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List of governors of Rhode Island

January 01, 1970

The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Dan McKee.

Governor of Rhode Island
Seal of the governor
Flag of the governor
Incumbent
Dan McKee
since March 2, 2021
Style
Status
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderNicholas Cooke
FormationNovember 7, 1775
(248 years ago) (1775-11-07)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Salary$128,210 (2013)[1]
Websitegovernor.ri.gov

Governors edit

For the period before independence, see List of colonial governors of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on May 29, 1790.[2] Before it declared its independence, Rhode Island was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

The state initially continued operating under the provisions of its 1663 charter, which simply said that the governor and deputy-governor would be elected from time to time. The 1842 constitution formalized the terms for governor and lieutenant governor to be one year, beginning on the first Tuesday of May after the election.[3] Amendment XVI, taking effect in 1911, changed the term to be two years beginning from the first Tuesday in the January after the election.[4] Terms were lengthened to four years in 1992, but governors were now limited to succeeding themselves only once.[5] A former governor can run again after a four year break. Should the office of governor be vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.[6]

Governors of the State of Rhode Island
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[a][b]
1     Nicholas Cooke
(1717–1782)
[7] 		November 7, 1775[c]
–
May 6, 1778
(did not run) 		None[9] 1776   William Bradford
1777
2   William Greene
(1731–1809)
[10] 		May 6, 1778[11]
–
May 3, 1786
(lost election) 		None[9] 1778 Jabez Bowen
1779
1780 William West
1781 Jabez Bowen
1782
1783
1784
1785
3   John Collins
(1717–1795)
[12][13] 		May 3, 1786[14]
–
May 5, 1790
(lost election) 		None[9] 1786 Daniel Owen
1787
1788
1789
4   Arthur Fenner
(1745–1805)
[15][16] 		May 5, 1790[17]
–
October 15, 1805
(died in office) 		Country 1790 Samuel J. Potter
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799 George Brown
1800 Samuel J. Potter
1801
1802
1803 Paul Mumford
(died July 20, 1805)
1804
1805
Vacant
5   Henry Smith
(1766–1818)
[18][19] 		October 15, 1805[18]
–
May 7, 1806
(lost election) 		Democratic-
Republican[d] 		Succeeded from
president of
the Senate[e]
6   Isaac Wilbour
(1763–1837)
[18][20] 		May 7, 1806[21]
–
May 6, 1807
(successor took office)[f] 		Democratic-
Republican[22] 		1806[g] Acting as governor
7   James Fenner
(1771–1846)
[24][25] 		May 6, 1807[11]
–
May 1, 1811
(lost election) 		Democratic-
Republican[11] 		1807 Constant Taber
1808 Simeon Martin
1809
1810 Isaac Wilbour
8   William Jones
(1753–1822)
[26][27] 		May 1, 1811[26]
–
May 7, 1817
(lost election) 		Federalist[11] 1811 Simeon Martin
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816 Jeremiah Thurston
9   Nehemiah R. Knight
(1780–1854)
[28][29] 		May 7, 1817[30]
–
January 9, 1821
(resigned)[h] 		Democratic-
Republican[11] 		1817 Edward Wilcox
1818
1819
1820
—   Edward Wilcox
(unknown)
[33] 		January 9, 1821[11]
–
May 2, 1821
(did not run) 		Democratic-
Republican[11] 		Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor[i] 		Vacant
10   William C. Gibbs
(1787–1871)
[34][35] 		May 2, 1821[36]
–
May 5, 1824
(did not run) 		Democratic-
Republican[11] 		1821 Caleb Earle
1822
1823
11   James Fenner
(1771–1846)
[24][25] 		May 5, 1824[37]
–
May 4, 1831
(lost election) 		Democratic-
Republican[11] 		1824 Charles Collins
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
12   Lemuel H. Arnold
(1792–1852)
[38][39] 		May 4, 1831[40]
–
May 1, 1833
(lost election) 		National
Republican[11] 		1831
1832[j]
13   John Brown Francis
(1791–1864)
[41][42] 		May 1, 1833[43]
–
May 2, 1838
(lost election) 		Democratic-
Republican/
Anti-Masonic[44] 		1833 Jeffrey Hazard
Democratic[44] 1834
1835 George Engs
1836 Jeffrey Hazard
1837 Benjamin Babock Thurston
14   William Sprague III
(1799–1856)
[45][46] 		May 2, 1838[47]
–
May 2, 1839
(lost election) 		Whig[11] 1838 Joseph Childs
15   Samuel Ward King
(1786–1851)
[48][49] 		May 2, 1839[50]
–
May 2, 1843
(did not run)[48] 		Whig[11] 1839[k] Byron Diman
1840
1841
1842[l]
16   James Fenner
(1771–1846)
[24][25] 		May 2, 1843[51]
–
May 6, 1845
(lost election) 		Law and Order[11] 1843
1844
17   Charles Jackson
(1797–1876)
[52][53] 		May 6, 1845[54]
–
May 6, 1846
(lost election) 		Liberation[11] 1845
18   Byron Diman
(1795–1865)
[55][56] 		May 6, 1846[57]
–
May 4, 1847
(did not run)[55] 		Law and Order[11] 1846 Elisha Harris
19   Elisha Harris
(1791–1861)
[58][59] 		May 4, 1847[60]
–
May 1, 1849
(did not run) 		Whig[11] 1847 Edward W. Lawton
1848
20   Henry B. Anthony
(1815–1884)
[61][62] 		May 1, 1849[63]
–
May 6, 1851
(did not run) 		Whig[11] 1849 Thomas Whipple
1850
21   Philip Allen
(1785–1865)
[64][65] 		May 6, 1851[66]
–
July 20, 1853
(resigned)[m] 		Democratic[11] 1851 William Beach Lawrence
1852 Samuel G. Arnold
1853 Francis M. Dimond
22   Francis M. Dimond
(1796–1859)
[67][68] 		July 20, 1853[69]
–
May 2, 1854
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
23   William W. Hoppin
(1807–1890)
[70][71] 		May 2, 1854[72]
–
May 26, 1857
(did not run)[70] 		Whig[n] 1854 John J. Reynolds
1855 Anderson C. Rose
1856 Nicholas Brown III
24   Elisha Dyer
(1811–1890)
[76][77] 		May 26, 1857[78]
–
May 31, 1859
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1857 Thomas G. Turner
1858
25   Thomas G. Turner
(1810–1875)
[79][80] 		May 31, 1859[81]
–
May 29, 1860
(lost nomination)[o] 		Republican[11] 1859 Isaac Saunders
26   William Sprague IV
(1830–1915)
[82][83] 		May 29, 1860[84]
–
March 3, 1863
(resigned)[p] 		Democratic[q] 1860 J. Russell Bullock
1861
1862 Samuel G. Arnold
(resigned December 1, 1862)
Vacant
27   William C. Cozzens
(1811–1876)
[85][86] 		March 3, 1863[87]
–
May 26, 1863
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] Succeeded from
president of
the Senate[r]
28   James Y. Smith
(1809–1876)
[88][89] 		May 26, 1863[11]
–
May 29, 1866
(did not run)[88] 		Republican[11] 1863 Seth Padelford
1864
1865 Duncan Pell
29   Ambrose Burnside
(1824–1881)
[90][91] 		May 29, 1866[92]
–
May 25, 1869
(did not run)[90] 		Republican[11] 1866 William Greene
1867
1868 Pardon Stevens
30   Seth Padelford
(1807–1878)
[93][94] 		May 25, 1869[95]
–
May 27, 1873
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1869
1870
1871
1872 Charles Cutler
31   Henry Howard
(1826–1905)
[96][97] 		May 27, 1873[98]
–
May 25, 1875
(did not run)[96] 		Republican[s] 1873 Charles C. Van Zandt
1874
32   Henry Lippitt
(1818–1891)
[99][100] 		May 25, 1875[101]
–
May 29, 1877
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1875 Henry Tillinghast Sisson
1876
33   Charles C. Van Zandt
(1830–1894)
[102][103] 		May 29, 1877[104]
–
May 25, 1880
(did not run)[102] 		Republican[t] 1877 Albert Howard
1878
1879
34   Alfred H. Littlefield
(1829–1893)
[105][106] 		May 25, 1880[107]
–
May 29, 1883
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1880 Henry Fay
1881
1882
35   Augustus O. Bourn
(1834–1925)
[108][109] 		May 29, 1883[110]
–
May 26, 1885
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1883 Oscar Rathbun
1884
36   George P. Wetmore
(1846–1921)
[111][112] 		May 26, 1885[113]
–
May 31, 1887
(lost election) 		Republican[11] 1885 Lucius B. Darling
1886
37   John W. Davis
(1826–1907)
[114][115] 		May 31, 1887[116]
–
May 29, 1888
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] 1887 Samuel R. Honey
38   Royal C. Taft
(1823–1912)
[117][118] 		May 29, 1888[119]
–
May 28, 1889
(did not run)[117] 		Republican[11] 1888 Enos Lapham
39   Herbert W. Ladd
(1843–1913)
[120][121] 		May 28, 1889[122]
–
May 27, 1890
(lost election) 		Republican[11] 1889 Daniel Littlefield
40   John W. Davis
(1826–1907)
[114][115] 		May 27, 1890[123]
–
May 26, 1891
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] 1890 William T. C. Wardwell
41   Herbert W. Ladd
(1843–1913)
[120][121] 		May 26, 1891[124]
–
May 31, 1892
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1891 Henry A. Stearns
42   Daniel Russell Brown
(1848–1919)
[125][126] 		May 31, 1892[127]
–
May 29, 1895
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1892 Melville Bull
1893
1894 Edwin Allen
43   Charles W. Lippitt
(1846–1924)
[128][129] 		May 29, 1895[130]
