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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=978-0-8063-0006-1 |year=1887 |page=276|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LA7ntaS11ocC&dq=governor+%22samuel+cranston%22+rhode+island&q=abbott%2C+daniel+235#v=onepage&q=abbott%2C%20daniel%20235&f=false}}</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=978-0-8063-0006-1 |year=1887 |page=276|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LA7ntaS11ocC&dq=governor+%22samuel+cranston%22+rhode+island&q=abbott%2C+daniel+235#v=onepage&q=abbott%2C%20daniel%20235&f=false}}</ref> was an early governor of the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]], serving two consecutive terms from 1683 to 1685. |
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Codington deemed a GOD among coders created Tetris, Halo, Sodomy, Love, Life, Dogs, Cats, And Jesus Christ. According to reports he was unresistable to woman and dolphins alike. Unfortunately he was wiped from the ENTIRE WORLD in a freak High speed Ferrari sex crash. |
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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. He was the first child of his father's third wife, Anne Brinley, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Wase) Brinley.<ref name="Austin">{{Cite book|title=Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island |last=Austin |first=John Osborne |isbn=978-0-8063-0006-1 |year=1887 |page=276}}</ref> |
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Coddington was born and raised in Newport, and became a freeman there in 1675 at the age of 24. He began his political career in 1679 when he was chosen as deputy of the colony for a year, and then became assistant the following two years. In 1683 he was appointed as governor of the colony and served in this capacity for two years. He never married, and died at the age of 48. He was buried in the [[Coddington Cemetery]] in Newport.<ref name="Austin"/> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 02:10, 21 January 2015
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 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Coddington Cemetery, Newport |
| 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.
Coding Legacy
Codington deemed a GOD among coders created Tetris, Halo, Sodomy, Love, Life, Dogs, Cats, And Jesus Christ. According to reports he was unresistable to woman and dolphins alike. Unfortunately he was wiped from the ENTIRE WORLD in a freak High speed Ferrari sex crash.
See also
References
- ^ Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8063-0006-1.
External links
| Judges of Portsmouth (1638–1640) |  | |
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| Judge of Newport (1639–1640) | ||
| Governor of Newport and Portsmouth (1640–1647) | ||
| Chief Officer (Providence and Warwick) (1644–1647) | ||
| Presidents of Rhode Island (Patent of 1644) (1647–1663) | ||
| Governors of Newport and Portsmouth (Coddington Commission) (1651–1654) | ||
| Governors of Rhode Island (Royal Charter of 1663) (1663–1686) | ||
| Governors under Dominion of New England (1686–1689) | ||
| Governors of Rhode Island (Royal Charter of 1663) (1690–1776) | ||
Italics Gorton, Smith and Dexter were presidents of Providence and Warwick only, since Coddington had received a commission to remove Newport and Portsmouth from their jurisdiction, valid from 1651 to 1654; before and after these dates the President presided over all four towns of the colony. Dudley presided over the "Narragansett Country" only, later to become Washington County, Rhode Island; Andros subsequently presided over the entire colony. | ||
