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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.
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 ...
In 1841 and 1842, Rhode Island Governor Samuel Ward King faced opposition from Thomas Wilson Dorr and his followers in the Rhode Island Suffrage Party who wanted to extend suffrage to a wider group of citizens.
She had begun a correspondence with Thomas Wilson Dorr around 1842 and was fully in favor of his suffrage party. Williams was an important supporter willing to use her influence. She raised funds and passed along information to him when Dorr was in exile, after the Dorr Rebellion. [11]
Constitutional reform 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 conservative governor, Samuel Ward King, held the extralegal People's Convention, calling on Rhode Islanders to debate a new liberal constitution. At the same time, the ...
Thomas Wilson Dorr; S. Job Shattuck; Daniel Shays This page was last edited on 1 September 2023, at 04:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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
Williams corresponded with Thomas Dorr and provided him with information. [4] Women also served as contact points between the exiled Dorrite men. [7] Women were also leaders and active participants in Rhode Island politics through the abolitionist movement. [1] Paulina Wright Davis was an abolitionist who moved to Providence. [1]