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82:Governor of Rhode Island (Portsmouth and Newport)
18:Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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223:of Newport; 22 May 1660 - 22 May 1662
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160:of Newport; 16 May 1648 - 22 May 1649
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471:of Warwick; 4 May 1748 - 7 May 1755
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447:of Warwick; 4 May 1743 - 1 May 1745
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108:Presidents under the Patent of 1643
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535:Note - the
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1143:Categories
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651:Hutchinson
646:Coddington
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