–
May 25, 1897
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1895
1896
44   Elisha Dyer Jr.
(1839–1906)
[131][132] 		May 25, 1897[133]
–
May 29, 1900
(did not run)[131] 		Republican[11] 1897 Aram J. Pothier
1898 William Gregory
1899
45   William Gregory
(1849–1901)
[134][135] 		May 29, 1900[136]
–
December 16, 1901
(died in office) 		Republican[11] 1900 Charles D. Kimball
46   Charles D. Kimball
(1859–1930)
[137][138] 		December 16, 1901[139]
–
January 6, 1903
(lost election) 		Republican[11] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
1901[u]
George L. Shepley
(elected February 18, 1902)
47   Lucius F. C. Garvin
(1841–1922)
[140][141] 		January 6, 1903[142]
–
January 3, 1905
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] 1902 Adelard Archambault
1903 George H. Utter
48   George H. Utter
(1854–1912)
[143][144] 		January 3, 1905[145]
–
January 1, 1907
(lost election) 		Republican[11] 1904 Frederick H. Jackson
1905
49   James H. Higgins
(1876–1927)
[146][147] 		January 1, 1907[148]
–
January 5, 1909
(did not run)[146] 		Democratic[11] 1906
1907 Ralph Watrous
50   Aram J. Pothier
(1854–1928)
[149][150] 		January 5, 1909[151]
–
January 5, 1915
(did not run)[149] 		Republican[11] 1908 Arthur W. Dennis
1909 Emery J. San Souci
1910
1911
1912 Rosewell Burchard
51   Robert Livingston Beeckman
(1866–1935)
[152][153] 		January 5, 1915[154]
–
January 4, 1921
(did not run) 		Republican[11] 1914 Emery J. San Souci
1916
1918
52   Emery J. San Souci
(1857–1936)
[155][156] 		January 4, 1921[157]
–
January 2, 1923
(lost nomination)[v] 		Republican[11] 1920 Harold Gross
53   William S. Flynn
(1885–1966)
[159][160] 		January 2, 1923[161]
–
January 6, 1925
(did not run)[w] 		Democratic[11] 1922 Felix A. Toupin
54   Aram J. Pothier
(1854–1928)
[149][150] 		January 6, 1925[162]
–
February 4, 1928
(died in office) 		Republican[11] 1924 Nathaniel W. Smith
1926 Norman S. Case
55   Norman S. Case
(1888–1967)
[163][164] 		February 4, 1928[165]
–
January 3, 1933
(lost election) 		Republican[11] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
1928 James G. Connelly
1930
56   Theodore F. Green
(1867–1966)
[166][167] 		January 3, 1933[168]
–
January 5, 1937
(did not run)[x] 		Democratic[11] 1932 Robert E. Quinn
1934
57   Robert E. Quinn
(1894–1975)
[169][170] 		January 5, 1937[171]
–
January 3, 1939
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] 1936 Raymond E. Jordan
58   William Henry Vanderbilt III
(1901–1981)
[172][173] 		January 3, 1939[174]
–
January 7, 1941
(lost election) 		Republican[11] 1938 James O. McManus
59   J. Howard McGrath
(1903–1966)
[175][176] 		January 7, 1941[177]
–
October 6, 1945
(resigned)[y] 		Democratic[11] 1940 Louis W. Cappelli
1942
1944 John Pastore
60   John Pastore
(1907–2000)
[178][179] 		October 6, 1945[180]
–
December 19, 1950
(resigned)[z] 		Democratic[11] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		John S. McKiernan
1946
1948
61   John S. McKiernan
(1911–1997)
[181][182] 		December 19, 1950[183]
–
January 2, 1951
(successor took office) 		Democratic[11] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
62   Dennis J. Roberts
(1903–1994)
[184][185] 		January 2, 1951[186]
–
January 6, 1959
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] 1950 John S. McKiernan
1952
1954
1956 Armand H. Cote
63   Christopher Del Sesto
(1907–1973)
[187][188] 		January 6, 1959[189]
–
January 3, 1961
(lost election) 		Republican[11] 1958 John A. Notte Jr.
64   John A. Notte Jr.
(1909–1983)
[190][191] 		January 3, 1961[192]
–
January 1, 1963
(lost election) 		Democratic[11] 1960 Edward P. Gallogly
65   John Chafee
(1922–1999)
[193][194] 		January 1, 1963[195]
–
January 7, 1969
(lost election) 		Republican[11] 1962
1964 Giovanni Folcarelli
1966 Joseph O'Donnell Jr.
66   Frank Licht
(1916–1987)
[196][197] 		January 7, 1969[198]
–
January 2, 1973
(did not run)[196] 		Democratic[11] 1968 J. Joseph Garrahy
1970
67   Philip Noel
(b. 1931)
[199][200] 		January 2, 1973[201]
–
January 4, 1977
(did not run)[199] 		Democratic[11] 1972
1974
68   J. Joseph Garrahy
(1930–2012)
[202][203] 		January 4, 1977[204]
–
January 1, 1985
(did not run) 		Democratic[203] 1976 Thomas R. DiLuglio
1978
1980
1982
69   Edward D. DiPrete
(b. 1934)
[205] 		January 1, 1985[206]
–
January 1, 1991
(lost election) 		Republican[205] 1984 Richard A. Licht
1986
1988 Roger N. Begin
70   Bruce Sundlun
(1920–2011)
[207] 		January 1, 1991[208]
–
January 3, 1995
(lost nomination)[aa] 		Democratic[207] 1990
1992 Robert Weygand
71   Lincoln Almond
(1936–2023)
[210] 		January 3, 1995[211]
–
January 7, 2003
(term-limited)[ab] 		Republican[210] 1994
Bernard Jackvony
1998 Charles J. Fogarty
72   Donald Carcieri
(b. 1942)
[213] 		January 7, 2003[214]
–
January 4, 2011
(term-limited)[ab] 		Republican[213] 2002
2006 Elizabeth H. Roberts
73   Lincoln Chafee
(b. 1953)
[215] 		January 4, 2011[216]
–
January 6, 2015
(did not run) 		Independent[ac] 2010
74   Gina Raimondo
(b. 1971)
[218] 		January 6, 2015
–
March 2, 2021
(resigned)[ad] 		Democratic[218] 2014 Dan McKee
2018
75   Dan McKee
(b. 1951)
[220] 		March 2, 2021[221]
–
Incumbent[ae] 		Democratic[220] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Sabina Matos
2022

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Office was named Deputy Governor until 1798.
