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About Joseph Wanton
Joseph Wanton Sr. was an American merchant and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Rhode Island from 1769 to 1775. Not wanting to go to war with Britain, he has been branded as a Loyalist, but he remained neutral during the war, and he and his property were not disturbed.
Everything about Joseph Wanton →- Occupation
- merchant
- Position held
- colonial governor of Rhode Island
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 15, 1705
- Died
- July 19, 1780, July 17, 1780