Nathaniel Bullock

Nathaniel Bullock
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
1842–1843
GovernorSamuel Ward King
Preceded byByron Diman
Succeeded byByron Diman
Personal details
Born
Nat McDonald Bullock

(1777-05-01)May 1, 1777
Bristol, Rhode Island
DiedNovember 13, 1867(1867-11-13) (aged 90)
Bristol, Rhode Island
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Democratic

Nathaniel Bullock (May 1, 1777 – November 13, 1867) was a lawyer, lieutenant governor, of Rhode Island, and Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[1]

Bullock was born to Samuel Bullock (1737-1821) and Silence (Bowen) Bullock (1744-1825) and was part of a prominent extended family in New England.[1] Jonathan Russell Bullock was his son.[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1798.[2]

Bullock ran for governor in 1839, placing second in an election where no candidate received a majority and the office was filled in an acting capacity by Samuel Ward King.[3] He served as Rhode Island's lieutenant governor in 1842 and 1843.[2]

The Library of Congress has a campaign broadside including him on the Democratic Republican and "Farmers' Prox." 1840 ticket.[4]

He was involved with Freeman's Bank and the construction of its bank building in Bristol.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "The Political Graveyard: Bullock family of Massachusetts". politicalgraveyard.com.
  2. ^ a b Society, Rhode Island Historical (June 11, 1899). "Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society". The Society – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Russell DeSimone. "Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections". smallstatebighistory.com.
  4. ^ "For governor, Thomas F. Carpenter, of Providence. For Lieut. Governor Nathaniel Bullock, of Bristol. For Senators. [ten names] ... 1840". Library of Congress.
  5. ^ "Freemen's Bank, Bristol | RICurrency.com". Retrieved 2024-06-03.