  2. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  3. ^ Cooke was deputy governor when colonial governor Joseph Wanton was deposed on November 7, 1775, and was chosen to replace him.[8]
  4. ^ Sobel
  5. ^ As the office of lieutenant governor was vacant, President of the Senate Smith succeeded to governor.[18]
  6. ^ Wilbour was instead elected to the United States House of Representatives.[18]
  7. ^ No candidate received a majority of the vote for governor, so Lieutenant Governor-elect Wilbour acted as governor for the term.[23]
  8. ^ Knight resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[31][32]
  9. ^ Very little is known of Wilcox, and he does not appear on most lists of governors, but it is known he was lieutenant governor at the time Knight resigned,[31] and at least one reference specifically states he succeeded Knight.[11]
  10. ^ No candidate received a majority of the vote for governor, and four run-offs were attempted during the year but all were similarly deadlocked. Arnold remained as governor, and in January 1833, the state legislature formalized it, permitting him to continue on as governor until the end of the term.[11]
  11. ^ No candidate received a majority of the vote for either governor or lieutenant governor, so as First Senator, King served as acting governor for the year.[11]
  12. ^ A constitutional convention, without consent from the legislature, convened in 1842 and, on May 2, proclaimed Thomas Wilson Dorr as governor, which led to a brief period of strife known as the Dorr Rebellion.[48]
  13. ^ Allen resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[64]
  14. ^ Glashan[73] and Sobel[70] label Hoppin as a Whig and Maine Law candidate in 1854; Dubin,[74] and Kallenbach[75] label him a Whig and American in 1855, and a Republican and American in 1856.
  15. ^ Turner lost the Republican nomination to Seth Padelford.[79]
  16. ^ Sprague resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[82]
  17. ^ Sprague was elected as part of a Democratic and Conservative Republican ticket in 1860,[82] and aftwards as a Union candidate.[73]
  18. ^ As the office of lieutenant governor was vacant, President pro tempore of the Senate Cozzens succeeded to governor.[85]
  19. ^ Howard represented the Republican and Prohibition parties.[96]
  20. ^ Van Zandt represented the Republican and Prohibition parties.[73]
  21. ^ Incumbent governor William Gregory was re-elected in November 1901, but died the next month, so Lieutenant Governor Kimball succeeded him.[137]
  22. ^ San Souci lost the Republican nomination to Harold Gross.[158]
  23. ^ Flynn instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.[159]
  24. ^ Green was instead elected to the United States Senate.[166]
  25. ^ McGrath resigned, having been confirmed as Solicitor General of the United States.[175]
  26. ^ Pastore resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[178]
  27. ^ Sundlun lost the Democratic nomination to Myrth York.[209]
  28. ^ a b Under a 1992 amendment to the constitution, governors are ineligible to serve consecutively for more than two terms.[212]
  29. ^ Chafee was elected as an independent, but on May 30, 2013, he joined the Democratic Party.[217]
  30. ^ Raimondo resigned, having been confirmed as United States Secretary of Commerce.[219]
  31. ^ McKee's first full term began on January 3, 2023, and will expire January 5, 2027.

References edit

General
  • "Former Rhode Island Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Rhode Island - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
Specific
  1. ^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790". The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. ^ 1842 Const. art. 8, § 1
  4. ^ "Annotated Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" (1988). Library Archive. 26. Page 16. Accessed June 13, 2023
  5. ^ "Rhode Island Recall of Statewide Elected Officials, Proposal 1 (1992)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  6. ^ RI Const. art. 9, § 9
  7. ^ "Nicholas Cooke". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Arnold, Samuel Greene (1894). History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol. 2. Providence: Preston and Rounds. p. 361. ISBN 9781429022767. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Kallenbach 1977, p. 524.
  10. ^ "William Greene". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl Kallenbach 1977, pp. 505–508.
  12. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1333.
  13. ^ "John Collins". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Providence, (R.I.) May 11". Dunlap and Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser. May 27, 1786. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  15. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1334.
  16. ^ "Arthur Fenner". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  17. ^ "Rhodeisland". The Vermont Journal. May 26, 1790. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e Sobel 1978, p. 1335.
  19. ^ "Henry Smith". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Isaac Wilbour". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Rhode-Island". Weekly Wanderer. May 26, 1806. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  22. ^ Kallenbach 1977, p. 349.
  23. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  24. ^ a b c Sobel 1978, pp. 1335–1336.
  25. ^ a b c "James Fenner". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  26. ^ a b Sobel 1978, pp. 1336–1337.
