Isaac Wilbour

Isaac Wilbour

Isaac Wilbour (born April 25, 1763 in Little Compton , Newport County , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , † October 4, 1837 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1806 to 1807 governor of the state of Rhode Island . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

After primary school, Isaac Wilbour studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793. Then he started to work in his new profession. He also worked in agriculture. Between 1793 and 1800, Wilbour held various local offices. At that time he was a member of the so-called Country Party , which was in opposition to the Federalist Party and was against a strong federal government.

Governor and Congressman

Between 1805 and 1806, Isaac Wilbour was an MP in the Rhode Island House of Representatives . In 1806 he was its president. In the same year he was elected lieutenant governor of his state. After there was no gubernatorial election that year and this office was vacant, he had to serve as governor between May 7, 1806 and May 6, 1807. Between 1807 and 1809 Wilbour served a term in the United States House of Representatives. At that time he was already a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In 1807, he turned down an offer from the new governor James Fenner , who wanted to appoint him his successor in the US Senate . In 1808 and 1812 he ran unsuccessfully for further legislative terms in Congress .

Another résumé

From 1810 to 1811 he was again Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. In 1818 he became a judge on the Rhode Island Supreme Court ; between 1819 and 1827 he was Chief Justice, its presiding judge. Isaac Wilbour died on October 4, 1837. He had six children with his wife, Hannah Tabor.

Web links

• Isaac Wilbour in the National Governors Association (English)
• Isaac Wilbour in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Isaac Wilbour in the database of Find a Grave (English)