Paul Mumford

Paul Mumford
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
1803 – July 20, 1805
GovernorArthur Fenner
Preceded bySamuel J. Potter
Succeeded byvacant (1805-06)
Isaac Wilbour (1806-07)
22nd and 24th Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
In office
May 1781 – June 1785
Preceded byShearjashub Bourn
Succeeded byWilliam Ellery
In office
May 1786 – June 1788
Preceded byWilliam Ellery
Succeeded byOthniel Gorton
Personal details
Born(1734-03-05)March 5, 1734
South Kingstown, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
DiedJuly 20, 1805(1805-07-20) (aged 71)
Newport, Rhode Island
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Children3

Paul Mumford (March 5, 1734 – July 20, 1805)[1][2][3] was an American politician and lawyer. Between 1803 and 1805 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island.

  1. ^ DeSimone, Russell (2 November 2018). "Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections". smallstatebighistory.com. The Online Review of Rhode Island History. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Deaths". Newport Mercury. Newport, Rhode-Island. July 27, 1805. p. 6. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Died". Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. Portland, Me. August 5, 1805. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2021.