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William Greene (colonial governor)

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on Aquidneck island in Newport County. Another major issue facing the colony was the war against France and Spain, for which the colony was expected to share in the defense of the Crown. When England declared war against France on 31 March 1744, the colony manned forts and reinforced them with guns and ammunition. Commodore Warren, with the aid of Rhode Island forces, laid siege to
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One of the important issues of Greene's first term in office concerned the boundary lines of the colony. Several geographic boundaries were adjusted, and the towns of Barrington, Warren and Bristol were added under Bristol county, and the towns of Tiverton and Little Compton were added to the towns
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Greene was made a freeman of the colony in 1718, and at the age of 32 was elected a deputy from Warwick in 1727, which office he held for five years. He was the clerk of the county court in Providence and speaker of the Rhode Island Assembly in 1734 and 1739. In 1728 he was appointed, along with
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Gorton, Smith and Dexter were presidents of Providence and Warwick only, since Coddington had received a commission to remove Newport and Portsmouth from their jurisdiction, valid from 1651 to 1654; before and after these dates the President presided over all four towns of the colony. Dudley
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became the governor, and Greene became the new Deputy Governor, which office he held until his own election to governor in May 1743. This was one of the rare cases when a Rhode Island governor did not come from the island of
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of Warwick, who had spent most of his long life as a public servant, including 10 years as the Deputy Governor of the colony. His great-grandfather, also named
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presided over the "Narragansett Country" only, later to become Washington County, Rhode Island; Andros subsequently presided over the entire colony.
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During Greene's third term, the colony had divided into two hostile camps. The leaders of the two divisions were both future governors,
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William Greene married his second cousin, Catharine Greene, the daughter of Benjamin and Susanna (Holden) Greene, a granddaughter of
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The use of paper money was a contentious issue during Greene's administrations. This bill was used after the Revolution.
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John Mumford of Newport, to survey the boundary line between the Rhode Island and Connecticut colonies. When Governor
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William Greene was the son of Samuel Greene (1671–1720) and Mary Gorton Greene (1673–1732), and grandson of
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Clerk of Providence County Court, Speaker of Rhode Island Assembly, Deputy Governor,
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The couple had six children, five of whom survived to adulthood. Their son,
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Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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became the second governor after Rhode Island became a state.
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William Greene Sr. (1695 - 1758) 13: 2553:Colonial governors of Rhode Island 1812:Governor of Newport and Portsmouth 1747:Colonial Governors of Rhode Island 1627:Bicknell, Thomas Williams (1920). 564:17. Mary Hooker (c 1564 - c. 1625) 14: 2574: 1695: 1682:. Rhode Island Historical Society 1200:14. Richard Carder (died c. 1676) 1780: 1396: 1382: 1368: 1596: 407:where the towns of Newport and 41:23rd, 25th, 27th, and 29th 1033:6. Benjamin Gorton (died 1699) 757:10. William Almy (1601 - 1676) 697:2. Samuel Greene (1671 - 1720) 450:Catharine Greene, portrait by 1: 2563:Greene family of Rhode Island 1638:Turner, Henry Edward (1877). 1427: 954:24. Thomas Gorton (died 1611) 472: 1680:"William Greene (1695-1758)" 1141:3. Mary Gorton (1673 - 1732) 1066:26. John Mayplet (born 1581) 7: 1650:william greene governor RI. 1361: 1251:7. 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Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Richard Ward
Gideon Wanton
Gideon Wanton
Gideon Wanton
Gideon Wanton
Stephen Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins
Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Richard Ward
Richard Ward
Joseph Whipple Jr.
Warwick
Rhode Island
Providence
Rhode Island
Governor Greene Cemetery
Governor
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence
Warwick
John Greene Jr.
John Greene Sr.
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Warwick
colony of Rhode Island
Samuel Gorton
Providence

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