Samuel G. Arnold
| Samuel G. Arnold | |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island |
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In office December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | James F. Simmons |
| Succeeded by | William Sprague |
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office May 1852 – May 1853 May 1861 – December 1862 |
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| Governor |
Philip Allen William Sprague IV |
| Preceded by |
William B. Lawrence J. Russell Bullock |
| Succeeded by |
Francis M. Dimond Seth Padelford |
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Samuel Greene Arnold, Jr. April 12, 1821 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | February 14, 1880 (aged 58) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Gindrat Arnold (1828–1905) |
| Alma mater |
Brown University Harvard University (Law) |
| Profession | Law, History |
Samuel Greene Arnold, Jr. (April 12, 1821 – February 14, 1880) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island born in Providence. He received his early education under private tutors, then graduated from Brown University in 1841 and the law department of Harvard University in 1845, gaining admission to the bar that year. He was a lawyer and historian, and was trustee of Brown University from 1848-80.
Arnold was elected Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island in 1852 and served as Acting Governor. In 1859, he was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he wrote the History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1859. He was a member of the peace commission held at Washington, D.C. in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
In March 1861, Arnold was again elected Lieutenant Governor after being nominated by the Constitutional Union and Democratic Conventions. He was again elected Lieutenant Governor in 1862.
During the Civil War, he raised a company of light artillery which went to Washington D.C. and was mustered into the Union Army.
He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James F. Simmons, and served from December 1, 1862 to March 3, 1863. After his time in the Senate, he returned to historical research and was president of the Rhode Island Historical Society from 1868 to 1880. He died in Providence on February 13, 1880; interment was in Swan Point Cemetery.
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