Lemuel H. Arnold

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Lemuel Hastings Arnold

12th Governor of Rhode Island
In office May 4, 1831 – May 1, 1833
Lieutenant	Charles Collins
Preceded by	James Fenner
Succeeded by	John Brown Francis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	James Fenner
Succeeded by	John Brown Francis
Personal details
Born	January 29, 1792 St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Died	June 27, 1852 (aged 60) South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Resting place	Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
Political party	Whig
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Profession	Law

Lemuel Hastings Arnold (January 29, 1792 – June 27, 1852) was the 12th Governor of the State of Rhode Island, as well as a U.S. Congressman.^[1]

He was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont to Dr. Jonathan & Cynthia (Hastings) Arnold.

A member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1826 to 1831,^[1] he was then elected Governor of Rhode Island and served in that position from 1831 to 1833. Arnold also served as a member of the Rhode Island Executive Council during the Dorr Rebellion from 1842 to 1843. Following an unsuccessful attempt for a seat in the United States Senate in 1845, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Whig Party and served one term from 1845 to 1847.^[2]

Grave of Lemuel Arnold at Swan Point Cemetery, Rhode Island

After leaving politics, he practiced law in South Kingstown, Rhode Island until his death. He was buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.

His son, Richard Arnold, was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War.^[2] His daughter, Sally Lyman Arnold, was married to Union Brig. Gen. Isaac P. Rodman, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.^[3]

Notes

Political offices
Preceded by James Fenner	Governor of Rhode Island 1831 – 1833	Succeeded by John Brown Francis
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Elisha R. Potter	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district 1845-1847	Succeeded by Benjamin Babock Thurston

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

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 26146638 LCCN: n88058439

Persondata
Name	Arnold, Lemuel H.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 29, 1792
Place of birth	St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Date of death	June 27, 1852
Place of death	South Kingstown, Rhode Island

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