List of Governors of Rhode Island USA – In this article, you will find all the Governors of Rhode Island, the list of Governors of Rhode Island, all the Governors of Rhode Island with their tenure, political party.
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List of Governors of Rhode Island USA (1775 – 2023)
| S.N. | Governor Name | Term From | Term To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Cooke | 7 November 1775 | 4 May 1778 | None |
| 2 | William Greene | 4 May 1778 | 3 May 1786 | None |
| 3 | John Collins | 3 May 1786 | 5 May 1790 | None |
| 4 | Arthur Fenner | 5 May 1790 | 15 October 1805 | Country Party |
| 5 | Henry Smith | 15 October 1805 | 7 May 1806 | Country |
| 6 | Isaac Wilbour | 7 May 1806 | 6 May 1807 | Country |
| 7 | James Fenner | 6 May 1807 | 1 May 1811 | Democratic-Republican |
| 8 | William Jones | 1 May 1811 | 7 May 1817 | Federalist |
| 9 | Nehemiah R. Knight | 7 May 1817 | 2 May 1821 | Democratic-Republican |
| 10 | William C. Gibbs | 2 May 1821 | 5 May 1824 | Democratic-Republican |
| 11 | James Fenner | 5 May 1824 | 4 May 1831 | Democratic-Republican |
| 12 | Lemuel H. Arnold | 4 May 1831 | 1 May 1833 | Whig |
| 13 | John B. Francis | 1 May 1833 | 2 May 1838 | Democratic |
| 14 | William Sprague III | 2 May 1838 | 2 May 1839 | Democratic |
| 15 | Samuel Ward King | 2 May 1839 | 2 May 1843 | Rhode Island Party |
| 16 | Thomas Dorr | 1 May 1842 | 23 January 1843 | extralegal, Dorr Rebellion |
| 17 | James Fenner | 2 May 1843 | 6 May 1845 | Law and Order |
| 18 | Charles Jackson | 6 May 1845 | 6 May 1846 | Know Nothing |
| 19 | Byron Diman | 6 May 1846 | 4 May 1847 | Law and Order |
| 20 | Elisha Harris | 4 May 1847 | 1 May 1849 | Whig |
| 21 | Henry B. Anthony | 1 May 1849 | 6 May 1851 | Whig |
| 22 | Philip Allen | 6 May 1851 | 20 July 1853 | Democratic |
| 23 | Francis M. Dimond | 20 July 1853 | 2 May 1854 | Democratic |
| 24 | William W. Hoppin | 2 May 1854 | 26 May 1857 | Whig |
| 25 | Elisha Dyer | 26 May 1857 | 31 May 1859 | Republican |
| 26 | Thomas G. Turner | 31 May 1859 | 29 May 1860 | Republican |
| 27 | William Sprague IV | 29 May 1860 | 3 March 1863 | Republican |
| 28 | William C. Cozzens | 3 March 1863 | 26 May 1863 | Democratic |
| 29 | James Y. Smith | 26 May 1863 | 29 May 1866 | Republican |
| 30 | Ambrose Everett Burnside | 29 May 1866 | 25 May 1869 | Republican |
| 31 | Seth Padelford | 25 May 1869 | 27 May 1873 | Republican |
| 32 | Henry Howard | 27 May 1873 | 25 May 1875 | Republican |
| 33 | Henry Lippitt | 25 May 1875 | 29 May 1877 | Republican |
| 34 | Charles C. Van Zandt | 29 May 1877 | 25 May 1880 | Republican |
| 35 | Alfred H. Littlefield | 25 May 1880 | 29 May 1883 | Republican |
| 36 | Augustus O. Bourn | 29 May 1883 | 26 May 1885 | Republican |
| 37 | George P. Wetmore | 26 May 1885 | 29 May 1887 | Republican |
| 38 | John W. Davis | 29 May 1887 | 29 May 1888 | Democratic |
| 39 | Royal C. Taft | 29 May 1888 | 28 May 1889 | Republican |
| 40 | Herbert W. Ladd | 28 May 1889 | 27 May 1890 | Republican |
| 41 | John W. Davis | 27 May 1890 | 26 May 1891 | Democratic |
| 42 | Herbert W. Ladd | 26 May 1891 | 31 May 1892 | Republican |
| 43 | D. Russell Brown | 31 May 1892 | 29 May 1895 | Republican |
| 44 | Charles W. Lippitt | 29 May 1895 | 25 May 1897 | Republican |
| 45 | Elisha Dyer, Jr. | 25 May 1897 | 29 May 1900 | Republican |
| 46 | William Gregory | 29 May 1900 | 16 December 1901 | Republican |
| 47 | Charles D. Kimball | 16 December 1901 | 3 January 1903 | Republican |
| 48 | Lucius F. C. Garvin | 3 January 1903 | 3 January 1905 | Democratic |
| 49 | George H. Utter | 3 January 1905 | 1 January 1907 | Republican |
| 50 | James H. Higgins | 1 January 1907 | 5 January 1909 | Democratic |
| 51 | Aram J. Pothier | 5 January 1909 | 5 January 1915 | Republican |
| 52 | R. Livingston Beeckman | 5 January 1915 | 4 January 1921 | Republican |
| 53 | Emery J. San Souci | 4 January 1921 | 2 January 1923 | Republican |
| 54 | William S. Flynn | 2 January 1923 | 6 January 1925 | Democratic |
| 55 | Aram J. Pothier | 6 January 1925 | 4 February 1928 | Republican |
| 56 | Norman S. Case | 4 February 1928 | 3 January 1933 | Republican |
| 57 | Theodore Francis Green | 3 January 1933 | 5 January 1937 | Democratic |
| 58 | Robert E. Quinn | 5 January 1937 | 3 January 1939 | Democratic |
| 59 | William Henry Vanderbilt III | 3 January 1939 | 7 January 1941 | Republican |
| 60 | J. Howard McGrath | 7 January 1941 | 6 October 1945 | Democratic |
| 61 | John Orlando Pastore | 6 October 1945 | 19 December 1950 | Democratic |
| 62 | John S. McKiernan | 19 December 1950 | 2 January 1951 | Democratic |
| 63 | Dennis J. Roberts | 2 January 1951 | 6 January 1959 | Democratic |
| 64 | Christopher Del Sesto | 6 January 1959 | 3 January 1961 | Republican |
| 65 | John A. Notte, Jr. | 3 January 1961 | 1 January 1963 | Democratic |
| 66 | John Hubbard Chafee | 1 January 1963 | 7 January 1969 | Republican |
| 67 | Frank Licht | 7 January 1969 | 2 January 1973 | Democratic |
| 68 | Philip W. Noel | 2 January 1973 | 4 January 1977 | Democratic |
| 69 | J. Joseph Garrahy (1930-2012) | 4 January 1977 | 1 January 1985 | Democratic |
| 70 | Edward D. DiPrete (1934- ) | 1 January 1985 | 1 January 1991 | Republican |
| 71 | Bruce Sundlun (1920-2011) | 1 January 1991 | 3 January 1995 | Democratic |
| 72 | Lincoln C. Almond (1936- ) | 3 January 1995 | 7 January 2003 | Republican |
| 73 | Donald Carcieri (1942- ) | 7 January 2003 | 4 January 2011 | Republican |
| 74 | Lincoln Chafee (1953- ) | 4 January 2011 | 6 January 2015 | Independent/Democratic |
| 75 | Gina Raimondo (1971- ) | 6 January 2015 | 2 March 2021 | Democratic |
| 76 | Dan McKee | 2 March 2021 | Incumbent | Democratic |