List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
The lieutenant governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is Daniel McKee.[1] He assumed office January 6, 2015.
In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.
- William Brenton, of Newport Nov., 1663 – May, 1666
- Nicholas Easton, of Newport May, 1666 – May, 1669
- Dr. John Clarke, of Newport May, 1669 – May, 1670
- Nicholas Easton, of Newport May, 1670 – May, 1671
- Dr. John Clarke, of Newport May, 1671 – May, 1672
- John Cranston, of Newport May, 1672 – May, 1673
- William Coddington, of Newport May, 1673 – May, 1674
- John Easton, of Newport May, 1674 – April, 1676
- John Cranston, of Newport May, 1676 – Nov., 1678
- James Barker, of Newport Nov., 1678 – May, 1679
- Walter Clarke, of Newport May, 1679 – May 1686
- John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport May, 1686 – June, 1686
The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.
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William Bradford, last deputy governor of the colony and first deputy governor of the state
- John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport May, 1689 – May, 1690
- John Greene, Jr., of Warwick May, 1690 – May, 1700
- Walter Clarke, of Newport May, 1700 – May, 1714, died in office
- Henry Tew, of Newport June, 1714 – May, 1715
- Joseph Jenckes, of Providence May, 1715 – May, 1721
- John Wanton, of Newport May, 1721 – May, 1722
- Joseph Jenckes, of Providence May, 1722 – May, 1727
- Jonathan Nichols, of Newport May, 1727 – Aug., 1727, died in office
- Thomas Frye, of East Greenwich Aug., 1727 – May, 1729
- John Wanton, of Newport May, 1729 – May, 1734
- George Hazard, of S. Kingstown May, 1734 – June, 1738, died in office
- Daniel Abbott, of Providence July, 1738 – May, 1740
- Richard Ward, of Newport May, 1740 – July, 1740
- William Greene, of Newport July, 1740 – May, 1743
- Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport May, 1743 – May, 1745
- William Robinson, of S. Kingstown May, 1745 – May, 1746
- Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport May, 1746 – May, 1747
- William Robinson, of S. Kingstown May, 1747 – May, 1748
- William Ellery, Sr., of Newport May, 1748 – May, 1750
- Robert Hazard, of S. Kingstown May, 1750 – May, 1751
- Joseph Whipple, III, of Newport May, 1751 – Nov., 1753
- Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport Nov., 1753 – May, 1754
- John Gardner, of Newport May, 1754 – May, 1755
- Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport May, 1755 – Sept., 1756, died in office
- John Gardner, of Newport Sept., 1756 – Jan., 1764, died in office
- Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport Feb., 1764 – May, 1765
- Elisha Brown, of N. Providence May, 1765 – May, 1767
- Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport May, 1767 – May, 1768
- Nicholas Cooke, of Providence May, 1768 – May, 1769
- Darius Sessions, of Providence May, 1769 – May, 1775
- Nicholas Cooke, of Providence May, 1775 – Nov., 1775
- William Bradford, of Bristol Nov., 1775 – May, 1778
Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of Rhode Island
The title was changed to “Lieutenant Governor” in 1798.
| Name | Party | Term Start | Term End | Residence |
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| George Brown | | 1799 | 1800 | S. Kingstown |
| Samuel J. Potter | | 1800 | 1803 | S. Kingstown |
| Paul Mumford | | 1803 | 1805 | Newport |
| Isaac Wilbour | | 1806 | 1807 | Little Compton |
| Constant Taber | | 1807 | 1808 | Newport |
| Simeon Martin | | 1808 | 1810 | Newport |
| Isaac Wilbour | | 1810 | 1811 | Little Compton |
| Simeon Martin | | 1811 | 1816 | Newport |
| Jeremiah Thurston | | 1816 | 1817 | Hopkinton |
| Edward Wilcox | | 1817 | 1821 | Charlestown |
| Caleb Earle | | 1821 | 1824 | Providence |
| Charles Collins | | 1824 | 1833 | Newport |
| Jeffrey Hazard | | 1833 | 1835 | Exeter |
| George Engs | | 1835 | 1836 | Newport |
| Jeffrey Hazard | | 1836 | 1837 | Exeter |
| Benjamin Babock Thurston | | 1837 | 1838 | Hopkinton |
| Joseph Childs | | 1838 | 1839 | Portsmouth |
| Byron Diman | | 1840 | 1842 | Bristol |
| Nathaniel Bullock | | 1842 | 1843 | Bristol |
Lieutenant Governors Under The Constitution, 1843 –
2010 controversy
During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island submitted Bob Healey as candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He ran on the proposition that he will attempt to abolish the office of Lieutenant Governor itself.[2]
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