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- Party affiliation
- Colonial Rhode Island, 1640–1775
- List of Governors of Rhode Island, 1775–present
- Other high offices held
- Living former governors of Rhode Island
- See also
- References
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}}The Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the State's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Gina Raimondo. Party affiliation Number of Governors of Rhode Island by party affiliation[2]| Party | Governors | | Republican | 32 | | Democratic | 21 | | Democratic-Republican | 4 | | Independent | 4 | | Whig | 4 | | Country | 3 | | Law and Order | 2 | | Dorr Rebellion | 1 | | Federalist | 1 | | Know Nothing | 1 | | Rhode Island Party | 1 | Colonial Rhode Island, 1640–1775 {{Further|List of colonial governors of Rhode Island}} List of Governors of Rhode Island, 1775–present - Parties
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| 1 | Nicholas Cooke | None | November 7, 1775 | May 4, 1778 | None | 2 years 6 mos. | | 2 | William Greene | None | May 4, 1778 | May 3, 1786 | None | 8 years. | | 3 | John Collins | None | May 3, 1786 | May 5, 1790 | None | 4 years. | | 4 | Arthur Fenner | Country Party | May 5, 1790 | October 15, 1805 | Samuel J. Potter | 15 years.
Rhode Island ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 29, 1790.
Died in office. | | 5 | Henry Smith | Country | October 15, 1805 | May 7, 1806 | 7 months. | | 6 | Isaac Wilbour | Country | May 7, 1806 | May 6, 1807 | Himself | 1 year. | | 7 | James Fenner | Democratic-Republican | May 6, 1807 | May 1, 1811 | Constant Taber
Simeon Martin
Isaac Wilbour | 4 years. | | 8 | William Jones | Federalist | May 1, 1811 | May 7, 1817 | Simeon Martin
Jeremiah Thurston | 6 years. | | 9 | Nehemiah R. Knight | Democratic-Republican | May 7, 1817 | May 2, 1821 | Edward Wilcox | 4 years. | | 10 | William C. Gibbs | Democratic-Republican | May 2, 1821 | May 5, 1824 | 3 years. | | 11 | James Fenner | Democratic-Republican | May 5, 1824 | May 4, 1831 | Charles Collins | 7 years. | | 12 | Lemuel H. Arnold | National Republican | May 4, 1831 | May 1, 1833 | Charles Collins | 2 years. | | 13 | John B. Francis | Democratic | May 1, 1833 | May 2, 1838 | Jeffrey Hazard
George Engs
Jeffrey Hazard
Benjamin B. Thurston | 5 years. | | 14 | William Sprague III | Democratic | May 2, 1838 | May 2, 1839 | Joseph Childs | 1 year. | | 15 | Samuel Ward King | Rhode Island Party | May 2, 1839 | May 2, 1843 | Byron Diman | 4 years. | | 16 | Thomas Dorr | {{small>Dorr Rebellion}} | May 1, 1842 | January 23, 1843 | 9 mos. | | 17 | James Fenner | Law and Order | May 2, 1843 | May 6, 1845 | Byron Diman | 2 years. | | 18 | Charles Jackson | Whig,[3]
Liberation Party[4] | May 6, 1845 | May 6, 1846 | Byron Diman | 1 year. | | 19 | Byron Diman | Law and Order | May 6, 1846 | May 4, 1847 | Elisha Harris | 1 year. | | 20 | Elisha Harris | Whig | May 4, 1847 | May 1, 1849 | Edward W. Lawton | 2 years. | | 21 | Henry B. Anthony | Whig | May 1, 1849 | May 6, 1851 | Thomas Whipple | 2 years. | | 22 | Philip Allen | Democratic | May 6, 1851 | July 20, 1853 | William Beach Lawrence
Samuel G. Arnold | 2 years 2 mos. | | 23 | Francis M. Dimond | Democratic | July 20, 1853 | May 2, 1854 | Francis M. Dimond | 10 mos. | | 24 | William W. Hoppin | Whig | May 2, 1854 | May 26, 1857 | John J. Reynolds
Anderson C. Rose
