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    Samuel Ward King (May 23, 1786 – January 20, 1851) was the 15th Governor of Rhode Island from 1839 to 1843. He was born in Johnston, Rhode Island to William...
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    machinery of government. Both governors issued proclamations, and Governor Samuel Ward King of the "Law and Order" party appealed to Washington, DC for Federal...
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  • Samuel King may refer to: Sam King (golfer) (Samuel Leonard King, 1911–2003), English professional golfer Sam King (baseball) (Samuel Warren King, 1852–1922)...
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  • Samuel or Sam Ward may refer to: Samuel Ward (banker) (1786–1839), American banker Samuel Ward (field hockey) (born 1990), British field hockey player...
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    order to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Whig governor Samuel Ward King won re-election against Democratic nominee Thomas F. Carpenter in a...
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    leading in April to the selections of both Dorr and Samuel Ward King as Governor of Rhode Island. King showed no signs of introducing the new constitution;...
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    was a highly respected banker with the firm of Prime, Ward & King. His grandfather, Col. Samuel Ward, Jr. (1756—1832), was a veteran of the Revolutionary...
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  • 60-percent of the state's freemen. In 1841 and 1842, Rhode Island Governor Samuel Ward King faced opposition from Thomas Wilson Dorr and his followers in the Rhode...
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    Samuel Ward (1572–1643) was an English academic and a master at the University of Cambridge. He served as one of the delegates from the Church of England...
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    Samuel Ward (1577–1640) was an English Puritan minister of Ipswich. Born in Suffolk, he was a son of John Ward, minister of Haverhill, and his wife, Susan...
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