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James Fenner
James Fenner
	Official Rhode Island State House portrait by James Sullivan Lincoln
7th, 11th, and 17th Governor of Rhode Island
	In office; May 6, 1807 – May 1, 1811
Lieutenant	Constant Taber; Simeon Martin; Isaac Wilbour
Preceded by	Isaac Wilbour
Succeeded by	William Jones
	In office; May 5, 1824 – May 4, 1831
Lieutenant	Charles Collins
Preceded by	William C. Gibbs
Succeeded by	Lemuel H. Arnold
	In office; May 2, 1843 – May 6, 1845
Lieutenant	Byron Diman
Preceded by	Samuel Ward King
Succeeded by	Charles Jackson
United States Senator; from Rhode Island
	In office; March 4, 1805 – September 1807
Preceded by	Christopher Ellery
Succeeded by	Elisha Mathewson
33rd Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
	In office; 1819–1819
Preceded by	Tristam Burges
Succeeded by	Isaac Wilbour
Personal details
Born	January 22, 1771; Providence, Colony of Rhode Island, British America (now Rhode Island, U.S.)
Died	April 17, 1846 (aged 75); Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Other political; affiliations	Law and Order

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James Fenner (January 22, 1771 – April 17, 1846) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator as well as the 7th, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island (on three occasions). He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.

Biography

Fenner was born in Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He graduated from Brown University in 1789, and was married to Sarah Whipple Jenckes (his first cousin, once removed) on November 17, 1792. He served as United States senator from 1805 to 1807, then gave up his senatorship to become Governor of Rhode Island, two years after his father died in office. Fenner served as governor from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. Fenner was elected to his first two terms as a Democratic-Republican and as his third term as a member of the Law and Order Party of Rhode Island. In his final term, Fenner became the first governor to serve under the Rhode Island Constitution, adopted in 1842.

Fenner died in his mansion "What Cheer" in 1846, and was interred in the North Burial Ground in Providence.

Fenner had four children with his wife, Sarah Jenckes:

Almira Theodosia (January 17, 1793 – October 10, 1872)
Sarah
Freelove (ca. 1799 – August 2, 1817)
Arthur (ca. 1810 – March 8, 1832)

External links

United States Congress. "James Fenner (id: F000074)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Gov. James Fenner in the Fenner Genealogy
James Fenner at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Peleg Arnold	Democratic-Republican Party nominee for Governor of Rhode Island 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812	Vacant Title next held by Peleg Arnold
First	Democratic nominee for Governor of Rhode Island 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832	Succeeded by John Brown Francis
First	Law and Order nominee for Governor of Rhode Island 1843, 1844, 1845	Succeeded by Byron Diman
Political offices
Preceded by Isaac Wilbour	Governor of Rhode Island 1807–1811	Succeeded by William Jones
Preceded by William C. Gibbs	Governor of Rhode Island 1824–1831	Succeeded by Lemuel H. Arnold
Preceded by Samuel Ward King	Governor of Rhode Island 1843–1845	Succeeded by Charles Jackson
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Christopher Ellery	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island 1805–1807 Served alongside: Benjamin Howland	Succeeded by Elisha Mathewson

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-'''James Fenner''' (January 22, 1771{{spaced ndash}}April 17, 1846) was an [[United States|American]] politician who served as an [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] as well as the seventh, 11th and 17th [[Governor of Rhode Island]] (on three separate occasions). He was the son of [[Arthur Fenner]], the fourth governor of Rhode Island.
+'''James Fenner''' (January 22, 1771{{spaced ndash}}April 17, 1846) was an American politician who served as a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] as well as the 7th, 11th and 17th [[Governor of Rhode Island]] (on three occasions). He was the son of [[Arthur Fenner]], the fourth governor of Rhode Island.
+==Biography==
-Fenner was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. He graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1789, and was married to Sarah Whipple Jenckes (his first cousin, once removed) on 17 November 1792. He served as United States senator from 1805 to 1807, then gave up his senatorship to become Governor of Rhode Island, two years after his father died in office. Fenner served as governor from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. Fenner was elected to his first two terms as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] and as his third term as a member of the [[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island]]. In his final term, Fenner became the first governor to serve under the [[Rhode Island Constitution]], adopted in 1842.
+[[File:Coat of Arms of Arthur Fenner.svg|150px|left|thumb|Coat of Arms of Arthur Fenner]]
+Fenner was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] in the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]. He graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1789, and was married to Sarah Whipple Jenckes (his first cousin, once removed) on November 17, 1792. He served as United States senator from 1805 to 1807, then gave up his senatorship to become Governor of Rhode Island, two years after his father died in office. Fenner served as governor from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. Fenner was elected to his first two terms as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] and as his third term as a member of the [[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island]]. In his final term, Fenner became the first governor to serve under the [[Rhode Island Constitution]], adopted in 1842.
 Fenner died in his mansion "What Cheer" in 1846, and was interred in the [[North Burial Ground]] in Providence.
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 Fenner had four children with his wife, Sarah Jenckes:
-*Almira Theodosia (17 January 1793 – 10 October 1872)
+*Almira Theodosia (January 17, 1793 – October 10, 1872)
 *Sarah
-*Freelove (ca. 1799 – 2 August 1817)
+*Freelove (ca. 1799 – August 2, 1817)
-*Arthur (ca. 1810 – 8 March 1832)
+*Arthur (ca. 1810 – March 8, 1832)
 ==External links==
 {{Portal|United States|New England|Rhode Island|Biography}}
 {{congbio|F000074}}
-*[http://fennerfamilytree.wikispaces.com/JamesFenner1771-1846 Gov. James Fenner in the Fenner Genealogy]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150719093053/http://fennerfamilytree.wikispaces.com/JamesFenner1771-1846 Gov. James Fenner in the Fenner Genealogy]
 * {{Find a Grave|6947385}}
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v t e United States senators from Rhode Island
Class 1	Foster Potter Howland Malbone Champlin Hunter DeWolf Robbins Dixon I Sprague III Francis A. Greene James Simmons Arnold Sprague IV Burnside Aldrich Lippitt Gerry Hebert Gerry McGrath Leahy Pastore J. Chafee L. Chafee Whitehouse
Class 2	Stanton Bradford R. Greene Ellery Fenner Mathewson Howell Burrill Knight Simmons Clarke Allen Anthony Sheffield Chace Dixon III Wetmore Colt Metcalf Green Pell Reed

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