Nicholas Brown III | 3 years. | | 25 | Elisha Dyer | Republican | May 26, 1857 | May 31, 1859 | Thomas G. Turner | 2 years. | | 26 | Thomas G. Turner | Republican | May 31, 1859 | May 29, 1860 | Isaac Saunders | 1 year. | | 27 | William Sprague IV | Republican | May 29, 1860 | March 3, 1863 | J. Russell Bullock
Samuel G. Arnold | 2 years 10 mos. Resigned to become a U.S. Senator. | | 28 | William C. Cozzens | Democratic | March 3, 1863 | May 26, 1863 | None. | 2 months 23 days. Defeated for election. | | 29 | James Y. Smith | Republican | May 26, 1863 | May 29, 1866 | Seth Padelford
Duncan Pell | 3 years. | | 30 | Ambrose Everett Burnside | Republican | May 29, 1866 | May 25, 1869 | William Greene
Pardon Stevens | 3 years. | | 31 | Seth Padelford | Republican | May 25, 1869 | May 27, 1873 | Pardon Stevens
Charles Cutler | 4 years. | | 32 | Henry Howard | Republican | May 27, 1873 | May 25, 1875 | Charles C. Van Zandt | 2 years. | | 33 | Henry Lippitt | Republican | May 25, 1875 | May 29, 1877 | Henry Tillinghast Sisson | 2 years. | | 34 | Charles C. Van Zandt | Republican | May 29, 1877 | May 25, 1880 | Albert Howard | 3 years. | | 35 | Alfred H. Littlefield | Republican | May 25, 1880 | May 29, 1883 | Henry Fay | 3 years. | | 36 | Augustus O. Bourn | Republican | May 29, 1883 | May 26, 1885 | Oscar Rathbun | 2 years. | | 37 | George P. Wetmore | Republican | May 26, 1885 | May 29, 1887 | Lucius B. Darling | 2 years. | | 38 | John W. Davis | Democratic | May 29, 1887 | May 29, 1888 | Samuel R. Honey | 1 year. | | 39 | Royal C. Taft | Republican | May 29, 1888 | May 28, 1889 | Enos Lapham | 1 year. | | 40 | Herbert W. Ladd | Republican | May 28, 1889 | May 27, 1890 | Daniel Littlefield | 1 year. | | 41 | John W. Davis | Democratic | May 27, 1890 | May 26, 1891 | William T. C. Wardwell | 1 year. | | 42 | Herbert W. Ladd | Republican | May 26, 1891 | May 31, 1892 | Henry A. Stearns | 1 year. | | 43 | D. Russell Brown | Republican | May 31, 1892 | May 29, 1895 | Melville Bull
Edwin Allen | 3 years. | | 44 | Charles W. Lippitt | Republican | May 29, 1895 | May 25, 1897 | Edwin Allen | 2 years. | | 45 | Elisha Dyer, Jr. | Republican | May 25, 1897 | May 29, 1900 | Aram J. Pothier
William Gregory | 3 years. | | 46 | William Gregory | Republican | May 29, 1900 | December 16, 1901 | Charles D. Kimball | 1 year 7 mos. Died in office. | | 47 | Charles D. Kimball | Republican | December 16, 1901 | January 3, 1903 | vacant
George L. Shepley | 1 year 18 days. | | 48 | Lucius F. C. Garvin | Democratic | January 3, 1903 | January 3, 1905 | Frederick H. Jackson | 2 years. | | 49 | George H. Utter | Republican | January 3, 1905 | January 1, 1907 | Frederick H. Jackson | 2 years. | | 50 | James H. Higgins | Democratic | January 1, 1907 | January 5, 1909 | Frederick H. Jackson
Ralph Watrous | 2 years. | | 51 | Aram J. Pothier | Republican | January 5, 1909 | January 5, 1915 | Arthur W. Dennis
Rosewell Burchard
Emery J. San Souci
Rosewell Burchard | 6 years, | | 52 | R. Livingston Beeckman | Republican | January 5, 1915 | January 4, 1921 | Emery J. San Souci | 6 years. | | 53 | Emery J. San Souci | Republican | January 4, 1921 | January 2, 1923 | Harold Gross | 2 years. | | 54 | William S. Flynn | Democratic | January 2, 1923 | January 6, 1925 | Felix A. Toupin | 2 years. | | 55 | Aram J. Pothier | Republican | January 6, 1925 | February 4, 1928 | Nathaniel W. Smith
Norman S. Case | 3 years 1 month. | | 56 | Norman S. Case | Republican | February 4, 1928 | January 3, 1933 | James G. Connelly | 4 years 11 months. | | 57 | Theodore Francis Green | Democratic | January 3, 1933 | January 5, 1937 | Robert E. Quinn | 4 years.
Elected to U.S. Senate in 1936 and served from 1937 to 1961. | | 58 | Robert E. Quinn | Democratic | January 5, 1937 | January 3, 1939 | Raymond E. Jordan | 2 years. | | 59 | William Henry Vanderbilt III | Republican | January 3, 1939 | January 7, 1941 | James O. McManus | Two years.
Defeated for re-election. | | 60 | J. Howard McGrath | Democratic | January 7, 1941 | October 6, 1945 | Louis W. Cappelli | 4 years 9 months. Resigned to become United States Solicitor General. | | 61 | John Pastore | Democratic | October 6, 1945 | December 19, 1950 | John S. McKiernan | 5 years two months. Appointed to U.S. Senate and served from 1950 to 1976. | | 62 | John S. McKiernan | Democratic | December 19, 1950 | January 2, 1951 | None | Two weeks. | | 63 | Dennis J. Roberts | Democratic | January 2, 1951 | January 6, 1959 | John S. McKiernan
Armand H. Cote | 2 years. | | 64 | Christopher Del Sesto | Republican | January 6, 1959 | January 3, 1961 | John A. Notte, Jr. | 2 years.
Defeated for re-election. | | 65 | John A. Notte, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1961 | January 1, 1963 | Edward P. Gallogly | 2 years. | | 66 | John Chafee | Republican | January 1, 1963 | January 7, 1969 | Edward P. Gallogly
Giovanni Folcarelli
Joseph O'Donnell, Jr. | 6 years.
Defeated for re-election.
U.S. Senator 1976 to 1999. | | 67 | Frank Licht | Democratic | January 7, 1969 | January 2, 1973 | J. Joseph Garrahy | 4 years. | | 68 | Philip W. Noel | Democratic | January 2, 1973 | January 4, 1977 | J. Joseph Garrahy | | 69 | J. Joseph Garrahy | Democratic | January 4, 1977 | January 1, 1985 | Thomas R. DiLuglio | 8 years. | | 70 | Edward D. DiPrete | Republican | January 1, 1985 | January 1, 1991 | Richard A. Licht
Roger N. Begin | 6 years.
Defeated for re-election.
Imprisoned for corruption after leaving office. | | 71 | Bruce Sundlun | Democratic | January 1, 1991 | January 3, 1995 | Roger N. Begin
Robert Weygand | 4 years.
Defeated in Democratic primary in 1994. | | 72 | Lincoln Almond | Republican | January 3, 1995 | January 7, 2003 | Robert Weygand
Bernard Jackvony
Charles J. Fogarty | 8 years.
First governor to serve a four-year term. | | 73 | Donald Carcieri | Republican | January 7, 2003 | January 4, 2011 | Charles J. Fogarty
Elizabeth H. Roberts | | 74 | Lincoln Chafee | | a|a|a}} | January 4, 2011 | May 30, 2013 | Elizabeth H. Roberts | 4 years.
