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Welcome Arnold
Welcome Arnold (March 24, 1745 – September 29, 1798) was a colonial American politician and merchant. Early life Arnold was born on March 24, 1745. He was one of twelve children born to Jonathan Arnold (1709–1796) and Abigail ( Smith) Arnold (1714–1801). His sister, Elizabeth Arnold, married Samuel Arnold (son of Joseph Arnold), and another sister, Abigail Arnold, married Nathaniel Greene (son of Caleb Greene). His maternal grandparents were Benjamin Smith and Mercy ( Angell) Smith. His paternal grandparents were Arnold and Sarah ( Parrish) Arnold. He was a descendant of William Arnold, one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Career In 1772 he was elected a Deputy to the Rhode Island Assembly from Smithfield, at which time he was also appointed a justice of the peace. In 1778 he was again elected as a Representative to the Assembly from Providence and was reelected up until his death in 1798. Arnold, a member of the Sons o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Speakers Of The Rhode Island House Of Representatives
The speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives is the highest official in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. History From 1663 until 1842, Rhode Island's governing state constitution was its original colonial charter granted by King Charles II of England, a political anomaly considering that while most states during the War of Independence and afterwards wrote scores of new constitutions with their newly found independence in mind, Rhode Island instead continued with a document stamped by an English king. By the 1840s, Rhode Island was the only state whose official legal document was passed by a foreign monarch and the document essentially restricted voting rights to a very small population of elite, rural, landowning native-born white males. In September 1842, a Constitutional Convention was held at the Colony House in Newport to confront the issue of expanding suffrage. When the constitution was put to a public vote in November 1842, voters rejected that vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |