Thomas Wilson Dorr (November 5, 1805 – December 27, 1854), was an American politician and reformer in Rhode Island, best known for leading the Dorr Rebellion...

force broader democracy in the state of Rhode Island. It was led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, who mobilized his followers to demand changes to the state's electoral...

First known as "Dorr Centre", the community is believed to have been named for Thomas Wilson Dorr, a state legislator and leader of the Dorr Rebellion in...

Retrieved June 9, 2015. Pitman, Joseph S. (1844). Report on the Trial of Thomas Wilson Dorr, for Treason Against the State of Rhode Island, Containing the Arguments...

imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 20 years. Thomas Wilson Dorr was convicted of treason against Rhode Island in 1844 for leading...

author Thomas Wilson Dorr (1805–1854), leader of the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island Wilhelm Dörr (1881–1955), German track and field athlete Wilhelm Dörr (Nazi)...

which built a stone mill in the area. In 1832, Sullivan Dorr (father of Thomas Wilson Dorr) and Crawford Allen of Providence bought the Russell Manufacturing...

adult white male population in the 1840 presidential election. 1841 The Dorr Rebellion takes place in Rhode Island because men who did not own land could...

came to a head in 1841 when supporters of universal suffrage led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, dissatisfied with the conservative General Assembly and the state's...

1842 and, on May 2, proclaimed Thomas Wilson Dorr as governor, which led to a brief period of strife known as the Dorr Rebellion. Allen resigned, having...