarke, of Newport
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May, 1679 – May 1686 |
John Coggeshall, of Newport
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May, 1686 – June, 1686 |
The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.
John Coggeshall, of Newport
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May, 1689 – May, 1690 |
John Greene, of Warwick
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May, 1690 – May, 1700 |
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Walter Clarke, of Newport |
May, 1700 – May, 1714 |
| Henry Tew, of Newport |
June, 1714 – May, 1715 |
Joseph Jencks, of Providence
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May, 1715 – May, 1721 |
John Wanton, of Newport
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May, 1721 – May, 1722 |
| Joseph Jencks, of Providence |
May, 1722 – May, 1727 |
Jonathan Nichols, of Newport
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May, 1727 – Aug., 1727 |
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Thomas Frye, of East Greenwich |
Aug., 1727 – May, 1729 |
John Wanton, of Newport
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May, 1729 – May, 1734 |
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George Hazard, of S. Kingstown |
May, 1734 – June, 1738
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| Daniel Abbott, of Providence |
July, 1738 – May, 1740 |
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Richard Ward, of Newport
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May, 1740 – July, 1740 |
| William Greene, of Newport |
July, 1740 – May, 1743 |
| Joseph Whipple, of Newport |
May, 1743 – May, 1745 |
| William Robinson, of S. Kingstown |
May, 1745 – May, 1746 |
| Joseph Whipple, of Newport |
May, 1746 – May, 1747 |
| William Robinson, of S. Kingstown |
May, 1747 – May, 1748 |
| William Ellery, of Newport |
May, 1748 – May, 1750 |
| Robert Hazard, of S. Kingstown |
May, 1750 – May, 1751 |
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Joseph Whipple, of Newport
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May, 1751 – Nov., 1753 |
Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport
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Nov., 1753 – May, 1754 |
| John Gardner, of Newport |
May, 1754 – May, 1755 |
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Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport |
May, 1755 – Sept., 1756 |
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John Gardner, of Newport |
Sept., 1756 – Jan., 1764 |
Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport
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Feb., 1764 – May, 1765 |
Elisha Brown, of N. Providence
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May, 1765 – May, 1767 |
| Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport |
May, 1767 – May, 1768 |
Nicholas Cooke, of Providence
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May, 1768 – May, 1769 |
| Darius Sessions, of Providence |
May, 1769 – May, 1775 |
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Nicholas Cooke, of Providence |
May, 1775 – Nov., 1775 |
| William Bradford, of Bristol |
Nov., 1775 – May, 1778 |
| Jabez Bowen, of Providence |
May, 1778 – May, 1780 |
William West, of Scituate
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May, 1780 – May, 1781 |
| Jabez Bowen, of Providence |
May, 1781 – May, 1786 |
| Daniel Owen, of Glocester |
May, 1786 – May, 1790 |
| Samuel J. Potter, of S. Kingstown |
May, 1790 – Feb., 1799 |
The title was now changed to “Lieutenant Governor”.
Samuel J. Potter, of S. Kingstown
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1799 – 1799 |
George Brown, of S. Kingstown
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1799 – 1800 |
Samuel J. Potter, of S. Kingstown
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1800 – 1803 |
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Paul Mumford, of Newport
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1803 – 1805 |
| Isaac Wilbour, of Little Compton |
1806 – 1807 |
Constant Taber, of Newport
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1807 – 1808 |
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Simeon Martin, of Newport |
1808 – 1810 |
| Isaac Wilbour, of Little Compton |
1810 – 1811 |
| Simeon Martin, of Newport |
1811 – 1816 |
Jeremiah Thurston, of Hopkinton
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1816 – 1817 |
| Edward Wilcox, of Charlestown |
1817 – 1821 |
| Caleb Earle, of Providence |
1821 – 1824 |
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Charles Collins, of Newport |
1824 – 1833 |
| Jeffrey Hazard, of Exeter |
1833 – 1835 |
| George Engs, of Newport |
1835 – 1836 |
| Jeffrey Hazard, of Exeter |
1836 – 1837 |
| Benjamin B. Thurston, of Hopkinton |
1837 – 1838 |
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Joseph Childs, of Portsmouth
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1838 – 1839 |
| Byron Diman, of Bristol |
1840 – 1842 |
Nathanael Bullock, of Bristol
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1842 – 1843 |
Lieutenant Governors Under The Constitution, 1843 –
| Byron Diman, of Bristol |
1843 – 1846 |
| Elisha Harris, of Coventry |
1846 – 1847 |
| Edward W. Lawton, of Newport |
1847 – 1849 |
| Thomas Whipple, of Coventry |
1849 – 1851 |
| William B. Lawrence, of Newport |
1851 – 1852 |
Samuel G. Arnold, of Providence
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1852 – 1853 |
| Francis M. Dimond, of Bristol |
1853 – 1854 |
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John J. Reynolds, of N. Kingstown |
1854 – 1855 |
| Anderson C. Rose, of New Shoreham |
1855 – 1856 |
Nicholas Brown, of Warwick
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1856 – 1857 |
| Thomas G. Turner, of Warren |
1857 – 1859 |
| Isaac Saunders, of Scituate |
1859 – 1860 |
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J. Russell Bullock, of Bristol |
1860 – 1861 |
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Samuel G. Arnold, of Middletown
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1861 – 1862 |
| Seth Padelford, of Providence |
1863 – 1865 |
| Duncan C. Pell, of Newport |
1865 – 1866 |
| William Greene, of Warwick |
1866 – 1868 |
| Pardon W. Stevens, of Newport |
1868 – 1872 |
Charles R. Cutler, of Warren
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1872 – 1873 |
Charles C. Van Zandt, of Newport
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1873 – 1875 |
Henry T. Sisson, of Little Compton
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1875 – 1877 |
| Albert C. Howard, of E. Providence |
1877 – 1880 |
Henry H. Fay, of Newport
