American politician
Lemuel Hastings Arnold
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In office
May 4, 1831 ? May 1, 1833
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Lieutenant
| Charles Collins
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Preceded by
| James Fenner
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Succeeded by
| John Brown Francis
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In office
March 4, 1845 ? March 3, 1847
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Preceded by
| Elisha R. Potter
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Succeeded by
| Benjamin Babock Thurston
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In office
1826?1831
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Born
| January 29, 1792
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
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Died
| June 27, 1852 (aged 60)
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
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Resting place
| Swan Point Cemetery
,
Providence, Rhode Island
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Political party
| Whig
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Spouse(s)
| Sally Lyman Arnold
Catherine Shannard Arnold
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Relations
| Jonathan Arnold
Theodore F. Green
Isaac P. Rodman
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Children
| Richard Arnold
Sally Lyman Arnold
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Alma mater
| Dartmouth College
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Profession
| Law
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Lemuel Hastings Arnold
(January 29, 1792 – June 27, 1852) was an
American politician
from the
U.S. state
of
Rhode Island
. A
Whig
, he served as the 12th
Governor of the State of Rhode Island
and a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
.
Early life
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Arnold was born in
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
, the son of
Congress of the Confederation
delegate
Jonathan Arnold
and Cynthia (Hastings) Arnold.
[1]
His father died soon after his birth, and Arnold's mother moved the family to Rhode Island. He attended the local schools and graduated from
Dartmouth College
in 1811. Arnold then
studied law
and was
admitted to the bar
in 1814. He began the
practice of law
in
Providence, Rhode Island
, and practiced law there for seven years before becoming involved in manufacturing.
[2]
Career
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He began his political career as a member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives
, serving in the State House from 1826 to 1831.
[2]
In 1831, he was elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island, and served as governor from 1831 to 1833.
[3]
Arnold also served as a member of the Rhode Island Executive Council during the
Dorr Rebellion
from 1842 to 1843.
[4]
Following an unsuccessful attempt for a seat in the
United States Senate
in 1845, he was elected to the
United States House of Representatives
as a member of the
Whig Party
and served one term from 1845 to 1847.
[5]
After leaving politics, he practiced law in
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
, until his death on June 27, 1852.
[6]
He is interred in
Swan Point Cemetery
in Providence.
[7]
Family life
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Arnold was the great-great-uncle of U.S. Senator
Theodore F. Green
.
[8]
Arnold married Sally Lyman, and they had nine children.
[9]
Their son,
Richard Arnold
, was a
brigadier general
in the
Union Army
during the Civil War.
[5]
Their daughter, Sally Lyman Arnold, was married to Union Brig. Gen.
Isaac P. Rodman
, who was mortally wounded at the
Battle of Antietam
.
[10]
After his wife Sally's death, Arnold married Catherine Shannard.
[11]
References
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- ^
"ARNOLD, Jonathan, (1741 - 1793)"
. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
. Retrieved
April 1,
2014
.
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a
b
Brown, John Howard (1900).
Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Volume 1
. James H. Lamb Company. p. 123.
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U.S. Government Printing Office (1903).
Congressional Serial Set
. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 366.
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United States. Congress, and Enyart, O. M. (1903).
A biographical congressional directory, 1774 to 1903: The Continental Congress: September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, inclusive. The United States Congress: the First Congress to the Fifty-seventh Congress, March 4, 1903, inclusive
. Govt print. off. p. 36.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link
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a
b
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
. James T White & Co. 1899. p. 395.
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Lanman, Charles and Morrison, Joseph M. (1887).
Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: From Original and Official Sources
. J.M. Morrison. p. 13.
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cite book
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link
)
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"Notable Persons Interred at Swan Point Cemetery"
. Swan Point Cemetery
. Retrieved
April 1,
2014
.
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"GREEN, Theodore Francis, (1867 - 1966)"
. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
. Retrieved
April 1,
2014
.
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"History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island"
. Rhode Island USGenWeb
. Retrieved
April 1,
2014
.
- ^
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
. James T White & Co. 1899. p. 396.
- ^
Capace, Nancy (2001).
The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island
. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 174.
ISBN
9780403096107
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