  27. ^ "William Jones". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  28. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1337–1338.
  29. ^ "Nehemiah Rice Knight". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of Rhode Island and serves as commander in chief of the U S state s Army National Guard and Air National Guard The current governor is Dan McKee Governor of Rhode IslandSeal of the governorFlag of the governorIncumbentDan McKeesince March 2 2021StyleGovernor informal The Honorable formal StatusHead of stateHead of governmentTerm lengthFour years renewable once consecutivelyInaugural holderNicholas CookeFormationNovember 7 1775 248 years ago 1775 11 07 DeputyLieutenant Governor of Rhode IslandSalary 128 210 2013 1 Websitegovernor wbr ri wbr gov Contents 1 Governors 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksGovernors editFor the period before independence see List of colonial governors of Rhode Island Rhode Island was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on May 29 1790 2 Before it declared its independence Rhode Island was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain The state initially continued operating under the provisions of its 1663 charter which simply said that the governor and deputy governor would be elected from time to time The 1842 constitution formalized the terms for governor and lieutenant governor to be one year beginning on the first Tuesday of May after the election 3 Amendment XVI taking effect in 1911 changed the term to be two years beginning from the first Tuesday in the January after the election 4 Terms were lengthened to four years in 1992 but governors were now limited to succeeding themselves only once 5 A former governor can run again after a four year break Should the office of governor be vacant the lieutenant governor becomes governor 6 Governors of the State of Rhode Island No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor a b 1 nbsp Nicholas Cooke 1717 1782 7 November 7 1775 c May 6 1778 did not run None 9 1776 William Bradford 1777 2 nbsp William Greene 1731 1809 10 May 6 1778 11 May 3 1786 lost election None 9 1778 Jabez Bowen 1779 1780 William West 1781 Jabez Bowen 1782 1783 1784 1785 3 nbsp John Collins 1717 1795 12 13 May 3 1786 14 May 5 1790 lost election None 9 1786 Daniel Owen 1787 1788 1789 4 nbsp Arthur Fenner 1745 1805 15 16 May 5 1790 17 October 15 1805 died in office Country 1790 Samuel J Potter 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 George Brown 1800 Samuel J Potter 1801 1802 1803 Paul Mumford died July 20 1805 1804 1805 Vacant 5 nbsp Henry Smith 1766 1818 18 19 October 15 1805 18 May 7 1806 lost election Democratic Republican d Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate e 6 nbsp Isaac Wilbour 1763 1837 18 20 May 7 1806 21 May 6 1807 successor took office f Democratic Republican 22 1806 g Acting as governor 7 nbsp James Fenner 1771 1846 24 25 May 6 1807 11 May 1 1811 lost election Democratic Republican 11 1807 Constant Taber 1808 Simeon Martin 1809 1810 Isaac Wilbour 8 nbsp William Jones 1753 1822 26 27 May 1 1811 26 May 7 1817 lost election Federalist 11 1811 Simeon Martin 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 Jeremiah Thurston 9 nbsp Nehemiah R Knight 1780 1854 28 29 May 7 1817 30 January 9 1821 resigned h Democratic Republican 11 1817 Edward Wilcox 1818 1819 1820 nbsp Edward Wilcox unknown 33 January 9 1821 11 May 2 1821 did not run Democratic Republican 11 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor i Vacant 10 nbsp William C Gibbs 1787 1871 34 35 May 2 1821 36 May 5 1824 did not run Democratic Republican 11 1821 Caleb Earle 1822 1823 11 nbsp James Fenner 1771 1846 24 25 May 5 1824 37 May 4 1831 lost election Democratic Republican 11 1824 Charles Collins 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 12 nbsp Lemuel H Arnold 1792 1852 38 39 May 4 1831 40 May 1 1833 lost election NationalRepublican 11 1831 1832 j 13 nbsp John Brown Francis 1791 1864 41 42 May 1 1833 43 May 2 1838 lost election Democratic Republican Anti Masonic 44 1833 Jeffrey Hazard Democratic 44 1834 1835 George Engs 1836 Jeffrey Hazard 1837 Benjamin Babock Thurston 14 nbsp William Sprague III 1799 1856 45 46 May 2 1838 47 May 2 1839 lost election Whig 11 1838 Joseph Childs 15 nbsp Samuel Ward King 1786 1851 48 49 May 2 1839 50 May 2 1843 did not run 48 Whig 11 1839 k Byron Diman 1840 1841 1842 l 16 nbsp James Fenner 1771 1846 24 25 May 2 1843 51 May 6 1845 lost election Law and Order 11 1843 1844 17 nbsp Charles Jackson 1797 1876 52 53 May 6 1845 54 May 6 1846 lost election Liberation 11 1845 18 nbsp Byron Diman 1795 1865 55 56 May 6 1846 57 May 4 1847 did not run 55 Law and Order 11 1846 Elisha Harris 19 nbsp Elisha Harris 1791 1861 58 59 May 4 1847 60 May 1 1849 did not run Whig 11 1847 Edward W Lawton 1848 20 nbsp Henry B Anthony 1815 1884 61 62 May 1 1849 63 May 6 1851 did not run Whig 11 1849 Thomas Whipple 1850 21 nbsp Philip Allen 1785 1865 64 65 May 6 1851 66 July 20 1853 resigned m Democratic 11 1851 William Beach Lawrence 1852 Samuel G Arnold 1853 Francis M Dimond 22 nbsp Francis M Dimond 1796 1859 67 