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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…

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27 Sep 2019

Gina Raimondo

Gina M. Raimondo, the 75th Governor of Rhode Island and its first woman governor, grew up in Smithfield in a tight-knit Italian-American family, the youngest of Joseph and Josephine Raimondo's…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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