Benjamin Newberry

Benjamin Newberry
3rd Speaker of the House of Deputies (now Representatives) in the Rhode Island General Assembly
In office
February 1699 – April 1700
Preceded byJoseph Jenckes Jr.
Succeeded byJonathan Holmes
Deputy (now Representative) in the Rhode Island General Assembly
In office
1699-1704
ConstituencyNewport
Personal details
BornNovember 3, 1652 (baptized)
West Ilsley, Berkshire, England
DiedNovember 10, 1711(1711-11-10) (aged 59)
Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Spouse(s)Leah (m. c. 1683)
Parents
  • Humphrey Newberry (father)
  • Sarah Newberry (mother)
Occupationmerchant
Known forcolonial diary

Benjamin Newberry (1652–1711) was an English-born American colonial merchant, diarist, and politician who served as the third Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies. A member of Newport's Quaker community, he kept a diary documenting late 17th-century colonial life in Rhode Island.

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