Byron Diman
Byron Diman | |
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| 18th Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office May 6, 1846 – May 4, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Elisha Harris |
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office 1843–1846 | |
| Governor | James Fenner Charles Jackson |
| Preceded by | Joseph Childs |
| Succeeded by | Nathanael Bullock |
| In office 1840–1842 | |
| Governor | Samuel Ward King |
| Preceded by | Joseph Childs |
| Succeeded by | Nathanael Bullock |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1795 Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1865 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Juniper Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Law and Order |
| Spouse(s) | Abigal Alden Wight, Elizabeth Ann Wood |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Rhode Island Militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Byron Diman (August 5, 1795 – August 1, 1865) was an American politician who served as the 18th Governor of Rhode Island.
Diman was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, on August 5, 1795. He worked in a counting-house for over two decades. He was then engaged in the whaling and mill businesses. He served in the Rhode Island Militia and later became Brigadier General. He became a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives for many terms.
He became Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island for three years before winning election as the governor of Rhode Island. He was a Law and Order Party candidate. Although he did not win the majority of votes, he was selected as the governor of the state by the General Assembly. He held the governor's office from May 6, 1846, to May 4, 1847.
He later served in the Rhode Island State Senate for three years serving under Governors James Fenner and Charles Jackson. He was also active in organizing the Republican Party in Bristol. He died on August 1, 1865, and was buried in Juniper Hill Cemetery.
Sources
[edit]- Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2
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- 1795 births
- 1865 deaths
- Republican Party governors of Rhode Island
- Lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
- People from Bristol, Rhode Island
- Law and Order Party of Rhode Island state governors of the United States
- Burials at Juniper Hill Cemetery
- Republican Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
- Republican Party Rhode Island state senators
- 19th-century members of the Rhode Island General Assembly