What is Samuel Ward King?
{{Infobox Governor |name = Samuel Ward King |image = GovSamuelKingRI.jpg |office = Governor of Rhode Island |predecessor = [[William Sprague III]] |successor = [[James Fenner]] |order = 15th |term_start = May 2, 1839 |term_end = May 1, 1843 |lieutenant_governor = [[Byron Diman]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1786|5|23}} |birth_place = [[Johnston, Rhode Island]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1851|1|20|1786|5|23}} |death_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island]] |spouse = Catherine Latham Angell |alma_mater = |profession = Physician |party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] |resting_place = King family plot, Johnston, RI }} '''Samuel Ward King''' (May 23, 1786 – January 20, 1851) was an American politician and physician. He was the 15th [[Governor of Rhode Island]] from 1839 to 1843. He was a member of the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]].<ref name=NGA>{{cite web|title=Rhode Island Governor Samuel King|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_rhode_island/col2-content/main-content-list/title_king_samuel.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=March 25, 2015|archive-date=April 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404045451/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_rhode_island/col2-content/main-content-list/title_king_samuel.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Samuel Ward}} [[Category:1786 births]] [[Category:1851 deaths]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:Governors of Rhode Island]] [[Category:Scientists from Rhode Island]] [[Category:Whig Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}