Stephen Hopkins was a Founding Father of the United States, a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Continental Association and Declaration of Independence. He was from a prominent Rhode Island family, the grandson of William Hopkins who was a prominent colonial politician. His great-grandfather Thomas Hopkins was an original settler of Providence Plantations, sailing from England in 1635 with his cousin Benedict Arnold, who became the first governor of the Rhode Island colony under the Royal Charter of 1663.
Peleg Arnold (1751–1820) was a lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island. He represented Rhode Island as a delegate to the Continental Congress in the 1787–1788 session. He later served as the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from June 1795 to June 1809, and from May 1810 to May 1812.
The Rhode Island Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, all selected by the Governor of Rhode Island from candidates vetted by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Each justice enjoys lifetime tenure and no mandatory retirement age, similar to Federal judges. Justices may be removed only if impeached for improper conduct by a vote of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and convicted by trial in the Rhode Island Senate.
William Smith was an American lawyer and jurist.
Jabez Bowen, Sr. was an American shipper, slave trader and politician. He was a militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War, and served as Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Joshua Babcock (1707–1783) was a physician, American Revolution general, Rhode Island Supreme Court justice, and postmaster from Westerly, Rhode Island.
Events from the year 1790 in the United States.
The Dwight family of New England had many members who were military leaders, educators, jurists, authors, businessmen and clergy.
William Greene Jr. was the second governor of the state of Rhode Island, serving in this capacity for eight years, five of which were during the American Revolutionary War. From a prominent Rhode Island family, his father, William Greene Sr., had served 11 terms as a colonial governor of Rhode Island. His great-grandfather, John Greene Jr. served for ten years as deputy governor of the colony, and his great-great-grandfather, John Greene Sr. was a founding settler of both Providence and Warwick.
Gideon Cornell (1710–1766) was a farmer, trader and judge who became the first Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, serving from 1747 to 1749.
Charles Matteson was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1875 to 1900, serving as chief justice from 1891 to 1900.
Joseph Russell was an American silversmith and public official who served as chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1765 to May 1767, and again from May 1768 to June 1769. He also served as an associate justice from May 1751 to August 1763, and again from May 1774 to August 1776.
Thomas Durfee was an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1865 to January 1875, and chief justice from January 1875 to 1891.
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The 1815 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 19, 1815.
Joseph Kinnicutt Angell was an American legal writer born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts, and was admitted to the bar association of Rhode Island in 1816. Angell stayed in London from 1820 to 1822 to attend a case about an estate before the Court of Chancery. There, he spent most of his time at the Palace of Westminster and the Oxford University library, ultimately deciding to be a legal writer. He wrote various books and articles on topics that included property in tidewaters, incorporeal hereditaments, limitations of actions, and corporate tax. He served as the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island from 1845 to 1849. During his term, he published two pamphlets about various cases of the supreme court. He died on May 1, 1857, in Boston, Massachusetts.
