Seal of the lieutenant governor The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is Sabina Matos , who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after Daniel McKee succeeded to the office of governor. The first lieutenant governor was George Brown .
In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets .
Seven lieutenant governors have served during a vacancy in the office of governor under the current 1842 constitution: Francis M. Dimond (1853), William C. Cozzens (1863), Charles D. Kimball (1901), Norman Case (1928), John Pastore (1945), and John S. McKiernan (1950).[1]
John Clarke , Deputy Governor 1669–70, 1671–72William Brenton , of Newport; November 1663 – 2 May 1666Nicholas Easton , of Newport; 2 May 1666 – 5 May 1669John Clarke , of Newport; 5 May 1669 – 4 May 1670Nicholas Easton , of Newport; 4 May 1670 – 3 May 1671John Clarke , of Newport; 3 May 1671 – 1 May 1672John Cranston , of Newport; 1 May 1672 – 7 May 1673William Coddington , of Newport; 7 May 1673 – 6 May 1674John Easton , of Newport; 6 May 1674 – April 1676John Cranston , of Newport; 3 May 1676 – 8 November 1678 (became governor)James Barker , of Newport; 8 November 1678 – 7 May 1679Walter Clarke , of Newport; 7 May 1679 – 5 May 1686John Coggeshall, Jr. , of Newport; 5 May 1686 – June 1686The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.
William Bradford , last deputy governor of the colony and first deputy governor of the stateJohn Coggeshall, Jr. , of Newport; 18 April 1689 – 7 May 1690John Greene, Jr. , of Warwick; 7 May 1690 – May 1, 1700Walter Clarke , of Newport; May 1, 1700 – May 23, 1714 (died in office)Henry Tew , of Newport; June 15, 1714 – May 3, 1715Joseph Jenckes , of Providence; May 3, 1715 – May 3, 1721John Wanton , of Newport; May 3, 1721 – May 2, 1722Joseph Jenckes , of Providence; May 2, 1722 – May 3, 1727Jonathan Nichols , of Newport; May 3, 1727 – August 2, 1727 (died in office)Thomas Frye , of East Greenwich; August 22, 1727 – May 7, 1729John Wanton , of Newport; May 7, 1729 – May 5, 1734George Hazard , of S. Kingstown; May 5, 1734 – before May 22, 1738 (died in office)Daniel Abbott , of Providence; July 5, 1738 – May 1, 1740Richard Ward , of Newport; May 1, 1740 – July 15, 1740 (became governor)William Greene , of Newport; July 15, 1740 – May 4, 1743Joseph Whipple, Jr. , of Newport; May 4, 1743 – May 1, 1745William Robinson , of S. Kingstown; May 1, 1745 – May 7, 1746Joseph Whipple, Jr. , of Newport; May 7, 1746 – May 6, 1747William Robinson , of S. Kingstown; May 6, 1747 – May 4, 1748William Ellery, Sr. , of Newport; May 4, 1748 – May 2, 1750Robert Hazard , of S. Kingstown; May 2, 1750 – May 1, 1751Joseph Whipple, III , of Newport; May 1, 1751 – November 2, 1753 (resigned)Jonathan Nichols, Jr. , of Newport; November 2, 1753 – May 1, 1754John Gardner , of Newport; May 1, 1754 – May 7, 1755Jonathan Nichols, Jr. , of Newport; May 7, 1755 – September 1756 (died in office)John Gardner , of Newport; September 6, 1756 – January 1764 (died in office)Joseph Wanton, Jr. , of Newport; February 27, 1764 – May 1, 1765Elisha Brown , of N. Providence; May 1, 1765 – May 6, 1767Joseph Wanton, Jr. , of Newport; May 6, 1767 – May 4, 1768Nicholas Cooke , of Providence; May 4, 1768 – May 3, 1769Darius Sessions , of Providence; May 3, 1769 – May 3, 1775Nicholas Cooke , of Providence; May 3, 1775 – November 7, 1775 (became governor)William Bradford , of Bristol; November 7, 1775 – May 6, 1778
Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of Rhode Island
The title of the office was changed to Lieutenant Governor in 1798.
Lieutenant governors under the constitution, 1843–present
Unusual candidacies
During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island submitted Bob Healey as candidate for lieutenant governor. He ran on the proposition that he would attempt to abolish the office of lieutenant governor itself.[2]
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