Judge of Newport
Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island colony
- William Coddington 28 April 1639 - 14 March 1640
This is a list of the judges, presidents, and governors of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations from 1638 to 1776.
The Rhode Island Charter was suspended from 1686-1689. During this time, Sir Edmund Andros served as Governor of the Dominion of New England, which included Rhode Island. Andros was deposed on April 18, 1689.
Vacant 20 December 1686 - 27 February 1690
Note - the Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663 remained in effect until the Constitution of Rhode Island was ratified in 1842. For a list of governors of Rhode Island from 1775 to the present see List of governors of Rhode Island.
| Judges of Portsmouth (1638–1640) |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Judge of Newport (1639–1640) | ||
| Governor of Newport and Portsmouth (1640–1647) | ||
| Chief Officer (Providence and Warwick) (1644–1647) | ||
| Presidents of Rhode Island (Patent of 1644) (1647–1663) | ||
| Governors of Newport and Portsmouth (Coddington Commission) (1651–1654) | ||
| Governors of Rhode Island (Royal Charter of 1663) (1663–1686) | ||
| Governors under Dominion of New England (1686–1689) | ||
| Governors of Rhode Island (Royal Charter of 1663) (1690–1776) | ||
Italics Gorton, Smith and Dexter were presidents of Providence and Warwick only, since Coddington had received a commission to remove Newport and Portsmouth from their jurisdiction, valid from 1651 to 1654; before and after these dates the President presided over all four towns of the colony. Dudley presided over the "Narragansett Country" only, later to become Washington County, Rhode Island; Andros subsequently presided over the entire colony. | ||