Did not seek re-election. | | a|a|a}} | May 30, 2013 | January 6, 2015 | Elizabeth H. Roberts | | 75 | Gina Raimondo | Democratic | January 6, 2015 | Incumbent | Daniel McKee | [5] |
{{note label|a|a|a}}Chafee served in prior offices as a Republican, but ran for Governor as an independent. On May 30, 2013, while in office, he switched his party affiliation to Democratic.[6] Other high offices held This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Rhode Island except where noted. * Denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. | Governor | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held |
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| House | Senate |
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| Isaac Wilbour | 1806–1807 | H | | James Fenner | 1807–1811
1824–1831
1843–1845 | S | | Nehemiah R. Knight | 1817–1821 | S | | Lemuel H. Arnold | 1831–1833 | H | | John Brown Francis | 1833–1838 | S | | William Sprague III | 1838–1839 | H | S | | Henry B. Anthony | 1849–1851 | S | | Philip Allen | 1851–1853 | S* | | William Sprague IV | 1860–1863 | S | | Ambrose Burnside | 1866–1869 | S | Commander of the Army of the Potomac | | George P. Wetmore | 1885–1887 | S | | George H. Utter | 1905–1907 | H | | Theodore F. Green | 1933–1937 | S | | J. Howard McGrath | 1941–1945 | S | United States Solicitor General*; United States Attorney General | | John O. Pastore | 1945–1950 | S* | Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | | John Chafee | 1963–1969 | S | United States Secretary of the Navy | | Lincoln Chafee | 2011–2015 | S | Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island |
Living former governors of Rhode Island{{As of|2017|1}}, there are five former governors of Rhode Island who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Rhode Island being Philip W. Noel (served 1973–1977, born 1931). The most recent governor of Rhode Island to die was J. Joseph Garrahy (served 1977–1985, born 1930) who died on January 24, 2012. The most recently serving governor of Rhode Island to die was Bruce Sundlun (served 1991–1995, born 1920), on July 21, 2011.| Governor | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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| Philip W. Noel | 1973–1977 | 1931|1|6}} | | Edward D. DiPrete | 1985–1991 | 1934|7|8}} | | Lincoln C. Almond | 1995–2003 | 1936|6|16}} | | Donald Carcieri | 2003–2011 | 1942|12|16}} | | Lincoln Chafee | 2011–2015 | 1953|03|26}} |
See also {{Portal|Rhode Island}}- List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
References1. ^{{cite web | title=CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries | url=http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | publisher=The Council of State Governments | date=June 25, 2013 | accessdate=November 23, 2014 }}
2. ^Table does not include governors from the colonial period, when there were no organized parties in Rhode Island, and governors were generally appointed rather than elected. It also does not include acting governors.
3. ^{{cite web|title=Rhode Island Governor Charles Jackson|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_rhode_island/col2-content/main-content-list/title_jackson_charles.html|website=National Governors Association|accessdate=25 March 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Rhode Island Governors 1640 – Present|url=http://sos.ri.gov/library/history/governors/|website=Rhode Island Secretary of State|publisher=State of Rhode Island|accessdate=25 March 2015}}
5. ^Raimondo's second term began January 6, 2019, and expires January 3, 2023; she is term limited.
6. ^{{cite news | url=http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=317F35A6-E15D-438C-A87F-2ECA2B117251 | title=Lincoln Chafee switches affiliation to Democrat | work=Politico | date=May 29, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-30 | author=Burns, Alexander | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609013758/http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=317F35A6-E15D-438C-A87F-2ECA2B117251 | archivedate=June 9, 2013 | df= }}
External Links- [https://catalog.sos.ri.gov/repositories/2/digital_objects/62 Governor of Rhode Island: Proclamations Issued] from the Rhode Island State Archives
- [https://catalog.sos.ri.gov/repositories/2/digital_objects/106 Guide to the Office of the Governor Executive Orders] from the Rhode Island State Archives
- [https://catalog.sos.ri.gov/repositories/2/digital_objects/135 Guide to the Tavares Collection] from the Rhode Island State Archives
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