Nathaniel Bullock Explained

Nathaniel Bullock
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Governor:Samuel Ward King
Term Start:1842
Term End:1843
Predecessor:Byron Diman
Successor:Byron Diman
Birth Name:Nat McDonald Bullock
Birth Date:1 May 1777
Birth Place:Bristol, Rhode Island
Death Place:Bristol, Rhode Island
Party:Democratic-Republican
Democratic

Nathaniel Bullock (May 1, 1777  - November 13, 1867) was a lawyer, lieutenant governor, of Rhode Island, and Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[1]

Bullock was born to Samuel Bullock (1737-1821) and Silence (Bowen) Bullock (1744-1825) and was part of a prominent extended family in New England.[1] Jonathan Russell Bullock was his son.[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1798.[2]

Bullock ran for governor in 1839, placing second in an election where no candidate received a majority and the office was filled in an acting capacity by Samuel Ward King.[3] He served as Rhode Island's lieutenant governor in 1842 and 1843.[2]

The Library of Congress has a campaign broadside including him on the Democratic Republican and "Farmers' Prox." 1840 ticket.[4]

He was involved with Freeman's Bank and the construction of its bank building in Bristol.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Bullock family of Massachusetts. politicalgraveyard.com.
  2. Web site: Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Rhode Island Historical. Society. June 11, 1899. The Society. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections. smallstatebighistory.com. Russell DeSimone.
  4. Web site: For governor, Thomas F. Carpenter, of Providence. For Lieut. Governor Nathaniel Bullock, of Bristol. For Senators. [ten names] ... 1840.]. Library of Congress.
  5. Web site: Freemen's Bank, Bristol RICurrency.com . 2024-06-03 . en-US.