James Fenner

James Fenner
Official Rhode Island State House portrait by James Sullivan Lincoln
7th, 11th, and 17th Governor of Rhode Island
In office
May 6, 1807 – May 1, 1811
LieutenantConstant Taber
Simeon Martin
Isaac Wilbour
Preceded byIsaac Wilbour
Succeeded byWilliam Jones
In office
May 5, 1824 – May 4, 1831
LieutenantCharles Collins
Preceded byWilliam C. Gibbs
Succeeded byLemuel H. Arnold
In office
May 2, 1843 – May 6, 1845
LieutenantByron Diman
Preceded bySamuel Ward King
Succeeded byCharles Jackson
United States Senator
from Rhode Island
In office
March 4, 1805 – September 1807
Preceded byChristopher Ellery
Succeeded byElisha Mathewson
33rd Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office
1819–1819
Preceded byTristam Burges
Succeeded byIsaac Wilbour
Personal details
Born(1771-01-22)January 22, 1771
Providence, Colony of Rhode Island, British America (now Rhode Island, U.S.)
DiedApril 17, 1846(1846-04-17) (aged 75)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Other political
affiliations
Law and Order

James Fenner (January 22, 1771 – April 17, 1846) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator as well as the 7th, 11th and 17th Governor of Rhode Island (on three occasions). He was the son of Arthur Fenner, the fourth governor of Rhode Island.