The Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is Daniel McKee. He assumed office January 6, 2015.
In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.
Deputy Governors of the Colony of Rhode Island
William Brenton, of Newport Nov., 1663 – May, 1666
Nicholas Easton, of Newport May, 1666 – May, 1669
Dr. John Clarke, of Newport May, 1669 – May, 1670
Nicholas Easton, of Newport May, 1670 – May, 1671
Dr. John Clarke, of Newport May, 1671 – May, 1672
John Cranston, of Newport May, 1672 – May, 1673
William Coddington, of Newport May, 1673 – May, 1674
John Easton, of Newport May, 1674 – April, 1676
John Cranston, of Newport May, 1676 – Nov., 1678
James Barker, of Newport Nov., 1678 – May, 1679
Walter Clarke, of Newport May, 1679 – May 1686
John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport May, 1686 – June, 1686
The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.
John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport May, 1689 – May, 1690
John Greene, Jr., of Warwick May, 1690 – May, 1700
Walter Clarke, of Newport May, 1700 – May, 1714, died in office
Henry Tew, of Newport June, 1714 – May, 1715
Joseph Jenckes, of Providence May, 1715 – May, 1721
John Wanton, of Newport May, 1721 – May, 1722
Joseph Jenckes, of Providence May, 1722 – May, 1727
Jonathan Nichols, of Newport May, 1727 – Aug., 1727, died in office
Thomas Frye, of East Greenwich Aug., 1727 – May, 1729
John Wanton, of Newport May, 1729 – May, 1734
George Hazard, of S. Kingstown May, 1734 – June, 1738, died in office
Daniel Abbott, of Providence July, 1738 – May, 1740
Richard Ward, of Newport May, 1740 – July, 1740
William Greene, of Newport July, 1740 – May, 1743
Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport May, 1743 – May, 1745
William Robinson, of S. Kingstown May, 1745 – May, 1746
Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport May, 1746 – May, 1747
William Robinson, of S. Kingstown May, 1747 – May, 1748
William Ellery, Sr., of Newport May, 1748 – May, 1750
Robert Hazard, of S. Kingstown May, 1750 – May, 1751
Joseph Whipple, III, of Newport May, 1751 – Nov., 1753
Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport Nov., 1753 – May, 1754
John Gardner, of Newport May, 1754 – May, 1755
Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport May, 1755 – Sept., 1756, died in office
John Gardner, of Newport Sept., 1756 – Jan., 1764, died in office
Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport Feb., 1764 – May, 1765
Elisha Brown, of N. Providence May, 1765 – May, 1767
Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport May, 1767 – May, 1768
Nicholas Cooke, of Providence May, 1768 – May, 1769
Darius Sessions, of Providence May, 1769 – May, 1775
Nicholas Cooke, of Providence May, 1775 – Nov., 1775
William Bradford, of Bristol Nov., 1775 – May, 1778
Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of Rhode Island
The title of the office was changed to “Lieutenant Governor” in 1798.
During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island submitted Bob Healey as candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He ran on the proposition that he will attempt to abolish the office of Lieutenant Governor itself.
