Samuel W. Bridgham

Samuel W. Bridgham
Official portrait in Providence City Hall
1st Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
In office
June 1832 – December 1840
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byThomas M. Burgess
Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office
1814–1817
GovernorWilliam Jones
Preceded byJames Burrill Jr.
Succeeded byHenry Bowen
Personal details
Born
Samuel Willard Bridgham

May 4, 1774
Seekonk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
DiedDecember 28, 1840(1840-12-28) (aged 66)
Providence, Rhode Island
Resting placeNorth Burial Ground
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Elizabeth Paine Bridgham
(after 1798)
Children6
Alma materBrown University

Samuel Willard Bridgham (May 4, 1774 – December 28, 1840) was the first mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.