27 Sep 2019 Andy Moffit Andy Moffit became Rhode Island’s first gentleman when his wife was sworn in as governor on January 6, 2015. Mr. Moffit grew up in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and graduated from its… wpengine
12 Nov 2018 Nicholas Cooke NICHOLAS COOKE was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a shipmaster and manufacturer and acquired landholdings in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Cooke won election six times between 1752… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 William Greene Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, WILLIAM GREENE JR. became a surveyor. He served as a Deputy in the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1744 and from 1776 to 1778 and… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 John Collins JOHN COLLINS was born in Newport, Rhode Island. A businessman, he was a member of the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1774 and was reelected to the House of Assistants… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 Arthur Fenner Born in Providence, Rhode Island, ARTHUR FENNER was a prosperous merchant. He was a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Providence for many years. He became a political… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 Henry Smith HENRY SMITH was born in Providence, Rhode Island. As President of the Rhode Island Senate, he became acting governor upon the death of Arthur Fenner. He relinquished the office to… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 Isaac Wilbour ISAAC WILBOUR was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island. He was elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly at the age of eighteen, served as Speaker of the Assembly four… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 James Fenner JAMES FENNER was born in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Brown University, he served in the Rhode Island General Assembly and then in the U.S. Senate, from which he… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 William Jones WILLIAM JONES was born in Newport, Rhode Island. A participant in the Revolutionary War, he was commissioned as Captain of Marines on board the Providence as the war was coming to an… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 William Channing Gibbs Born in Newport, Rhode Island, WILLIAM CHANNING GIBBS rose to the rank of Major General in the state militia. He represented Newport in the General Assembly from 1816 until 1820.… National Governors Association
12 Nov 2018 Nehemiah Rice Knight NEHEMIAH RICE KNIGHT was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. He represented his home town in the state General Assembly in 1802. In 1805 he won election as clerk of the… National Governors Association
