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'''William Coddington Jr.''' (18 Jan 1651 - 5 Feb 1689)<ref name="Austin">{{Cite book|title=Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island |last=Austin |first=John Osborne |isbn=9780806300061 |year=1887 |page=276}}</ref> was an early governor of the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]], serving two consecutive terms from 1683 to 1685. |
'''William Coddington Jr.''' (18 Jan 1651 - 5 Feb 1689)<ref name="Austin">{{Cite book|title=Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island |last=Austin |first=John Osborne |isbn=9780806300061 |year=1887 |page=276}}</ref> was an early governor of the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]], serving two consecutive terms from 1683 to 1685. Coddington was the son of [[William Coddington]] who served many terms as governor of the two towns of Portsmouth and Newport in the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]], and later as the governor of all the united towns of the colony. Young Coddington was the sixth of 13 children of his father, and the oldest child of his father's third wife, Anne Brinley, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Wase) Brinley. |
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Revision as of 23:18, 27 March 2011
William Coddington Jr. | |
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| 11th Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1683–1685 | |
| Preceded by | Peleg Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Henry Bull |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 Jan 1651 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Died | 5 Feb 1689 |
| Spouse | unmarried |
| Occupation | Assistant, Deputy, Governor |
William Coddington Jr. (18 Jan 1651 - 5 Feb 1689)[1] was an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving two consecutive terms from 1683 to 1685. Coddington was the son of William Coddington who served many terms as governor of the two towns of Portsmouth and Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and later as the governor of all the united towns of the colony. Young Coddington was the sixth of 13 children of his father, and the oldest child of his father's third wife, Anne Brinley, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Wase) Brinley.
See also
References
- ^ Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. p. 276. ISBN 9780806300061.
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