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James Fenner
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- For the fictional prison officer, see Jim Fenner
James Fenner (22 January 1771 - 17 April 1846) was an American politician who served as an United States Senator as well as the Governor of Rhode Island (on three separate occasions). He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.
Fenner was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University in 1789, and was married to Sarah Whipple Jenckes (his first cousin, once removed) on 17 November 1792. He served as United States senator from 1805 to 1807, then gave up his senatorship to become Governor of Rhode Island, two years after his father died in office. Fenner served as governor from 1807 to 1811, from 1824 to 1831, and from 1843 to 1845. In his final term, Fenner became the first governor to serve under the Rhode Island Constitution, adopted in 1842.
Fenner died in his mansion "What Cheer" in 1846, and was interred in the North Burial Ground in Providence.
Fenner had four children with his wife, Sarah Jenckes:
- Almira Theodosia (17 January 1793 - 10 October 1872)
- Sarah
- Freelove (ca. 1799 - 2 August 1817)
- Arthur (ca. 1810 - 8 March 1832)
| Preceded by Isaac Wilbour |
Governor of Rhode Island 1807 – 1811 |
Succeeded by William Jones |
| Preceded by William C. Gibbs |
Governor of Rhode Island 1824 – 1831 |
Succeeded by Lemuel H. Arnold |
| Preceded by Samuel Ward King |
Governor of Rhode Island 1843 – 1845 |
Succeeded by Charles Jackson |
| Preceded by Christopher Ellery |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island 1805–1808 Served alongside: Benjamin Howland |
Succeeded by Elisha Mathewson |
| Governors of Rhode Island |  |
|---|---|
| Cooke • Greene • Collins • A. Fenner • H. Smith • Wilbour • J. Fenner • Jones • Knight • Gibbs • J. Fenner • Arnold • Francis • Sprague III • King • J. Fenner • Jackson • Diman • Harris • Anthony • Allen • Dimond • Hoppin • Dyer • Turner • Sprague IV • Cozzens • J. Smith • Burnside • Padelford • Howard • H. Lippitt • Van Zandt • Littlefield • Bourn • Wetmore • Davis • Taft • Ladd • Davis • Ladd • Brown • C. Lippitt • Dyer III • Gregory • Kimball • Garvin • Utter • Higgins • Pothier • Beeckman • San Souci • Flynn • Pothier • Case • Green • Quinn • Vanderbilt • McGrath • Pastore • McKiernan • Roberts • Del Sesto • Notte • Chafee • Licht • Noel • Garrahy • DiPrete • Sundlun • Almond • Carcieri |