Frank Licht

Frank Licht
67th Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 7, 1969 – January 2, 1973
LieutenantJ. Joseph Garrahy
Preceded byJohn Chafee
Succeeded byPhilip Noel
Personal details
Born(1916-03-03)March 3, 1916
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1987(1987-05-30) (aged 71)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDorothy Krauss
Children3
EducationBrown University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Frank Licht (March 3, 1916 – May 30, 1987) was an American politician and the 67th Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973, serving as the first Jewish governor in Rhode Island state history. He was also an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court from 1956 to 1968 and a member of the Rhode Island Senate from 1949 to 1956.