Samuel Ward King [SEP] position held
Samuel Ward King
Samuel Ward King (May 23, 1786 – January 20, 1851) was the 15th Governor of Rhode Island from 1839 to 1843.
King was born in Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island to William Borden King and Welthian Walton.
He attended Brown University but did not graduate. He became a medical doctor and worked as a surgeon during the War of 1812.
In 1820 King was elected town clerk of Johnston. He became a Whig when the party was founded, and was a
was re-elected in MP for the City of London in November 1640 for the Long Parliament He was knighted in at Hampton Court on 3 December 1641. He sat in parliament until he was excluded under Pride's Purge in 1648. He became alderman for Vintry ward on 29 September 1644 and later moved to Cheap ward where he was discharged by order of House of Commons on 1 Jun 1649. He was restored to his position as Alderman on 25 Sep 1660 and held the position until 22 January 1667 when he was discharged