68 July 20 1853 69 May 2 1854 lost election Democratic 11 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 23 nbsp William W Hoppin 1807 1890 70 71 May 2 1854 72 May 26 1857 did not run 70 Whig n 1854 John J Reynolds 1855 Anderson C Rose 1856 Nicholas Brown III 24 nbsp Elisha Dyer 1811 1890 76 77 May 26 1857 78 May 31 1859 did not run Republican 11 1857 Thomas G Turner 1858 25 nbsp Thomas G Turner 1810 1875 79 80 May 31 1859 81 May 29 1860 lost nomination o Republican 11 1859 Isaac Saunders 26 nbsp William Sprague IV 1830 1915 82 83 May 29 1860 84 March 3 1863 resigned p Democratic q 1860 J Russell Bullock 1861 1862 Samuel G Arnold resigned December 1 1862 Vacant 27 nbsp William C Cozzens 1811 1876 85 86 March 3 1863 87 May 26 1863 lost election Democratic 11 Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate r 28 nbsp James Y Smith 1809 1876 88 89 May 26 1863 11 May 29 1866 did not run 88 Republican 11 1863 Seth Padelford 1864 1865 Duncan Pell 29 nbsp Ambrose Burnside 1824 1881 90 91 May 29 1866 92 May 25 1869 did not run 90 Republican 11 1866 William Greene 1867 1868 Pardon Stevens 30 nbsp Seth Padelford 1807 1878 93 94 May 25 1869 95 May 27 1873 did not run Republican 11 1869 1870 1871 1872 Charles Cutler 31 nbsp Henry Howard 1826 1905 96 97 May 27 1873 98 May 25 1875 did not run 96 Republican s 1873 Charles C Van Zandt 1874 32 nbsp Henry Lippitt 1818 1891 99 100 May 25 1875 101 May 29 1877 did not run Republican 11 1875 Henry Tillinghast Sisson 1876 33 nbsp Charles C Van Zandt 1830 1894 102 103 May 29 1877 104 May 25 1880 did not run 102 Republican t 1877 Albert Howard 1878 1879 34 nbsp Alfred H Littlefield 1829 1893 105 106 May 25 1880 107 May 29 1883 did not run Republican 11 1880 Henry Fay 1881 1882 35 nbsp Augustus O Bourn 1834 1925 108 109 May 29 1883 110 May 26 1885 did not run Republican 11 1883 Oscar Rathbun 1884 36 nbsp George P Wetmore 1846 1921 111 112 May 26 1885 113 May 31 1887 lost election Republican 11 1885 Lucius B Darling 1886 37 nbsp John W Davis 1826 1907 114 115 May 31 1887 116 May 29 1888 lost election Democratic 11 1887 Samuel R Honey 38 nbsp Royal C Taft 1823 1912 117 118 May 29 1888 119 May 28 1889 did not run 117 Republican 11 1888 Enos Lapham 39 nbsp Herbert W Ladd 1843 1913 120 121 May 28 1889 122 May 27 1890 lost election Republican 11 1889 Daniel Littlefield 40 nbsp John W Davis 1826 1907 114 115 May 27 1890 123 May 26 1891 lost election Democratic 11 1890 William T C Wardwell 41 nbsp Herbert W Ladd 1843 1913 120 121 May 26 1891 124 May 31 1892 did not run Republican 11 1891 Henry A Stearns 42 nbsp Daniel Russell Brown 1848 1919 125 126 May 31 1892 127 May 29 1895 did not run Republican 11 1892 Melville Bull 1893 1894 Edwin Allen 43 nbsp Charles W Lippitt 1846 1924 128 129 May 29 1895 130 May 25 1897 did not run Republican 11 1895 1896 44 nbsp Elisha Dyer Jr 1839 1906 131 132 May 25 1897 133 May 29 1900 did not run 131 Republican 11 1897 Aram J Pothier 1898 William Gregory 1899 45 nbsp William Gregory 1849 1901 134 135 May 29 1900 136 December 16 1901 died in office Republican 11 1900 Charles D Kimball 46 nbsp Charles D Kimball 1859 1930 137 138 December 16 1901 139 January 6 1903 lost election Republican 11 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 1901 u George L Shepley elected February 18 1902 47 nbsp Lucius F C Garvin 1841 1922 140 141 January 6 1903 142 January 3 1905 lost election Democratic 11 1902 Adelard Archambault 1903 George H Utter 48 nbsp George H Utter 1854 1912 143 144 January 3 1905 145 January 1 1907 lost election Republican 11 1904 Frederick H Jackson 1905 49 nbsp James H Higgins 1876 1927 146 147 January 1 1907 148 January 5 1909 did not run 146 Democratic 11 1906 1907 Ralph Watrous 50 nbsp Aram J Pothier 1854 1928 149 150 January 5 1909 151 January 5 1915 did not run 149 Republican 11 1908 Arthur W Dennis 1909 Emery J San Souci 1910 1911 1912 Rosewell Burchard 51 nbsp Robert Livingston Beeckman 1866 1935 152 153 January 5 1915 154 January 4 1921 did not run Republican 11 1914 Emery J San Souci 1916 1918 52 nbsp Emery J San Souci 1857 1936 155 156 January 4 1921 157 January 2 1923 lost nomination v Republican 11 1920 Harold Gross 53 nbsp William S Flynn 1885 1966 159 160 January 2 1923 161 January 6 1925 did not run w Democratic 11 1922 Felix A Toupin 54 nbsp Aram J Pothier 1854 1928 149 150 January 6 1925 162 February 4 1928 died in office Republican 11 1924 Nathaniel W Smith 1926 Norman S Case 55 nbsp Norman S Case 1888 1967 163 164 February 4 1928 165 January 3 1933 lost election Republican 11 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 1928 James G Connelly 1930 56 nbsp Theodore F Green 1867 1966 166 167 January 3 1933 168 January 5 1937 did not run x Democratic 11 1932 Robert E Quinn 1934 57 nbsp Robert E Quinn 1894 1975 169 170 January 5 1937 171 January 3 1939 lost election Democratic 11 1936 Raymond E Jordan 58 nbsp William Henry Vanderbilt III 1901 1981 172 173 January 3 1939 174 January 7 1941 lost election Republican 11 1938 James O McManus 59 nbsp J Howard McGrath 1903 1966 175 176 January 7 1941 177 October 6 1945 resigned y Democratic 11 1940 Louis W Cappelli 1942 