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Governors of the State of Rhode Island No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor; 1 Nicholas Cooke (1717–1782) November 7, 1775 – May 6, 1778 (did not run) None: 1776 William Bradford: 1777: 2 William Greene (1731–1809) May 6, 1778 – May 3, 1786 (lost election) None: 1778: Jabez Bowen: 1779: 1780: William West: 1781: Jabez ...
- November 7, 1775, (247 years ago)
- Nicholas Cooke
- Four years, renewable once
Every four years, unless re-elected. This is a list of the governors of Rhode Island, from 1775 to the present day; for earlier governors of Rhode Island see List of colonial governors of Rhode Island .
#GovernorPictureParty76Daniel McKee (1951– )DemocraticMarch 2, 202175Gina Raimondo (1971– )DemocraticJanuary 6, 201574Lincoln Chafee (1953– )Independent/DemocraticJanuary 4, 201173Donald Carcieri (1942– )RepublicanJanuary 7, 2003- Four years, renewable once
- Nicholas Cooke; 1775
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Under this instrument, Arnold became the first governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, with William Brenton as his Deputy. [28] [27] The Court of Commissioners was replaced with a legislature of ten Assistants and a House of Deputies, with six from Newport and four each from Providence, Portsmouth, and Warwick. [29]
- 19 June 1678 (aged 62), Newport, Rhode Island
- William Brenton
Nicholas Cooke (February 3, 1717 – September 14, 1782) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the American Revolutionary War, and after Rhode Island became a state, he continued in this position to become the first Governor of the State of Rhode Island.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Benedict Arnold, the first governor appointed under the Rhode Island Royal Charter in 1663, was the great grandfather of the notorious traitor of the Revolutionary War—also named Benedict Arnold....
Jul 22, 2014 · Civil War. The Whigs who ran Rhode Island restyled themselves the Law and Order Party and elected Samuel Ward King governor. The People’s Party elected Thomas Dorr governor. Both claimed to be the legitimate leaders of the state. Both King and Dorr appealed to President John Tyler, a Democrat, for help. Neither got it.
