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The Dorr Rebellion (1841–1842) (also referred to as Dorr's Rebellion, Dorr's War or Dorr War) was an attempt by residents to 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 rules. The state was still using its 1663 colonial charter ...
Thomas Wilson Dorr was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Sullivan and Lydia (Allen) Dorr. His father was a prosperous manufacturer and co-owner of Bernon Mill Village. Dorr's family occupied a good social position. He had sisters and other siblings. As a boy, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy.
Luther v. Borden, 48 U.S. (7 How.) 1 (1849), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States established the political question doctrine in controversies arising under the Guarantee Clause of Article Four of the United States Constitution (Art.
Luther's 1841 remarks foreshadowed what came to be known as the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island in 1842. Luther was part of Thomas Dorr's ill-fated attempt to seize power in Rhode Island by attacking the state arsenal. When the cannon the Dorr forces were attempting to use in the insurrection failed to fire, the forces of the uprising scattered.
The Supreme Court eventually weighed in, though not on Dorr’s appeal, but rather on a trespass case stemming from an overzealous militia during the short-lived rebellion. Luther v.
These issues came to a head with the Dorr Rebellion in spring 1842. Although the rebellion was led by middle-class urban white males, it forced conservative leaders in Rhode Island to consider the larger question of expansion of suffrage. The 1842 Constitutional Convention met in Newport's Colony House.
Thomas Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island. 1840. Voter turnout soared during the 1830s, reaching about 80% of adult white male population in the 1840 presidential election. [14] 1841. The Dorr Rebellion takes place in Rhode Island because men who did not own land could not vote. [15] 1843
In early 1842, Dorr established a rival government to that of Governor Samuel Ward King after a contested gubernatorial election. [91] As the Dorr Rebellion came to a head in 1842, Tyler pondered the request of the governor and legislature to send federal troops to help it suppress the insurgents.