Lemuel H. Arnold Explained

Lemuel Hastings Arnold
Order1:12th
Office1:Governor of Rhode Island
Term Start1:May 4, 1831
Term End1:May 1, 1833
Lieutenant1:Charles Collins
Predecessor1:James Fenner
Successor1:John Brown Francis
Order2:Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 2nd district
Term Start2:March 4, 1845
Term End2:March 3, 1847
Predecessor2:Elisha R. Potter
Successor2:Benjamin Babock Thurston
Office3:Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Term3:1826–1831
Birth Date:January 29, 1792
Birth Place:St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Death Date:June 27, 1852 (aged 60)
Death Place:South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Resting Place:Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
Party:Whig
Spouse:Sally Lyman Arnold
Catherine Shannard Arnold
Relations:Jonathan Arnold
Theodore F. Green
Isaac P. Rodman
Children:Richard Arnold
Sally Lyman Arnold
Alma Mater:Dartmouth College
Profession:Law

Lemuel Hastings Arnold (January 29, 1792June 27, 1852) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A Whig, he served as the 12th Governor of the State of Rhode Island and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early life

Arnold was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the son of Congress of the Confederation delegate Jonathan Arnold and Cynthia (Hastings) Arnold.[1] His father died soon after his birth, and Arnold's mother moved the family to Rhode Island. He attended the local schools and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1811. Arnold then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1814. He began the practice of law in Providence, Rhode Island, and practiced law there for seven years before becoming involved in manufacturing.[2]

Career

He began his political career as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, serving in the State House from 1826 to 1831.[2] In 1831, he was elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island, and served as governor from 1831 to 1833.[3] Arnold also served as a member of the Rhode Island Executive Council during the Dorr Rebellion from 1842 to 1843.[4]

Following an unsuccessful attempt for a seat in the United States Senate in 1845, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Whig Party and served one term from 1845 to 1847.[5]

After leaving politics, he practiced law in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, until his death on June 27, 1852.[6] He is interred in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.[7]

Family life

Arnold was the great-great-uncle of U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green.[8]

Arnold married Sally Lyman, and they had nine children.[9] Their son, Richard Arnold, was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Their daughter, Sally Lyman Arnold, was married to Union Brig. Gen. Isaac P. Rodman, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.[10] After his wife Sally's death, Arnold married Catherine Shannard.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARNOLD, Jonathan, (1741 - 1793). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . April 1, 2014.
  2. Book: Brown, John Howard. Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Volume 1. 1900. James H. Lamb Company. 123.
  3. Book: U.S. Government Printing Office. Congressional Serial Set. 1903. U.S. Government Printing Office. 366.
  4. Book: United States. Congress, and Enyart, O. M.. A biographical congressional directory, 1774 to 1903: The Continental Congress: September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, inclusive. The United States Congress: the First Congress to the Fifty-seventh Congress, March 4, 1903, inclusive. 1903. Govt print. off.. 36.
  5. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. James T White & Co.. 1899. 395.
  6. Book: Lanman, Charles and Morrison, Joseph M.. Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: From Original and Official Sources. 1887. J.M. Morrison. 13.
  7. Web site: Notable Persons Interred at Swan Point Cemetery. Swan Point Cemetery . April 1, 2014.
  8. Web site: GREEN, Theodore Francis, (1867 - 1966). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . April 1, 2014.
  9. Web site: History of Washington and Kent Counties, Rhode Island. Rhode Island USGenWeb. April 1, 2014.
  10. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. James T White & Co.. 1899. 396.
  11. Book: Capace, Nancy. The Encyclopedia of Rhode Island. 2001. North American Book Dist LLC. 174. 9780403096107.