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The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is Sabina Matos, who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after
Daniel McKee Daniel James McKee (born June 16, 1951) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 76th governor of Rhode Island since March 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Rhode Island's 69th lieutenant governor from 2015 to ...
succeeded to the office of governor. The first lieutenant governor was George Brown. In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and
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 ...
are elected on separate tickets. Seven lieutenant governors have served during a vacancy in the office of governor under the current 1842 constitution: Francis M. Dimond (1853), William C. Cozzens (1863), Charles D. Kimball (1901), Norman Case (1928), John Pastore (1945), and John S. McKiernan (1950).


Deputy governors of the

Colony of Rhode Island The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams. It was an English colony from 1636 until 1 ...

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William Brenton William Brenton (c. 1610–1674) was a colonial President, Deputy Governor, and Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and an early settler of Portsmouth and Newport in the Rhode Island colony. Austin and other hist ...
, of Newport; November 1663 – 2 May 1666 * Nicholas Easton, of Newport; 2 May 1666 – 5 May 1669 * John Clarke, of Newport; 5 May 1669 – 4 May 1670 * Nicholas Easton, of Newport; 4 May 1670 – 3 May 1671 * John Clarke, of Newport; 3 May 1671 – 1 May 1672 * John Cranston, of Newport; 1 May 1672 – 7 May 1673 * William Coddington, of Newport; 7 May 1673 – 6 May 1674 * John Easton, of Newport; 6 May 1674 – April 1676 * John Cranston, of Newport; 3 May 1676 – 8 November 1678 (became governor) * James Barker, of Newport; 8 November 1678 – 7 May 1679 * Walter Clarke, of Newport; 7 May 1679 – 5 May 1686 * John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport; 5 May 1686 – June 1686 ''The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.'' * John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport; 18 April 1689 – 7 May 1690 *
John Greene, Jr. John Greene Jr. (1620 – 27 November 1708) was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations who spent almost his entire adult life in the public service of the colony. Born in England, he was the son of John Green ...
, of Warwick; 7 May 1690 – May 1, 1700 * Walter Clarke, of Newport; May 1, 1700 – May 23, 1714 (died in office) * Henry Tew, of Newport; June 15, 1714 – May 3, 1715 * Joseph Jenckes, of Providence; May 3, 1715 – May 3, 1721 * John Wanton, of Newport; May 3, 1721 – May 2, 1722 * Joseph Jenckes, of Providence; May 2, 1722 – May 3, 1727 * Jonathan Nichols, of Newport; May 3, 1727 – August 2, 1727 (died in office) * Thomas Frye, of East Greenwich; August 22, 1727 – May 7, 1729 * John Wanton, of Newport; May 7, 1729 – May 5, 1734 * George Hazard, of S. Kingstown; May 5, 1734 – before May 22, 1738 (died in office) * Daniel Abbott, of Providence; July 5, 1738 – May 1, 1740 * Richard Ward, of Newport; May 1, 1740 – July 15, 1740 (became governor) * William Greene, of Newport; July 15, 1740 – May 4, 1743 * Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport; May 4, 1743 – May 1, 1745 * William Robinson, of S. Kingstown; May 1, 1745 – May 7, 1746 * Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport; May 7, 1746 – May 6, 1747 * William Robinson, of S. Kingstown; May 6, 1747 – May 4, 1748 * William Ellery, Sr., of Newport; May 4, 1748 – May 2, 1750 *
Robert Hazard Robert Hazard (né Rimato, August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008) was an American musician. He wrote, composed, and recorded the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in 1979, which was covered in 1983 by Cyndi Lauper, who turned it into a ...
, of S. Kingstown; May 2, 1750 – May 1, 1751 * Joseph Whipple, III, of Newport; May 1, 1751 – November 2, 1753 (resigned) * Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport; November 2, 1753 – May 1, 1754 * John Gardner, of Newport; May 1, 1754 – May 7, 1755 * Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport; May 7, 1755 – September 1756 (died in office) * John Gardner, of Newport; September 6, 1756 – January 1764 (died in office) * Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport; February 27, 1764 – May 1, 1765 *
Elisha Brown Elisha Brown (25 May 1717 – 20 April 1802) was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was the son of James and Mary (Harris) Brown, and the great grandson of early Rhode Island settler and Baptist ministe ...
, of N. Providence; May 1, 1765 – May 6, 1767 * Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport; May 6, 1767 – May 4, 1768 * Nicholas Cooke, of Providence; May 4, 1768 – May 3, 1769 *
Darius Sessions Darius Sessions (17 August 1717 – 27 April 1809) was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the buildup to the American Revolutionary War. He was heavily involved in moderating the effects of th ...
, of Providence; May 3, 1769 – May 3, 1775 * Nicholas Cooke, of Providence; May 3, 1775 – November 7, 1775 (became governor) * William Bradford, of Bristol; November 7, 1775 – May 6, 1778


Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

The title of the office was changed to ''Lieutenant Governor'' in 1798.


Lieutenant governors under the constitution, 1843–present


Unusual candidacies

During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of
Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
submitted Bob Healey as candidate for lieutenant governor. He ran on the proposition that he would attempt to abolish the office of lieutenant governor itself.


References

{{Rhode Island Lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
Lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...