Samuel Greene Arnold Jr.
Born: April 12, 1821
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Father: Samuel Greene Arnold Sr. 1778 – 1826
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Mother: Frances Rogers 1786 – 1865
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Wife: Louisa Gindrat Arnold 1828 – 1905
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Married: November 23, 1848 in Providence, Rhode Island
Children:
Louisa Caroline Grindat Arnold Appleton 1849 – 1895
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Frances Rogers Arnold 1854 – 1948
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Cornelia Arnold Rogers 1859 – 1932
(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1841: Graduated from Brown University
1845: Graduated from Harvard University Law School
Occupation before War:
Attorney and Historian in Providence, Rhode Island
1848 – 1880: Trustee of Brown University
1852 – 1853: Lt. Governor of Rhode Island
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Lt. Governor of Rhode Island
Colonel and Military Aide to Governor William Sprague
1862: Elected to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of Simmons.
1862 – 1863: United States Senator from Rhode Island
1862 – 1863: Member of Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1863 – 1868: Historian in Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1868: Historian in Providence, Rhode Island
1868 – 1880: President of Rhode Island State Historical Society
Author of History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
1876: Rhode Island Republican Presidential Elector
Died: February 14, 1880
Place of Death: Providence, Rhode Island
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
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