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American judge
Isaac Wilbour
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Close up of portion of 1894's "The Governor's Grandsons", a portrait by Edwin Howland Blashfield.
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In office
March 4, 1807 ? March 3, 1809
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Preceded by
| Joseph Stanton, Jr.
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Succeeded by
| Elisha Reynolds Potter
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In office
May 7, 1806 ? May 6, 1807
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Lieutenant
| Himself
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Preceded by
| Henry Smith
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Succeeded by
| James Fenner
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In office
1806?1807
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Governor
| Himself
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Preceded by
| Paul Mumford
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Succeeded by
| Constant Taber
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In office
1810?1811
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Governor
| James Fenner
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Preceded by
| Simeon Martin
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Succeeded by
| Simeon Martin
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In office
1819?1827
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Preceded by
| James Fenner
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Succeeded by
| Samuel Eddy
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Born
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1763-04-25
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April 25, 1763
Little Compton
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Colony of Rhode Island
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British America
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Died
| October 4, 1837
(1837-10-04)
(aged 74)
Little Compton, Rhode Island
, U.S.
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Resting place
| Seaconnet Cemetery
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Political party
| Democratic-Republican
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Isaac Wilbour
(April 25, 1763 – October 4, 1837) was an American politician from
Rhode Island
holding several offices, including the
sixth Governor
of the state.
Biography
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Wilbour was born in
Little Compton
in the
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
. He served in the state legislature in 1805 and 1806. From October 1805 to May 1806 he served as speaker. He was
Lieutenant Governor
from 1806 to 1807. There had been no winner in the gubernatorial election in 1806, so he was Acting Governor from May 7, 1806, to May 6, 1807.
Wilbour represented Rhode Island in the
United States House of Representatives
as a
Democratic-Republican
from 1807 to 1809. He ran again in 1808 and 1812 but lost both times. He served as Lieutenant Governor again from 1810 to 1811.
In May 1818 he became an associate justice of the
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
and acted as
Chief Justice
of that court from May 1819 to May 1827.
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Wilbour died in Little Compton, Rhode Island, and his remains were buried in the Seaconnet Cemetery.
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