Samuel G. Arnold

Samuel Greene Arnold Jr.
Samuel Greene Arnold Jr.
United States Senator; from Rhode Island
	In office; December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	James F. Simmons
Succeeded by	William Sprague
6th and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
	In office; May 1861 – December 1862
Governor	William Sprague IV
Preceded by	J. Russell Bullock
Succeeded by	Seth Padelford
	In office; May 1852 – May 1853
Governor	Philip Allen
Preceded by	William B. Lawrence
Succeeded by	Francis M. Dimond
Personal details
Born	April 12, 1821; Providence, Rhode Island
Died	February 14, 1880 (aged 58); Providence, Rhode Island
Resting place	Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
Political party	Whig (before 1854); Republican (from 1854)
Spouse	Louisa Gindrat Arnold (1828–1905)
Relations	Welcome Arnold (grandfather); Theodore Francis Green (grandnephew);
Children	3
Alma mater	Brown University; Harvard University
Profession	Attorney

Samuel Greene Arnold Jr. (April 12, 1821 – February 14, 1880) was an attorney and politician from Rhode Island. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as lieutenant governor and as a United States senator.

Early life

Born in Providence, Arnold received his early education under private tutors, then graduated from Brown University in 1841 and Harvard Law School in 1845. He was admitted to the bar in 1845, and practiced in Providence. He was also a historian, and he served as a trustee of Brown University from 1848 to 1880.

Career

Arnold was elected Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island in 1852 and served as acting governor. In 1859, he was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,^[1] where he wrote the two-volume History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1859.^[2]^[3] He was a member of the peace commission held at Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to prevent the impending civil war.

In March 1861, Arnold was again elected lieutenant governor after being nominated by the Constitutional Union and Democratic Conventions.^[4] He was again elected lieutenant governor in 1862.

Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Arnold was appointed as a military aide to Governor William Sprague with rank of colonel, and he raised the 1st Rhode Island Battery of light artillery, which went to Washington, D.C., and was mustered into the Union Army for three months.^[2]

He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James F. Simmons, and he served from December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1863.^[2] After his time in the Senate, he returned to historical research and was president of the Rhode Island Historical Society from 1868 to 1880.^[2] He died in Providence on February 13, 1880;^[2] interment was in Swan Point Cemetery.^[2]

Family

He married his cousin Louisa Gindrat Arnold (1828–1905), the daughter of his father's uncle Richard J. Arnold (1796–1873). He wrote, "I have brought up my cousin for years to make her my wife, for I am so fastidious and particular on that matter that I knew I never should find a lady to suit me in all respects unless I educated her for the purpose. This is an original idea to be sure."^[5]

Arnold's grandnephew Theodore Francis Green was also a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.^[6]

References

^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 16. ISBN 0837932017.
^ Arnold, Samuel Greene. History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. New York: D. Appleton, 1859. OCLC 541726
^ "Rhode Island Politics", New York Times, p. 4, March 7, 1861
^ Arnold, Samuel G. (March 16, 1847), On Louisa Arnold, Paris, France
^ Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress (1961). Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 489 – via Google Books.

External links

United States Congress. "Samuel G. Arnold (id: A000295)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
"Samuel G. Arnold". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
Samuel G. and Louisa G. Arnold papers

Political offices
Preceded by William B. Lawrence	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1852–1853	Succeeded by Francis M. Dimond
Preceded by J. Russell Bullock	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1861–1862	Succeeded by Seth Padelford
U.S. Senate
Preceded by James F. Simmons	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 Served alongside: Henry B. Anthony	Succeeded by William Sprague IV

External links

[AAAS-1] "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[auto-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Who Was Who in American History - the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1975. p. 16. ISBN 0837932017.

[3] Arnold, Samuel Greene. History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. New York: D. Appleton, 1859. OCLC 541726

[4] "Rhode Island Politics", New York Times, p. 4, March 7, 1861

[5] Arnold, Samuel G. (March 16, 1847), On Louisa Arnold, Paris, France

[6] Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress (1961). Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 489 – via Google Books.

[1]

v t e United States senators from Rhode Island
Class 1	Foster Potter Howland Malbone Champlin Hunter DeWolf Robbins Dixon I Sprague III Francis A. Greene James Simmons Arnold Sprague IV Burnside Aldrich Lippitt Gerry Hebert Gerry McGrath Leahy Pastore J. Chafee L. Chafee Whitehouse
Class 2	Stanton Bradford R. Greene Ellery Fenner Mathewson Howell Burrill Knight Simmons Clarke Allen Anthony Sheffield Chace Dixon III Wetmore Colt Metcalf Green Pell Reed

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