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.
University of Rhode Island was created in 1888.
Norman S. Case (born October 11, 1888 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 9, 1967 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island) succeeded Aram J. Pothier as the fifty-sixth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between February 4, 1928 and January 3, 1933, including the whole of 1929.
Norman S. Case (born October 11, 1888 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 9, 1967 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island) succeeded Aram J. Pothier as the fifty-sixth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between February 4, 1928 and January 3, 1933, including the whole of 1931.
Norman S. Case (born October 11, 1888 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 9, 1967 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island) succeeded Aram J. Pothier as the fifty-sixth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between February 4, 1928 and January 3, 1933, including the whole of 1932.
Norman S. Case (born October 11, 1888 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 9, 1967 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island) succeeded Aram J. Pothier as the fifty-sixth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between February 4, 1928 and January 3, 1933. Following the end of Case's term as Governor of Rhode Island, Theodore F. Green (born October 2, 1867 in Providence, Rhode Island; died May 19, 1966 in Providence, Rhode Island) became the fifty-seventh Governor of Rhode Island, serving between January 3, 1933 and January 5, 1937.
William Greene - Rhode Island governor - died in 1809.
William Greene - Rhode Island governor - was born in 1731.
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.
Aram J. Pothier (born July 26, 1854 in Quebec; died February 4, 1928) succeeded William S. Flynn as the fifty-fifth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between January 6, 1925 and his death. Following Pothier's death in office, Norman S. Case (born October 11, 1888 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 9, 1967 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island) became the fifty-sixth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between February 4, 1928 and January 3, 1933.
George P. Wetmore (born August 2, 1846 in London, England; died September 11, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts) succeeded Augustus O. Bourn as the thirty-seventh Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 26, 1885 and May 29, 1887. Following the end of Wetmore's term as Governor of Rhode Island, John W. Davis (born March 7, 1826 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; died January 25, 1907 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) became the thirty-eighth Governor of Rhode Island, serving between May 29, 1887 and May 29, 1888.
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.