| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Cooke | Nov 7, 1775 May 4, 1778 |
No Party Affiliation |
| William Greene | May 4, 1778 May 3, 1786 |
No Party Affiliation |
| John Collins | May 3, 1786 May 5, 1790 |
No Party Affiliation |
| Arthur Fenner | May 5, 1790 Oct 15, 1805 |
Country Party |
| Henry Smith | Oct 15, 1805 May 7, 1806 |
Country |
| Isaac Wilbour | May 7, 1806 May 6, 1807 |
Country |
| William Jones | May 1, 1811 May 7, 1817 |
Federalist |
| Nehemiah R. Knight | May 7, 1817 May 2, 1821 |
Democratic-Republican |
| William C. Gibbs | May 2, 1821 May 5, 1824 |
Democratic-Republican |
| Lemuel H. Arnold | May 4, 1831 May 1, 1833 |
Whig |
| John B. Francis | May 1, 1833 May 2, 1838 |
Democratic |
| Samuel Ward King | May 2, 1839 May 2, 1843 |
Rhode Island Party |
| Thomas Dorr | May 19, 1842 Jan 23, 1843 |
Dorr Rebellion |
| James Fenner | May 2, 1843 May 6, 1845 |
Law and Order |
| Charles Jackson | May 6, 1845 May 6, 1846 |
Know Nothing |
| Elisha Harris | May 4, 1847 May 1, 1849 |
Whig |
| Henry B. Anthony | May 1, 1849 May 6, 1851 |
Whig |
| Philip Allen | May 6, 1851 Jul 20, 1853 |
Democratic |
| Francis M. Dimond | Jul 20, 1853 May 2, 1854 |
Democratic |
| William W. Hoppin | May 2, 1854 May 26, 1857 |
Whig |
| Elisha Dyer | May 26, 1857 May 31, 1859 |
Republican |
| Thomas G. Turner | May 31, 1859 May 29, 1860 |
Republican |
| William Sprague | May 29, 1860 Mar 3, 1863 |
Republican |
| William C. Cozzens | Mar 3, 1863 May 26, 1863 |
Democratic |
| James Y. Smith | May 26, 1863 May 29, 1866 |
Republican |
| Ambrose Everett Burnside | May 29, 1866 May 25, 1869 |
Republican |
| Seth Padelford | May 25, 1869 May 27, 1873 |
Republican |
| Henry Howard | May 27, 1873 May 25, 1875 |
Republican |
| Henry Lippitt | May 25, 1875 May 29, 1877 |
Republican |
| Charles C. Van Zandt | May 29, 1877 May 25, 1880 |
Republican |
| Alfred H. Littlefield | May 25, 1880 May 29, 1883 |
Republican |
| Augustus O. Bourn | May 29, 1883 May 26, 1885 |
Republican |
| George P. Wetmore | May 26, 1885 May 29, 1887 |
Republican |
| John W. Davis | May 29, 1887 May 29, 1888 |
Democratic |
| Royal C. Taft | May 29, 1888 May 28, 1889 |
Republican |
| John Davis | May 27, 1890 May 26, 1891 |
Democratic |
| Herbert W. Ladd | May 26, 1891 May 31, 1892 |
Republican |
| D. Russell Brown | May 31, 1892 May 29, 1895 |
Republican |
| Charles W. Lippitt | May 29, 1895 May 25, 1897 |
Republican |
| Elisha Dyer, Jr. | May 25, 1897 May 29, 1900 |
Republican |
| William Gregory | May 29, 1900 Dec 16, 1901 |
Republican |
| Charles D. Kimball | Dec 16, 1901 Jan 3, 1903 |
Republican |
| Lucius F. C. Garvin | Jan 3, 1903 Jan 3, 1905 |
Democratic |
| George H. Utter | Jan 3, 1905 Jan 1, 1907 |
Republican |
| James H. Higgins | Jan 1, 1907 Jan 5, 1909 |
Democratic |
| R. Livingston Beeckman | Jan 5, 1915 Jan 4, 1921 |
Republican |
| Emery J. San Souci | Jan 4, 1921 Jan 2, 1923 |
Republican |
| William S. Flynn | Jan 2, 1923 Jan 6, 1925 |
Democratic |
| Aram J. Pothier | Jan 6, 1925 Feb 4, 1928 |
Republican |
| Norman S. Case | Feb 4, 1928 Jan 3, 1933 |
Republican |
| Theodore Francis Green | Jan 3, 1933 Jan 5, 1937 |
Democratic |
| Robert E. Quinn | Jan 5, 1937 Jan 3, 1939 |
Democratic |
| William Henry Vanderbilt III | Jan 3, 1939 Jan 7, 1941 |
Republican |
| J. Howard McGrath | Jan 7, 1941 Oct 6, 1945 |
Democratic |
| John Orlando Pastore | Oct 6, 1945 Dec 19, 1950 |
Democratic |
| John S. McKiernan | Dec 19, 1950 Jan 2, 1951 |
Democratic |
| Dennis J. Roberts | Jan 2, 1951 Jan 6, 1959 |
Democratic |
| Christopher Del Sesto | Jan 6, 1959 Jan 3, 1961 |
Republican |
| John A. Notte, Jr. | Jan 3, 1961 Jan 1, 1963 |
Democratic |
| John Hubbard Chafee | Jan 1, 1963 Jan 7, 1969 |
Republican |
| Frank Licht | Jan 7, 1969 Jan 2, 1973 |
Democratic |
| Byron Diman | May 6, 1846 -May 4, 1847 | Law and Order |
| Philip W. Noe | Jan 2, 1973 Jan 4, 1977 |
Democratic |
| J. Joseph Garrahy | Jan 4, 1977 Jan 1, 1985 |
Democratic |
| Edward D. DiPrete | Jan 1, 1985 Jan 1, 1991 |
Republican |
| Bruce Sundlun | Jan 1, 1991 Jan 3, 1995 |
Democratic |
| Lincoln C. Almond | Jan 3, 1995 Jan 7, 2003 |
Republican |
| Donald Carcieri | Jan 7, 2003 Jan 4, 2011 |
Republican |
| Lincoln Chafee | Jan 4, 2011 Incumbent |
Independent |
