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List of Governors of Rhode Island
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| Party | Governors |
|---|---|
| Republican | 32 |
| Democratic | 21 |
| Democratic-Republican | 4 |
| Whig | 4 |
| Country | 3 |
| No Affiliation | 3 |
| Law and Order | 2 |
| Dorr Rebellion | 1 |
| Federalist | 1 |
| Know Nothing | 1 |
| Rhode Island Party | 1 |
| Independent | 1 |
| # | Name | Picture | Party | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Cooke | None | November 7, 1775 | May 4, 1778 | ||
| 2 | William Greene | None | May 4, 1778 | May 3, 1786 | ||
| 3 | John Collins | None | May 3, 1786 | May 5, 1790 | ||
| 4 | Arthur Fenner | Country Party | May 5, 1790 | October 15, 1805 | ||
| 5 | Henry Smith | Country | October 15, 1805 | May 7, 1806 | ||
| 6 | Isaac Wilbour | Country | May 7, 1806 | May 6, 1807 | ||
| 7 | James Fenner | Democratic-Republican | May 6, 1807 | May 1, 1811 | ||
| 8 | William Jones | Federalist | May 1, 1811 | May 7, 1817 | ||
| 9 | Nehemiah R. Knight | Democratic-Republican | May 7, 1817 | May 2, 1821 | ||
| 10 | William C. Gibbs | Democratic-Republican | May 2, 1821 | May 5, 1824 | ||
| 11 | James Fenner | Democratic-Republican | May 5, 1824 | May 4, 1831 | ||
| 12 | Lemuel H. Arnold | Whig | May 4, 1831 | May 1, 1833 | ||
| 13 | John B. Francis | Democratic | May 1, 1833 | May 2, 1838 | ||
| 14 | William Sprague III | Democratic | May 2, 1838 | May 2, 1839 | ||
| 15 | Samuel Ward King | Rhode Island Party | May 2, 1839 | May 2, 1843 | ||
| 16 | Thomas Dorr | extralegal, Dorr Rebellion | May 19, 1842 | January 23, 1843 | ||
| 17 | James Fenner | Law and Order | May 2, 1843 | May 6, 1845 | ||
| 18 | Charles Jackson | Know Nothing | May 6, 1845 | May 6, 1846 | ||
| 19 | Byron Diman | Law and Order | May 6, 1846 | May 4, 1847 | ||
| 20 | Elisha Harris | Whig | May 4, 1847 | May 1, 1849 | ||
| 21 | Henry B. Anthony | Whig | May 1, 1849 | May 6, 1851 | ||
| 22 | Philip Allen | Democratic | May 6, 1851 | July 20, 1853 | ||
| 23 | Francis M. Dimond | Democratic | July 20, 1853 | May 2, 1854 | ||
| 24 | William W. Hoppin | Whig | May 2, 1854 | May 26, 1857 | ||
| 25 | Elisha Dyer | Republican | May 26, 1857 | May 31, 1859 | ||
| 26 | Thomas G. Turner | Republican | May 31, 1859 | May 29, 1860 | ||
| 27 | William Sprague IV | Republican | May 29, 1860 | March 3, 1863 | ||
| 28 | William C. Cozzens | Democratic | March 3, 1863 | May 26, 1863 | ||
| 29 | James Y. Smith | Republican | May 26, 1863 | May 29, 1866 | ||
| 30 | Ambrose Everett Burnside | Republican | May 29, 1866 | May 25, 1869 | ||
| 31 | Seth Padelford | Republican | May 25, 1869 | May 27, 1873 | ||
| 32 | Henry Howard | Republican | May 27, 1873 | May 25, 1875 | ||
| 33 | Henry Lippitt | Republican | May 25, 1875 | May 29, 1877 | ||
| 34 | Charles C. Van Zandt | Republican | May 29, 1877 | May 25, 1880 | ||
| 35 | Alfred H. Littlefield | Republican | May 25, 1880 | May 29, 1883 | ||
| 36 | Augustus O. Bourn | Republican | May 29, 1883 | May 26, 1885 | ||
| 37 | George P. Wetmore | Republican | May 26, 1885 | May 29, 1887 | ||
| 38 | John W. Davis | Democratic | May 29, 1887 | May 29, 1888 | ||
| 39 | Royal C. Taft | Republican | May 29, 1888 | May 28, 1889 | ||
| 40 | Herbert W. Ladd | Republican | May 28, 1889 | May 27, 1890 | ||
| 41 | John W. Davis | Democratic | May 27, 1890 | May 26, 1891 | ||
| 42 | Herbert W. Ladd | Republican | May 26, 1891 | May 31, 1892 | ||
| 43 | D. Russell Brown | Republican | May 31, 1892 | May 29, 1895 | ||
| 44 | Charles W. Lippitt | Republican | May 29, 1895 | May 25, 1897 | ||
| 45 | Elisha Dyer, Jr. | Republican | May 25, 1897 | May 29, 1900 | ||
