Lemuel Hastings Arnold as born January 29, 1792 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1811, studied law, was admitted to the bar and began his law practice in Providence, Rhode Island. A member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1826 to 1831, he was then elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island and served in that position from 1831 to 1833. Governor Arnold also served as a member of the Rhode Island Executive Council during the Dorr Rebellion from 1842 to 1843. Following an unsuccessful attempt for a seat in the United States Senate in 1845, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Whig Party and served one term from 1845 to 1847.
After leaving politics, he practiced law in South Kingstown, Rhode Island until his death on June 27, 1852. Governor Arnold is buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. His daughter, Sally Lyman Arnold was married to Union Brigadier General Isaac P. Rodman who was killed at the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War.
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