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1880 – 1883 |
| Oscar J. Rathbun, of Woonsocket |
1883 – 1885 |
| Lucius B. Darling, of Pawtucket |
1885 – 1887 |
Samuel R. Honey, of Newport
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1887 – 1888 |
| Enos Lapham, of Warwick |
1888 – 1889 |
| Daniel G. Littlefield, of Lincoln |
1889 – 1890 |
| William T. C. Wardwell, of Bristol |
1890 – 1891 |
| Henry A. Stearns, of Lincoln |
1891 – 1892 |
Melville Bull, of Middletown
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1892 – 1894 |
| Edwin R. Allen, of Hopkinton |
1894 – 1897 |
| Aram J. Pothier, of Woonsocket |
1897 – 1898 |
| William Gregory, of N. Kingstown |
1898 – 1900 [R] |
| Charles D. Kimball, of Providence |
1900 – 1901 [R] |
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George L. Shepley, of Providence |
1902 – 1903 [R] |
| Adelard Archambault, of Woonsocket |
1903 – 1904 [D] |
| George H. Utter, of Westerly |
1904 – 1905 [R] |
Frederick H. Jackson, of Providence
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1905 – 1908 [R] |
| Ralph C. Watrous, of Warwick |
1908 – 1909 [R] |
| Arthur W. Dennis, of Providence |
1909 – 1910 [R] |
| Zenas W. Bliss, of Cranston |
1910 – 1913 [R] |
| Rosewell B. Burchard, of L. Compton |
1913 – 1915 [R] |
Emery J. San Souci, of Providence
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1915 – 1921 [R] |
| Harold J. Gross, of Providence |
1921 – 1923 [R] |
| Felix A. Toupin, of Lincoln |
1923 – 1925 [D] |
| Nathaniel W. Smith, of S. Kingstown |
1925 – 1927 [R] |
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Norman S. Case, of Providence
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1927 – 1928 [R] |
| James G. Connelly, of Pawtucket |
1929 – 1933 [R] |
| Robert E. Quinn, of W. Warwick |
1933 – 1937 [D] |
| Raymond E. Jordan, of Pawtucket |
1937 – 1939 [D] |
| James O. McManus, of W. Warwick |
1939 – 1941 [R] |
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Louis W. Cappelli, of Providence |
1941 – 1944 [D] |
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John O. Pastore, of Providence |
1945 – 1945 [D] |
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John S. McKiernan, of Providence |
1947 – 1950 [D] |
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John S. McKiernan, of Providence |
1951 – 1956 [D] |
| Armand H. Cote, of Pawtucket |
1957 – 1959 [D] |
John A. Notte, Jr., of Providence
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1959 – 1961 [D] |
| Edward P. Gallogly, of Providence |
1961 – 1965 [D] |
Giovanni Folcarelli, of Scituate
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1965 – 1967 [D] |
Joseph O’Donnell, Jr., of N. Smithfield
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1967 – 1969 [R] |
J. Joseph Garrahy, of Providence
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1969 – 1977 [D] |
Thomas R. DiLuglio, of Johnston
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1977 – 1985 [D] |
Richard A. Licht, of Providence
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1985 – 1989 [D] |
Roger N. Begin, of Woonsocket
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1989 – 1993 [D] |
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Robert A. Weygand, of E. Providence
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1993 – 1997 [D] |
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Bernard A. Jackvony, of E. Greenwich
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1997 – 1999 [R] |
Charles J. Fogarty, of Glocester
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1999 –2006 [D]
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Elizabeth H. Roberts of Cranston
| 2007 –Present [D]
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Notes:
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For Newport and Portsmouth. A government for the entire Colony was not created until 1647. (BACK) |
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Elected Governor on Nov. 8, 1678 in place of William Coddington (deceased). (BACK) |
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Died in office. (BACK) |
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Died in office. (BACK) |
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Elected Governor on July 15, 1740 in place of John Wanton (deceased). (BACK) |
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Resigned. (BACK) |
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Died in office. (BACK) |
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Died in office. (BACK) |
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On May 3, 1775, the General Assembly passed an act
prohibiting Deputy Governor Nicholas Cooke from administering the oath
of office to Governor-elect Joseph Wanton. Nicholas Cooke was elected
Governor in November of 1775. (BACK) |
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Died in office. (BACK) |
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Elections ordered for May 16, July 18, Aug. 28,
and Nov. 21, 1832 failed to elect candidates for governor, lieutenant
governor, and state senators. The incumbents continued in office until
the 1833 election. (BACK) |
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In the election of 1839, no candidate was chosen.
The incumbent remained in office until the 1840 election. (BACK) |
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Elected United States Senator on Sept. 5, 1862,
to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of James F. Simmons. (BACK)
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Elected by the General Assembly. (BACK) |
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Became Governor upon the death of Governor Aram J. Pothier, Feb. 4, 1928. (BACK) |
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Appointed Associate Justice of the Superior Court on April 12, 1944. (BACK) |
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Became Governor upon the resignation of Governor J. Howard McGrath. (BACK) |
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Became Governor upon the resignation of Governor John O. Pastore. (BACK) |
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Appointed Associate Justice of the Superior Court on April 27, 1956. (BACK) |
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Sworn in as United States Representative, District 2, on Jan. 7, 1997. (BACK) |
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Appointed Lieutenant Governor on Jan. 29, 1997. (BACK) |
Sources:
Rhode Island Colonial Records, 1636 – 1792
Rhode
Island Acts & Resolves
Rhode Island Manuals, 1867 – 2004
All published by the Office of the Secretary of State of Rhode Island.
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