Arthur Fenner
Arthur Fenner | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office May 5, 1790 – October 15, 1805 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Samuel J. Potter George Brown Samuel J. Potter Paul Mumford |
| Preceded by | John Collins |
| Succeeded by | Henry Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1745 Providence, Colony of Rhode Island, British America |
| Died | October 15, 1805 (aged 59) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | North Burial Ground |
| Party | Country Party |
| Spouse | Amey Comstock |
Arthur Fenner (December 10, 1745 – October 15, 1805) was an American politician who served as the fourth Governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until his death in 1805. He has the ninth longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,641 days, and the longest uninterrupted one. Fenner was a prominent Country Party (Anti-Federalist) leader. Around 1764, Fenner joined several others as a petitioner for the chartering of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the original name for Brown University).