Charles W. Lippitt

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Charles W. Lippitt (October 8, 1846 - April 4, 1924) was an American politician and a former governor of Rhode Island.

Lippitt was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 8, 1846. He graduated from Brown University. Later he was involved in his father’s cotton and woolen manufacturing firm. He held the governor's office from May 29, 1895 to May 25, 1897.

He died on April 4, 1924.

[edit] Sources

  • Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2
Preceded by
Daniel Russell Brown
Governor of Rhode Island
1895–1897
Succeeded by
Elisha Dyer, Jr.