Henry Smith (Rhode Island)

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Henry Smith (February 10, 1766 - June 28, 1818) was the acting governor of Rhode Island from October 15, 1805 to May 7, 1806. He succeeded to the governorship on the death of Arthur Fenner.

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Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.

The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 9. New York: James T. White & Company.

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