Greene, of Newport; July 15, 1740 – May 4, 1743 Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport; May 4, 1743 – May 1, 1745 William Robinson, of S. Kingstown; May 1, 1745 – May 7, 1746 Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport; May 7, 1746 – May 6, 1747 William Robinson, of S. Kingstown; May 6, 1747 – May 4, 1748 William Ellery, Sr., of Newport; May 4, 1748 – May 2, 1750 Robert Hazard, of S. Kingstown; May 2, 1750 – May 1, 1751 Joseph Whipple, III, of Newport; May 1, 1751 – November 2, 1753 (resigned) Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport; November 2, 1753 – May 1, 1754 John Gardner, of Newport; May 1, 1754 – May 7, 1755 Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport; May 7, 1755 – September 1756 (died in office) John Gardner, of Newport; September 6, 1756 – January 1764 (died in office) Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport; February 27, 1764 – May 1, 1765 Elisha Brown, of N. Providence; May 1, 1765 – May 6, 1767 Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport; May 6, 1767 – May 4, 1768 Nicholas Cooke, of Providence; May 4, 1768 – May 3, 1769 Darius Sessions, of Providence; May 3, 1769 – May 3, 1775 Nicholas Cooke, of Providence; May 3, 1775 – November 7, 1775 (became governor) William Bradford, of Bristol; November 7, 1775 – May 6, 1778 Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of Rhode Island The title of the office was changed to Lieutenant Governor in 1798. Lieutenant governors under the constitution, 1843–present Unusual candidacies During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island submitted Bob Healey as candidate for lieutenant governor. He ran on the proposition that he would attempt to abolish the office of lieutenant governor itself. References Lieutenant governors of Rhode Island Lieutenant governor Rhode Island