| 46 | William Gregory | Republican | May 29, 1900 | December 16, 1901 | ||
| 47 | Charles D. Kimball | Republican | December 16, 1901 | January 3, 1903 | ||
| 48 | Lucius F. C. Garvin | Democratic | January 3, 1903 | January 3, 1905 | ||
| 49 | George H. Utter | Republican | January 3, 1905 | January 1, 1907 | ||
| 50 | James H. Higgins | Democratic | January 1, 1907 | January 5, 1909 | ||
| 51 | Aram J. Pothier | Republican | January 5, 1909 | January 5, 1915 | ||
| 52 | R. Livingston Beeckman | Republican | January 5, 1915 | January 4, 1921 | ||
| 53 | Emery J. San Souci | Republican | January 4, 1921 | January 2, 1923 | ||
| 54 | William S. Flynn | Democratic | January 2, 1923 | January 6, 1925 | ||
| 55 | Aram J. Pothier | Republican | January 6, 1925 | February 4, 1928 | ||
| 56 | Norman S. Case | Republican | February 4, 1928 | January 3, 1933 | ||
| 57 | Theodore Francis Green | Democratic | January 3, 1933 | January 5, 1937 | ||
| 58 | Robert E. Quinn | Democratic | January 5, 1937 | January 3, 1939 | ||
| 59 | William Henry Vanderbilt III | Republican | January 3, 1939 | January 7, 1941 | ||
| 60 | J. Howard McGrath | Democratic | January 7, 1941 | October 6, 1945 | ||
| 61 | John Orlando Pastore | Democratic | October 6, 1945 | December 19, 1950 | ||
| 62 | John S. McKiernan | Democratic | December 19, 1950 | January 2, 1951 | ||
| 63 | Dennis J. Roberts | Democratic | January 2, 1951 | January 6, 1959 | ||
| 64 | Christopher Del Sesto | Republican | January 6, 1959 | January 3, 1961 | ||
| 65 | John A. Notte, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1961 | January 1, 1963 | ||
| 66 | John Hubbard Chafee | Republican | January 1, 1963 | January 7, 1969 | ||
| 67 | Frank Licht | Democratic | January 7, 1969 | January 2, 1973 | ||
| 68 | Philip W. Noel | Democratic | January 2, 1973 | January 4, 1977 | ||
| 69 | J. Joseph Garrahy | Democratic | January 4, 1977 | January 1, 1985 | ||
| 70 | Edward D. DiPrete | Republican | January 1, 1985 | January 1, 1991 | ||
| 71 | Bruce Sundlun | Democratic | January 1, 1991 | January 3, 1995 | ||
| 72 | Lincoln C. Almond | Republican | January 3, 1995 | January 7, 2003 | ||
| 73 | Donald Carcieri | Republican | January 7, 2003 | January 4, 2011 | ||
| 74 | Lincoln Chafee | Independent | January 4, 2011 | Incumbent |
| Name | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress | Other offices held | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | Senate | |||
| Isaac Wilbour | 1806 – 1807 | H | ||
| James Fenner | 1807 – 1811; 1824 – 1831; 1843 – 1845 | S | ||
| Nehemiah R. Knight | 1817 – 1821 | S | ||
| Lemuel H. Arnold | 1831 – 1833 | H | ||
| John Brown Francis | 1833 – 1838 | S | ||
| William Sprague III | 1838 – 1839 | H | S | |
| Henry B. Anthony | 1849 – 1851 | S | ||
| Philip Allen | 1851 – 1853 | S* | ||
| William Sprague IV | 1860 – 1863 | S | ||
| Ambrose Burnside | 1866 – 1869 | S | ||
| George P. Wetmore | 1885 – 1887 | S | ||
| George H. Utter | 1905 – 1907 | H | ||
| Theodore F. Green | 1933 – 1937 | S | ||
| J. Howard McGrath | 1941 – 1945 | S | United States Solicitor General*; United States Attorney General | |
| John O. Pastore | 1945 – 1950 | S* | ||
| John Chafee | 1963 – 1969 | S | United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| Lincoln Chafee | 2011 – present | S | ||
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Philip W. Noel | 1973 – 1977 | June 5, 1931(age 81) |
| J. Joseph Garrahy | 1977 – 1985 | November 26, 1930(age 82) |
| Edward D. DiPrete | 1985 – 1991 | July 8, 1934(age 78) |
| Lincoln C. Almond | 1995 – 2003 | June 16, 1936(age 76) |
| Donald Carcieri | 2003 – 2011 | December 16, 1942(age 70) |
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