James Fenner

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James Fenner

7th, 11th, and 17th Governor of Rhode Island
In office May 1807 – May 1811
Preceded by	Isaac Wilbour
Succeeded by	William Jones
In office May 1824 – May 1831
Preceded by	William C. Gibbs
Succeeded by	Lemuel H. Arnold
In office May 1843 – May 1845
Preceded by	Samuel Ward King
Succeeded by	Charles Jackson
United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office March 4, 1805 – September 1807
Preceded by	Christopher Ellery
Succeeded by	Elisha Mathewson
33rd Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office 1819–1819
Preceded by	Tristam Burges
Succeeded by	Isaac Wilbour
Personal details
Born	(1771-01-22)January 22, 1771 Providence, Rhode Island
Died	April 17, 1846(1846-04-17) (aged 75) Providence, Rhode Island
Political party	Democratic-Republican

James Fenner (January 22, 1771 – April 17, 1846) was an American politician who served as an United States Senator as well as the seventh, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island (on three separate occasions). He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.

Fenner was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University in 1789, and was married to Sarah Whipple Jenckes (his first cousin, once removed) on 17 November 1792. He served as United States senator from 1805 to 1807, then gave up his senatorship to become Governor of Rhode Island, two years after his father died in office. Fenner served as governor from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. In his final term, Fenner became the first governor to serve under the Rhode Island Constitution, adopted in 1842.

Fenner died in his mansion "What Cheer" in 1846, and was interred in the North Burial Ground in Providence.

Fenner had four children with his wife, Sarah Jenckes:

Almira Theodosia (17 January 1793 – 10 October 1872)
Sarah
Freelove (ca. 1799 – 2 August 1817)
Arthur (ca. 1810 – 8 March 1832)

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Political offices
Preceded by Isaac Wilbour	Governor of Rhode Island 1807 – 1811	Succeeded by William Jones
Preceded by William C. Gibbs	Governor of Rhode Island 1824 – 1831	Succeeded by Lemuel H. Arnold
Preceded by Samuel Ward King	Governor of Rhode Island 1843 – 1845	Succeeded by Charles Jackson
United States Senate
Preceded by Christopher Ellery	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island 1805–1807 Served alongside: Benjamin Howland	Succeeded by Elisha Mathewson

v t e Governors of Rhode Island

	Cooke Greene Collins A. Fenner H. Smith Wilbour J. Fenner Jones Knight Gibbs J. Fenner Arnold Francis Sprague III King Dorr J. Fenner Jackson Diman Harris Anthony Allen Dimond Hoppin Dyer Turner Sprague IV Cozzens J. Smith Burnside Padelford Howard H. Lippitt Van Zandt Littlefield Bourn Wetmore Davis Taft Ladd Davis Ladd Brown C. Lippitt Dyer, Jr. Gregory Kimball Garvin Utter Higgins Pothier Beeckman San Souci Flynn Pothier Case Green Quinn Vanderbilt McGrath Pastore McKiernan Roberts Del Sesto Notte J. Chafee Licht Noel Garrahy DiPrete Sundlun Almond Carcieri L. Chafee

v t e United States Senators from Rhode Island

Class 1	Foster Potter Howland Malbone Champlin Hunter De Wolf Robbins Dixon I Sprague III Francis A. Greene James Simmons Arnold Sprague IV Burnside Aldrich Lippitt Gerry Hebert Gerry McGrath Leahy Pastore J. Chafee L. Chafee Whitehouse

Class 2	Stanton Bradford R. Greene Ellery Fenner Mathewson Howell Burrill Knight Simmons Clarke Allen Anthony Sheffield Chace Dixon III Wetmore Colt Metcalf Green Pell Reed

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 6290000 LCCN: n82159288

Persondata
Name	Fenner, James
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	22 January 1771
Place of birth	Providence, Rhode Island
Date of death	17 April 1846
Place of death	Providence, Rhode Island

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