1944 John Pastore 60 nbsp John Pastore 1907 2000 178 179 October 6 1945 180 December 19 1950 resigned z Democratic 11 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor John S McKiernan 1946 1948 61 nbsp John S McKiernan 1911 1997 181 182 December 19 1950 183 January 2 1951 successor took office Democratic 11 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 62 nbsp Dennis J Roberts 1903 1994 184 185 January 2 1951 186 January 6 1959 lost election Democratic 11 1950 John S McKiernan 1952 1954 1956 Armand H Cote 63 nbsp Christopher Del Sesto 1907 1973 187 188 January 6 1959 189 January 3 1961 lost election Republican 11 1958 John A Notte Jr 64 nbsp John A Notte Jr 1909 1983 190 191 January 3 1961 192 January 1 1963 lost election Democratic 11 1960 Edward P Gallogly 65 nbsp John Chafee 1922 1999 193 194 January 1 1963 195 January 7 1969 lost election Republican 11 1962 1964 Giovanni Folcarelli 1966 Joseph O Donnell Jr 66 nbsp Frank Licht 1916 1987 196 197 January 7 1969 198 January 2 1973 did not run 196 Democratic 11 1968 J Joseph Garrahy 1970 67 nbsp Philip Noel b 1931 199 200 January 2 1973 201 January 4 1977 did not run 199 Democratic 11 1972 1974 68 nbsp J Joseph Garrahy 1930 2012 202 203 January 4 1977 204 January 1 1985 did not run Democratic 203 1976 Thomas R DiLuglio 1978 1980 1982 69 nbsp Edward D DiPrete b 1934 205 January 1 1985 206 January 1 1991 lost election Republican 205 1984 Richard A Licht 1986 1988 Roger N Begin 70 nbsp Bruce Sundlun 1920 2011 207 January 1 1991 208 January 3 1995 lost nomination aa Democratic 207 1990 1992 Robert Weygand 71 nbsp Lincoln Almond 1936 2023 210 January 3 1995 211 January 7 2003 term limited ab Republican 210 1994 Bernard Jackvony 1998 Charles J Fogarty 72 nbsp Donald Carcieri b 1942 213 January 7 2003 214 January 4 2011 term limited ab Republican 213 2002 2006 Elizabeth H Roberts 73 nbsp Lincoln Chafee b 1953 215 January 4 2011 216 January 6 2015 did not run Independent ac 2010 74 nbsp Gina Raimondo b 1971 218 January 6 2015 March 2 2021 resigned ad Democratic 218 2014 Dan McKee 2018 75 nbsp Dan McKee b 1951 220 March 2 2021 221 Incumbent ae Democratic 220 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Sabina Matos 2022See also edit nbsp Rhode Island portal Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States Rhode IslandNotes edit Office was named Deputy Governor until 1798 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted Cooke was deputy governor when colonial governor Joseph Wanton was deposed on November 7 1775 and was chosen to replace him 8 Sobel As the office of lieutenant governor was vacant President of the Senate Smith succeeded to governor 18 Wilbour was instead elected to the United States House of Representatives 18 No candidate received a majority of the vote for governor so Lieutenant Governor elect Wilbour acted as governor for the term 23 Knight resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 31 32 Very little is known of Wilcox and he does not appear on most lists of governors but it is known he was lieutenant governor at the time Knight resigned 31 and at least one reference specifically states he succeeded Knight 11 No candidate received a majority of the vote for governor and four run offs were attempted during the year but all were similarly deadlocked Arnold remained as governor and in January 1833 the state legislature formalized it permitting him to continue on as governor until the end of the term 11 No candidate received a majority of the vote for either governor or lieutenant governor so as First Senator King served as acting governor for the year 11 A constitutional convention without consent from the legislature convened in 1842 and on May 2 proclaimed Thomas Wilson Dorr as governor which led to a brief period of strife known as the Dorr Rebellion 48 Allen resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 64 Glashan 73 and Sobel 70 label Hoppin as a Whig and Maine Law candidate in 1854 Dubin 74 and Kallenbach 75 label him a Whig and American in 1855 and a Republican and American in 1856 Turner lost the Republican nomination to Seth Padelford 79 Sprague resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 82 Sprague was elected as part of a Democratic and Conservative Republican ticket in 1860 82 and aftwards as a Union candidate 73 As the office of lieutenant governor was vacant President pro tempore of the Senate Cozzens succeeded to governor 85 Howard represented the Republican and Prohibition parties 96 Van Zandt represented the Republican and Prohibition parties 73 Incumbent governor William Gregory was re elected in November 1901 but died the next month so Lieutenant Governor Kimball succeeded him 137 San Souci lost the Republican nomination to Harold Gross 158 Flynn instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate 159 Green was instead elected to the United States Senate 166 McGrath resigned having been confirmed as Solicitor General of the United States 175 Pastore resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 178 Sundlun lost the Democratic nomination to Myrth York 209 a b Under a 1992 amendment to the