Law and Order Party of Rhode Island
Encyclopedia
The Law and Order Party of Rhode Island was a short-lived political party in the U.S. state of Rhode Island
in the 1840s, brought into existence as a consequence of the Dorr Rebellion
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Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
in the 1840s, brought into existence as a consequence of the Dorr Rebellion
Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion was a short-lived armed insurrection in the U.S. state of Rhode Island led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who was agitating for changes to the state's electoral system.- Precursors :...
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Elected office-holders
- Governor James FennerJames FennerJames Fenner was an American politician who served as an United States Senator as well as the seventh, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island . He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.Fenner was born in Providence, Rhode Island...
(1843-1845) - Governor Byron DimanByron DimanByron Diman was an American politician, 19th Governor of Rhode IslandDiman was born in Bristol, Rhode Island on August 5, 1795. He worked in a counting-house for over two decades. He was then engaged in the whaling and mill businesses. He served in the Rhode Island Militia and later became...
(1846-1847) - United States Senator John B. Francis (1843-1845)
- United States Representative Henry Y. CranstonHenry Y. CranstonHenry Young Cranston was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, brother of Robert B. Cranston.Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Cranston attended the public schools....
(1843-1847) - during his second term serve as a WhigWhig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
) - United States Representative Elisha R. PotterElisha R. PotterElisha Reynolds Potter was a statesman and jurist from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives. His father, Elisha Reynolds Potter, also served in the US Congress. He was a member of the...
(1843-1845)