William C. Gibbs (born February 10, 1789 in Newport, Rhode Island; died February 24, 1871) succeeded Nehemiah R. Knight as the tenth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 2, 1821 and May 5, 1824, including the whole of 182
William Greene - Rhode Island governor - died in 1809.
William Greene - Rhode Island governor - was born in 1731.
John W. Davis (born March 7, 1826 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; died January 25, 1907 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) succeeded George P. Wetmore as the thirty-eighth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 29, 1887 and May 29, 1888. Following the end of Davis' term as Governor of Rhode Island, Royal C. Taft (born February 14, 1823 in Northbridge, Massachusetts; died June 4, 1912) became the thirty-ninth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 29, 1888 and May 28, 1889.
The current Governor of Rhode Island is Lincoln Chafee. Chafee assumed office as the 74th Governor of Rhode Island on January 4, 2011.
Rhode Island has a governor and a bicameral legislature.
Nicholas Cooke (born February 3, 1717 in Providence, Rhode Island; died September 14, 1782 in Providence, Rhode Island), the first Governor of Rhode Island, served between November 7, 1775 and May 4, 1778.
Royal C. Taft (born February 14, 1823 in Northbridge, Massachusetts; died June 4, 1912) succeeded John W. Davis as the thirty-ninth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 29, 1888 and May 28, 1889. Following the end of Taft's term as Governor of Rhode Island, Herbert W. Ladd (born October 15, 1843 in New Bedford, Massachusetts; died November 29, 1913) became the fortieth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 28, 1889 and May 27, 1890.
Donald Carcieri.
Lincoln Almond (born June 16, 1936 in Rhode Island) succeeded Bruce Sundlun as the seventy-second Governor of Rhode Island, serving between January 3, 1995 and January 7, 2003. Following the end of Almond's term as Governor of Rhode Island, Donald Carcieri (born December 16, 1942 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island) became the seventy-third Governor of Rhode Island, serving between January 7, 2003 and January 4, 2011.
Donald Carcieri (born December 16, 1942 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island) succeeded Lincoln Almond as the seventy-third Governor of Rhode Island, serving between January 7, 2003 and January 4, 2011. Following the end of Carcieri's term as Governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee (born March 26, 1953 in Providence, Rhode Island) became the seventy-fourth, and current, Governor of Rhode Island, serving since January 4, 2011.
Voters in Connecticut and Rhode Island elected the governor elected the governor in Connecticut and Rhode Island. I am pretty sure that this is the answer because I had questions in my Social Studies book, MACMILLAN/McGRAW-Hill Our Nation, about this and this was the answer.Thank you, I hope this helped!
Nicholas Cooke (born February 3, 1717 in Providence, Rhode Island; died September 14, 1782 in Providence, Rhode Island), the first Governor of Rhode Island, served between November 7, 1775 and May 4, 1778. Following the end of Cooke's term as Governor, William Greene (bon August 16, 1731 in Warwick, Rhode Island; died November 29, 1809 in Warwick, Rhode Island) became the second Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 4, 1778 and May 3, 1786.