Josias Lyndon | |
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35th Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
In office 1768–1769 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Joseph Wanton |
Personal details | |
Born | Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British America | March 10, 1704
Died | March 30, 1778 Warren, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | Kickemuit Cemetery Warren, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Spouse |
Mary Carr (m. 1727) |
Occupation | Scrivener, Clerk of Assembly, governor |
Josias Lyndon (March 10, 1704 – March 30, 1778) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving for a single one-year term.