Samuel G. Arnold
| Samuel G. Arnold | |
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| United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
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In office December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | James F. Simmons |
| Succeeded by | William Sprague |
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office 1852 – 1853 1861–1862 | |
| Governor |
Philip Allen William Sprague IV |
| Preceded by |
William B. Lawrence J. Russell Bullock |
| Succeeded by |
Francis M. Dimond Seth Padelford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Samuel Greene Arnold, Jr. April 12, 1821 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died |
February 14, 1880 (aged 58) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Brown University Harvard University (Law) |
| Profession | Law, History |
Samuel Greene Arnold, Jr. (April 12, 1821 – February 14, 1880) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he received his early education under private tutors, and graduated from Brown University in 1841 and, in 1845, the law department of Harvard University, gaining admission to the bar that year. He was a lawyer and historian, and was trustee of Brown University from 1848 to 1880.
He married his cousin, Louisa Gindrat Arnold (1828–1905), the daughter of his father's uncle, Richard J. Arnold (1796–1873). Of Louisa he wrote that "...I have brought up my cousin for years to make her my wife, for I am so fastidious & particular on that matter that I knew I never should find a lady to suit me in all respects unless I educated her for the purpose. This is an original idea to be sure..." [1]
Career
Arnold was elected lieutenant governor of Rhode Island in 1852 and served as Acting Governor. In 1859, He was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.,[2] where he wrote a book called the History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1859. He was a member of the peace commission held at Washington, D.C. in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
In March 1861 Arnold was again elected Lieutenant-Governor after being nominated by the Constitutional Union and Democratic Conventions.[3] Arnold was again elected Lieutenant-Governor in 1862. During the Civil War he raised a company of light artillery which went to Washington D.C. and was mustered into the Union Army. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James F. Simmons, and served from December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1863. After his time in the Senate he returned to historical research and was president of the Rhode Island Historical Society from 1868 to 1880. Arnold died in Providence in 1880; interment was in Swan Point Cemetery.
Theodore Francis Green, Samuel Arnold's grandnephew, was also a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
Samuel Greene Arnold was the author of the 2-volume History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations published in 1859-60.
References
- ↑ Arnold, Samuel G. (16 March 1847), Paris, France Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Politics", New York Times, (7, March 1861), p. 4 Check date values in:
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- Samuel G. Arnold at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-14
External links
- "Samuel G. Arnold". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- Samuel G. and Louisa G. Arnold papers
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by William B. Lawrence |
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1852–1853 |
Succeeded by Francis M. Dimond |
| Preceded by J. Russell Bullock |
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1861–1862 |
Succeeded by Seth Padelford |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by James F. Simmons |
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 Served alongside: Henry B. Anthony |
Succeeded by William Sprague IV |
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