Lemuel H. Arnold

Lemuel H. Arnold

Lemuel Hastings Arnold (born January 29, 1792 in St. Johnsbury , Caledonia County , Vermont , †  June 27, 1852 in South Kingstown , Rhode Island ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Rhode Island from 1831 to 1833 . Between 1845 and 1847 he also represented his state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Lemuel Arnold was the son of Jonathan Arnold , who had been a member of the Continental Congress between 1782 and 1783 . He studied at Dartmouth College in Vermont until 1811 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1814, he began to work in Providence in this profession. From 1821 he worked as a businessman.

Political career

Arnold was a member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island between 1826 and 1831 . In 1831 he was elected the new governor of his state. After being re-elected the following year, he was able to exercise this office between May 4, 1831 and May 1, 1833. During this time the state was hit by a cholera epidemic. When riots broke out in Providence, they were violently suppressed by the governor.

After losing the gubernatorial elections of 1833 to John Brown Francis , he retired from politics for a few years. In the years 1842 and 1843 he was a member of the government council. During this time, the so-called Dorr Rebellion fell , a rebellion led by Thomas Dorr to extend the right to vote to citizens without property. In 1845 Arnold ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . For this he was elected to the House of Representatives, in which he represented the interests of his state between March 4, 1845 and March 3, 1847.

Another résumé

After returning to Rhode Island, Arnold returned to practice as a lawyer. He practiced this profession until his death in June 1852. Lemuel Arnold was married twice and had a total of nine children. His great-great-nephew Theodore F. Green was also Governor of Rhode Island from 1933 to 1937 and represented the state as a Senator in Congress between 1937 and 1961 .

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• Lemuel Arnold in the National Governors Association (English)
• Lemuel H. Arnold in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Lemuel H. Arnold in the database of Find a Grave (English)