Isaac Wilbour

Isaac Wilbour ( born April 25, 1763 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Iceland, † October 4, 1837 ) was an American politician and 1806-1807 Governor of the State of Rhode Iceland. Between 1807 and 1809 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and political rise

After primary school, Isaac Wilbour studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793. Then he began to work in his new profession. He also worked in agriculture. Between 1793 and 1800 practiced Wilbour from various local offices. At that time he was a member of the so-called Country Party that stood in opposition to the Federalist Party, and was opposed to a strong federal government.

Governor and congressman

Between 1805 and 1806 Isaac Wilbour deputy in the House of Representatives from Rhode Iceland. In 1806, he was its president. In the same year he was elected lieutenant governor of his state. After this year held no gubernatorial election and that this office was vacant, he had to officiate as governor between 7 May 1806 and 6 May, 1807. Between 1807 and 1809 graduated Wilbour a term in the House of Representatives of the United States. At this time he was already a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. Still in 1807, he declined an offer of the new Governor James Fenner, who wanted to appoint him as his successor in the U.S. Senate. In the years 1808 and 1812, he ran unsuccessfully for more legislative sessions in Congress.

Further CV

From 1810 to 1811 he was again deputy governor of Rhode Iceland. In 1818 he was judge of the Supreme Court of his State, and 1819-1827, he served as Chief Justice of the Presiding Judge. Isaac Wilbour died in October 1837., With his wife Hannah Tabor he had six children.