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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Rhode Island, (search)
Governors under the State Constitution. James Fenner 1843 Charles Jackson 1845 Byron Diman. 1846 Elisha Harris 1847 Henry B. Anthony 1849 Philip Allen 1851 William Warner Hoppin 1854 Elisha Dyer 1857 Thomas G. Turner 1859 William Sprague 1860 William C. Cozzens March 3, 1863 James Y. Smith1863 Ambrose E. Burnside 1866 Seth Padelford 1869 Henry Howard 1873 Henry Lippitt 1875 Charles C. Van Zandt (Republican) May 29, 1877 Alfred H. Littlefield (Republican) May 25, 1880 Augustus O. Bourn (Republican) May 29, 1883 George P. Wetmore (Republican) May, 1885 John W. Davis (Democrat) May 1887 Royal C. Taft (Republican) May 1888 H. W. Ladd (Republican) May 1889 John W. Davis (Democrat)May 1890 H. W. Ladd (Republican) May 1891 D. Russell Brown (Republican)May 1892-96 Charles W. Lippitt (Republican)May 1896-97 Elisha Dyer (Republican)May 1897-1900 William Gregory (Republican) 1900-1901 United States Senators. Name. No. of Congress. Term. Theodore Foster1st to 8th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Rhode Island, (search)
r to act independently of the Republican party......Oct. 18, 1882 Amendment to the State constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, goes into effect......July 1, 1886 Compulsory education act passed requiring at least twelve weeks of school attendance, six of them consecutive, by all children between seven and fifteen years of age......1887 Arbor Day established as a legal holiday......1887 City of Woonsocket incorporated......1888 Bourn amendment to the State constitution, abolishing property qualification for electors, proclaimed by governor......November, 1888 State agricultural school established by act of legislature......1888 Vote at April election for governor: John W. Davis, Democrat, 21,289; H. W. Ladd, Republican, 16,870; James H. Chace, Law Enforcement party, 3,597; H. H. Richardson, Prohibition, 1,346. There being no choice, the legislature chose H. W. Ladd......May 28, 1889 Prohibitory amendment rescin