Rhode Island
Gov. Philip W. Noel
- January 2, 1973 - January 4, 1977
- Democratic
- December 6, 1930
- Rhode Island
- Brown Universit;, Georgetown University Law School
- Married Joyce Sandberg; five children
About
PHILIP W. NOEL was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He worked his way through school as a commercial fisherman, receiving a B.A. from Brown University in 1954 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School in 1957. He served as Mayor of Warwick for six years before becoming governor. While in office, Noel service on the National Governors Association’s Executive Committee and chaired the Democratic Governors’ Association.
Source
Burns, Robert F. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1975-1976 Manual.
Governors of the American States, Commonwealths, and Territories, National Governors’ Conference, 1972.
Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.