constitution governors are ineligible to serve consecutively for more than two terms 212 Chafee was elected as an independent but on May 30 2013 he joined the Democratic Party 217 Raimondo resigned having been confirmed as United States Secretary of Commerce 219 McKee s first full term began on January 3 2023 and will expire January 5 2027 References editGeneral Former Rhode Island Governors National Governors Association Retrieved June 11 2023 Sobel Robert 1978 Biographical directory of the governors of the United States 1789 1978 Vol IV Meckler Books ISBN 9780930466008 Retrieved June 13 2023 Dubin Michael J 2003 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1776 1860 The Official Results by State and County McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 1439 0 Dubin Michael J 2014 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1861 1911 The Official Results by State and County McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 5646 8 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June 13 2023 Election at Newport Fall River Daily Evening News May 30 1860 p 2 Retrieved June 16 2023 a b Sobel 1978 pp 1349 1350 William Cole Cozzens National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Resignation of Gov Sprague New England Farmer March 7 1863 p 2 Retrieved June 16 2023 a b Sobel 1978 pp 1350 1351 James Youngs Smith National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 a b Sobel 1978 pp 1351 1352 Ambrose Everett Burnside National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Inauguration of Gov Burnside New England Farmer June 2 1866 p 2 Retrieved June 16 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1352 Seth Padelford National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Rhode Island Legislature The Baltimore Sun May 26 1869 p 1 Retrieved June 16 2023 a b c Sobel 1978 p 1353 Henry Howard National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Letter from Newport Boston Evening Transcript May 29 1873 p 2 Retrieved June 16 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1353 1354 Henry Lippitt National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 The Rhode Island Legislature The New York Times May 26 1875 p 6 Retrieved June 16 2023 a b Sobel 1978 pp 1354 1355 Charles Collins Van Zandt National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Gala Day in Newport Boston Evening Transcript May 29 1877 p 8 Retrieved June 16 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1355 1356 Alfred Henry Littlefield National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Rhode Island Politics The Fall River Daily Herald May 27 1880 p 1 Retrieved June 16 2023 Sobel 1978 pp 1356 1357 Augustus Osborn Bourn National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 The Rhode Island Legislature The New York Times May 30 1883 p 5 Retrieved June 16 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1357 George Peabody Wetmore National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Rhode Island s Lection Day The New York Times May 27 1885 p 2 Retrieved June 16 2023 a b Sobel 1978 p 1358 a b John William Davis National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Lection Day The Boston Globe June 1 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Independence The Boston Globe Associated Press January 2 1985 p 21 Retrieved June 18 2023 a b Bruce G Sundlun National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Sneyd Ross January 2 1991 R I Shuts 45 Banking Outlets The Boston Globe Associated Press p 1 Retrieved June 18 2023 Sundlun Ousted in R I Primary The Berkshire Eagle Associated Press September 14 1994 p A5 Retrieved June 18 2023 a b Lincoln Almond National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 R I Governor Pledges End to Corruption Portland Press Herald Associated Press January 4 1995 p 8B Retrieved June 18 2023 R I Const art IV 1 www stateconstitutions umd edu Retrieved December 20 2023 a b Don Carcieri National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Farrington Brendan January 8 2003 Jeb Bush Takes Oath for Second Term in Florida Carcieri Takes Rhode Island Office The Morning Call Associated Press p A5 Retrieved June 18 2023 Lincoln Chafee National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Chafee Sworn In As 1st Independent RI Governor Associated Press January 4 2011 Retrieved June 18 2023 Burns Alexander May 29 2013 Lincoln Chafee to switch affiliation Politico Retrieved October 1 2023 a b Gina Raimondo National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Villarreal Daniel March 2 2021 Rhode Island Gov Gina Raimondo Resigns to Be Biden s New Sec of Commerce Newsweek Retrieved June 18 2023 a b Dan McKee National Governors Association Retrieved June 13 2023 Fitzpatrick Edward McKee sworn in as Rhode Island s 76th governor Boston Globe Retrieved June 18 2023 External links editOffice of the Governor of Rhode Island Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of governors of Rhode Island amp oldid 1217323438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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