Paul Mumford

Paul Mumford (born March 5, 1734 in South Kingstown , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , † October 1805 ) was an American politician and lawyer . Between 1803 and 1805 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island .

Career

Paul Mumford grew up during the British colonial era. In 1754 he graduated from what would later become Yale University . After a subsequent law degree, he settled in Newport . He joined the American Revolution in the early 1770s . He became a Member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island . In the meantime he had to flee to Massachusetts before the advancing British troops . There he was a member of a meeting of delegates from the New England states in 1777 , who discussed the defense of Rhode Islands and the currency issue. Between 1777 and 1781 Mumford served as a judge in various courts in his homeland. He was then Chief Justice Supreme Justice at the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1781 to 1785 and again from 1786 to 1788 . In the years 1779 to 1791 he was again a member of the House of Representatives there. Between 1801 and 1803 he was a member of the State Senate .

In 1802, Mumford was elected Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island alongside Arthur Fenner . He held this office between 1803 and 1805. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. After Fenner's death on October 15, 1805, he was appointed acting governor of his state. He only held this office for a few days, however, because he died shortly afterwards. His successor as acting governor was President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, Henry Smith .

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