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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
[[File:Coat of Arms of Arthur Fenner.svg|150px|thumb|Coat of Arms of Arthur Fenner]]
[[File:Coat of Arms of Arthur Fenner.svg|150px|thumb|Coat of Arms of Arthur Fenner]]
Governor Fenner married [[Amey Comstock]] (born [[wikt:circa|ca.]] 1749; died September 5, 1828, in her 80th yr.), daughter of [[Gideon Comstock]] of [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]].
Fenner married [[Amey Comstock]] (circa|1749 September 5, 1828, in her 80th yr.), daughter of [[Gideon Comstock]] of [[Smithfield, Rhode Island]].
His son, [[James Fenner]], gave up his position as a US senator to be elected governor two years after his father’s death. James served from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. Arthur and Amey Fenner were members of the [[First Baptist Church in America]], at Providence. They had five children:
His son, [[James Fenner]], gave up his position as a US senator to be elected governor two years after his father’s death. James served from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. Arthur and Amey Fenner were members of the [[First Baptist Church in America]], at Providence. They had five children:
#[[Arthur Fenner Jr.]] (born November 9, 1766; died September 27, 1837); [[fife (instrument)|fife]]r in various companies; lived at [[Fairfield, New York]], in 1827; married Lydia Sabin (born 1766), daughter of [[Thomas Sabin]], on December 8, 1787. They had Harriet Elizabeth (born February 7, 1805; died May 2, 1829).
#[[Arthur Fenner Jr.]] (November 9, 1766 September 27, 1837); [[fife (instrument)|fife]]r in various companies; lived at [[Fairfield, New York]], in 1827; married Lydia Sabin (born 1766), daughter of [[Thomas Sabin]], on December 8, 1787 had Harriet Elizabeth (February 7, 1805 May 2, 1829)
#Amy (born February 16, 1769; died May 7, 1772, age 3).
#Amy (February 16, 1769 May 7, 1772, age 3)
#[[James Fenner]] (born January 22, 1771; died April 17, 1846); Governor of Rhode Island, married [[Sarah Jenckes]].
#[[James Fenner]] (January 22, 1771 April 17, 1846); Governor of Rhode Island, married [[Sarah Jenckes]]
#Joseph (born {{circa|1773}}; died July 18, 1797, in Providence, age 24).
#Joseph ({{circa|1773}} July 18, 1797, in Providence, age 24)
#Sally (born 1778; died August 21, 1794, at Newport, age 16).
#Sally (1778 August 21, 1794, at Newport, age 16)
==References==
==References==
American politician
Arthur Fenner (December 10, 1745 – October 15, 1805) was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805. He has the seventh longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,641 days.[2] Fenner was a prominent Country Party (Anti-federalist) leader. Around 1764, Fenner joined several others as a petitioner for the chartering of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the original name for Brown University).[3]
Early life[edit]
Fenner was born in 1745 to a prominent family in Providence, Rhode Island, in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the eleventh of twelve children.[4] His parents were Arthur Fenner, Jr. (October 17, 1699 – January 21, 1788)[5] and Mary Olney (September 30, 1704 – March 18, 1756).[5] The Fenner family owned a wharf known as Fenner’s Wharf, where the Gaspee Affair occurred in 1772.[6] The wharf was located near what is now 155 South Main Street in Providence.[4]
His ancestor Captain Arthur Fenner (1622–1703) had been a member of the Town Council, an associate of Roger Williams, and fought in King Philip’s War.[1]
During the American Revolution he served as a lieutenant in Hitchcock’s Regiment in 1775 during the Siege of Boston. He then served as a captain in Babcock’s/Lippitt’s Regiment of Rhode Island state troops in 1776. For many years before becoming governor, Fenner served as the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.[4]
Governorship[edit]
He served as governor of Rhode Island from 1790 to 1805 and died in office. Fenner was governor of Rhode Island when it became the last of the thirteen states to ratify the Constitution on May 29, 1790. The following quote is from the Dictionary of American Biography:
- In March 1790, the contest between Federalists and Anti-Federalists in Rhode Island reached its height, (and) the long-delayed convention to decide upon the adoption of the Constitution (had) been called, (with) Governor Collins having become unpopular in consequence. (With the elections approaching,) Deputy-Governor Owen was offered the governor-ship by the Anti-Federalists, but declined to serve. ‘A movement,’ says Arnold, ‘was made in Providence to form a coalition party. The Newport committee united with them in proposing (to put on the…
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