Henry Lippitt
Henry Lippitt ( born October 9, 1818 in Providence, Rhode Iceland, † June 5, 1891 ) was an American politician and 1875-1877 Governor of the State of Rhode Iceland.
Family
Henry Lippitt was a member of a known family of politicians from Rhode Iceland. His son Charles was 1895-1897 also governor of Rhode Iceland. His other son Henry (1856-1933) was from 1911 to 1917 to the U.S. Senate. His great-grandson John Chafee (1922-1999) was a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and Governor Marine in Rhode Iceland and his 1953 -born great-great grandson Lincoln Chafee was from 1999 to 2007 also in the U.S. Senate.
Early years and business promotion
Henry Lippitt was after his school days together with his brother and his father co-owner of a cotton mill in Connecticut. Henry Lippitt was also involved in other textile processing companies and was a partner in the Manville Company in Lincoln. Over the years, climbed Henry Lippitt always more rungs on his ladder. He became president of the Silver Spring Bleaching and Dyeing Company. He also went into banking and real estate business. As a member of the militia of Rhode Iceland in 1843 he was involved in the suppression of the rebellion of Thomas Dorr. During the Civil War he was in Providence County with the recruitment and screening of conscripts assigned.
Political career
Henry Lippitt was a member of the Republican Party. In 1875 and 1876, he was each candidate of his party for the gubernatorial elections that resulted no clear result in two years. He was then elected twice by the Legislature as the new governor, which he was able to hold that office between 25 May 1875 to 29 May 1877. During this time, he campaigned for an amendment to the state constitution, with the tax legislation and the electoral law should be changed. He also discussed the preparations for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
After the end of his governorship Lippitt has had no further political office. He died in June 1891., With his wife Mary Ann Balch he had eleven children.