Henry Lippitt (October 9, 1818 – June 5, 1891) was the 33rd

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from 1875 to 1877.

Family

Lippitt was the son of Warren Lippitt and Eliza (Seamans) Lippitt, married to Mary Ann Balch. Lippitt was the father of

Charles Warren Lippitt Charles Warren Lippitt (October 8, 1846 – April 4, 1924) was an American politician and the 44th Governor of Rhode Island. Early life Lippitt was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 8, 1846. He graduated from Brown University. Later, ...

, another Rhode Island Governor, and the father of Henry F. Lippitt, a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island; the grandfather of Rhode Island House Minority Leader Frederick Lippitt;The Political Graveyard, Greene-Lippitt family of Rhode Island
/ref> the great-grandfather of

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, another Rhode Island Governor, U.S. Senator and

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); and the great-great-grandfather of

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, the former U.S. Senator and governor of Rhode Island.

Business

Lippitt was the president of the Lippitt Woolen Company and owned various

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

s, including Lippitt Mill in West Warwick and the Hanora Mills and Social Mill in Woonsocket. He was also a vice president of the Rhode Island Institution for Savings and the president of the Rhode Island National Bank.

Governorship

Lippitt was a Republican and succeeded fellow Republican Henry Howard as

governor of Rhode Island The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Democrat Dan McKee. In their capac ...

on May 25, 1875. He was governor for two years and was then succeeded by another Republican,

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, on May 29, 1877.

Home

Lippitt Mansion, Hope Street, Providence RI

The Governor Henry Lippitt House is located on the East Side of

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. Completed in 1865, it was designated a

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in 1976, and in 1981 was donated by the Lippitt family to Preserve Rhode Island.

References

External links

Rhode Island Historical Society: Lippitt Family PapersNational Park Service: Henry Lippitt HousePreserve Rhode Island: Lippitt House Museum
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RhodeTour: Jeanie Lippitt Weeden "Her Mother's Triumph"
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