Joseph Whipple III

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Joseph Whipple III. (Born July 3, 1725 in Newport , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ; † 1761 ibid) was a British trader and politician . He served as the colonial lieutenant governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Career

Joseph Whipple III, son of Lieutenant Governor Joseph Whipple junior , who was a wealthy trader, was born in the reign of George I in Newport and grew up there. He was the second of nine children. Nothing is known about his youth. Whipple must have had very good political connections since he became lieutenant governor of the colony in May 1751 at the age of 25. He held this post until his resignation in 1753, which happened because of his financial bankruptcy. In the following years he was forced to sell his farm, which his father bequeathed to him in his will. He also sold other assets to pay off his debts. Many shipowners went bankrupt in the mid-18th century. The use of paper money contributed to this, but the protracted war with Spain and France had the greatest impact on trade. The young and inexperienced Whipple had not yet developed the entrepreneurial acumen to avert these financial difficulties. Whipple lived a short and miserable life after his resignation as lieutenant governor. His 1761 obituary in the local newspaper, Newport Mercury, said:

"Joseph Whipple, former Dep. Govr. Facted, became intemperate, and was drowned from the Point Bridge, while returning from the theater on the Point. "

It is not known whether he was married or had children.

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SURNAME Whipple, Joseph III
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British trader and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1725
PLACE OF BIRTH Newport , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH 1761
Place of death Newport , Rhode Island