The 1817 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1817. Incumbent

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William Jones ran for election to a seventh term but was defeated by

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nominee

Nehemiah R. Knight Nehemiah Rice Knight (December 31, 1780April 18, 1854) was Governor of Rhode Island and United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston, he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representat ...

General election

Candidates

*Nehemiah R. Knight, Democratic, clerk of the circuit court, collector of customs *William Jones, Federalist, incumbent

Results

County results

References

1817

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