- Byron Diman
Byron Diman (
August 5 ,1795 -August 1 ,1865 ) was an American politician and a formerGovernor of Rhode Island Diman was born in
Bristol, Rhode Island onAugust 5 ,1795 . He worked in a counting-house for over two decades. He was then engaged in the whaling and mill businesses. He served in the Rhode Island Militia and later became Brigadier General. He became a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives for many terms.He became Lieutenant governor of Rhode Island for three years before winning election as the governor of Rhode Island. He was a Law and Order party candidate. Although he didn't win the majority of votes, he was selected as the governor of the state by the General Assembly. He held the governor's office from
May 6 ,1846 toMay 4 ,1847 .He later serve in the state Senate for three years. He was also active in organizing the Republican Party in
Bristol, Rhode Island . He died onAugust 1 ,1865 and was buried inJuniper Hill Cemetery .Sources
* Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. "Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978". Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2
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