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Isaac Wilbour (1763–1837), 6th Governor of Rhode Island; US congressman; 34th Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; born and died in Little Compton Rupert von Trapp (1911–1992), eldest son of the Trapp Family Singers, whose family story inspired The Sound of Music ; lived in Little Compton [ 43 ]
Tiverton, Rhode Island (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Towns in Newport County, Rhode Island" ... Little Compton, Rhode Island; M.
Counties in Rhode Island have had no governmental functions since 1846 other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries which are part of state government. Within Rhode Island, Washington County is colloquially referred to as South County. [4] The colony of Rhode Island was established in the 17th century.
Newport County was constituted on June 22, 1703, as one of the two original counties of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. As originally established, Newport County consisted of four towns: Portsmouth, Newport, Jamestown, and New Shoreham. In 1746–47, two towns, Little Compton and Tiverton, were acquired from Massachusetts.
Governor Carcieri also appointed him as the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court effective July 16, 2009. Suttell is a Little Compton, Rhode Island resident and serves on numerous community and nonprofit organizations. He was the moderator and former chairman of the Trustees of the Little Compton United Congregational Church and a ...
34th Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court; In office 1819–1827: Preceded by: James Fenner: Succeeded by: Samuel Eddy: Personal details; Born April 25, 1763 Little Compton, Colony of Rhode Island, British America: Died: October 4, 1837 (aged 74) Little Compton, Rhode Island, U.S. Resting place: Seaconnet Cemetery: Political party
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Rhode Island was the only New England colony without an established church. [28] Rhode Island had only four churches with regular services in 1650, out of the 109 places of worship with regular services in the New England Colonies (including those without resident clergy), [28] while there was a small Jewish enclave in Newport by 1658. [29]