Arthur Fenner

Arthur Fenner (December 10, 1745  October 15, 1805) was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805. He has the seventh longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,641 days. Fenner was a prominent Country Party (Anti-federalist) leader. Around 1764, Fenner joined several others as a petitioner for the chartering of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the original name for Brown University).

Arthur Fenner
4th Governor of Rhode Island
In office
May 5, 1790  October 15, 1805
Lieutenant GovernorSamuel J. Potter
George Brown
Samuel J. Potter
Paul Mumford
Preceded byJohn Collins
Succeeded byHenry Smith
Personal details
Born(1745-12-10)December 10, 1745
Providence, Colony of Rhode Island, British America
DiedOctober 15, 1805(1805-10-15) (aged 59)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting placeNorth Burial Ground
Political partyCountry Party
SpouseAmey Comstock
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