William Brenton | |
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 Governor William Brenton grave medallion | |
| 11th President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1660–1662 | |
| Preceded by | Benedict Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Benedict Arnold |
| 2nd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1666–1669 | |
| Preceded by | Benedict Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Benedict Arnold |
| 1st Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1663–1666 | |
| Governor | Benedict Arnold |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Easton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1610 |
| Died | autumn, 1674 Newport, Rhode Island |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Dorothy ________ (2) Mary Burton |
| Children | Barnabas, Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mehitable, Jahleel, William, Abigail, Ebenezer |
| Occupation | Builder, selectman, assistant, president, commissioner, deputy governor, governor |
William Brenton (c. 1610–1674)[1] was a colonial British statesman who served as colonial President, Deputy Governor, and Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and an early settler of Portsmouth and Newport in the Rhode Island colony. Believed to be from Hammersmith, Middlesex, England, he emigrated to the British Colonies in North America by 1633, and rose to minor prominence in the Massachusetts Bay Colony before relocating to a new settlement to the south that became today's Rhode Island.
- ^ Anderson 1995, p. 222.