Nathaniel Bullock (May 1, 1777 – November 13, 1867) was a lawyer, lieutenant governor, of Rhode Island, and Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.[1]
Nathaniel Bullock | |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office 1842–1843 | |
| Governor | Samuel Ward King |
| Preceded by | Byron Diman |
| Succeeded by | Byron Diman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nat McDonald Bullock May 1, 1777 Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Died | November 13, 1867 (aged 90) Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
Bullock was born to Samuel Bullock (1737-1821) and Silence (Bowen) Bullock (1744-1825) and was part of a prominent extended family in New England.[1] Jonathan Russell Bullock was his son.[1] He graduated from Brown University in 1798.[2]
Bullock ran for governor in 1839, placing second in an election where no candidate received a majority and the office was filled in an acting capacity by Samuel Ward King.[3] He served as Rhode Island's lieutenant governor in 1842 and 1843.[2]
The Library of Congress has a campaign broadside including him on the Democratic Republican and "Farmers' Prox." 1840 ticket.[4]
He was involved with Freeman's Bank and the construction of its bank building in Bristol.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Political Graveyard: Bullock family of Massachusetts". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ a b Society, Rhode Island Historical (June 11, 1899). "Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society". The Society – via Google Books.
- ^ Russell DeSimone. "Rhode Island in the 1800s Failed to Elect a Governor in Eleven General Elections". smallstatebighistory.com.
- ^ "For governor, Thomas F. Carpenter, of Providence. For Lieut. Governor Nathaniel Bullock, of Bristol. For Senators. [ten names] ... 1840". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Freemen's Bank, Bristol | RICurrency.com". Retrieved 2024-06-03.