Governors Under The Royal Charter of 1663
- Benedict Arnold November 1663-May 1666
- William Brenton May 1666-1669
- Benedict Arnold 1669-1672
- Nicholas Easton 1672-1674
- William Coddington 1674-1676
- Walter Clarke 1676-1677
- Benedict Arnold 1677-1678 (died in office)
- William Coddington 1678 (died in office)
- John Cranston 1678-1680 (died in office)
- Peleg Sanford 1680-1683
- William Coddington, Jr. 1683-1685
- Henry Bull 1685-1686
- Walter Clarke 1686
The Rhode Island Charter was suspended from 1686-1689. During this time, Sir Edmund Andros served as Governor of the Dominion of New England, which included Rhode Island.
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