List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island

The Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is Daniel McKee. He assumed office January 6, 2015.

In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.

Deputy Governors of the Colony of Rhode Island
The Royal Charter was suspended from 1686 until 1689.
 * William Brenton, of Newport 	Nov., 1663 – May, 1666
 * Nicholas Easton, of Newport    May, 1666 – May, 1669
 * Dr. John Clarke, of Newport        May, 1669 – May, 1670
 * Nicholas Easton, of Newport 	May, 1670 – May, 1671
 * Dr. John Clarke, of Newport 	May, 1671 – May, 1672
 * John Cranston, of Newport      May, 1672 – May, 1673
 * William Coddington, of Newport May, 1673 – May, 1674
 * John Easton, of Newport        May, 1674 – April, 1676
 * John Cranston, of Newport 	May, 1676 – Nov., 1678
 * James Barker, of Newport       Nov., 1678 – May, 1679
 * Walter Clarke, of Newport      May, 1679 – May 1686
 * John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport    May, 1686 – June, 1686
 * John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport    May, 1689 – May, 1690
 * John Greene, Jr., of Warwick        May, 1690 – May, 1700
 * Walter Clarke, of Newport 	May, 1700 – May, 1714, died in office
 * Henry Tew, of Newport  	June, 1714 – May, 1715
 * Joseph Jenckes, of Providence   May, 1715 – May, 1721
 * John Wanton, of Newport        May, 1721 – May, 1722
 * Joseph Jenckes, of Providence 	May, 1722 – May, 1727
 * Jonathan Nichols, of Newport   May, 1727 – Aug., 1727, died in office
 * Thomas Frye, of East Greenwich 	Aug., 1727 – May, 1729
 * John Wanton, of Newport        May, 1729 – May, 1734
 * George Hazard, of S. Kingstown May, 1734 – June, 1738, died in office
 * Daniel Abbott, of Providence 	July, 1738 – May, 1740
 * Richard Ward, of Newport     May, 1740 – July, 1740
 * William Greene, of Newport 	July, 1740 – May, 1743
 * Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport 	May, 1743 – May, 1745
 * William Robinson, of S. Kingstown May, 1745 – May, 1746
 * Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport 	May, 1746 – May, 1747
 * William Robinson, of S. Kingstown May, 1747 – May, 1748
 * William Ellery, Sr., of Newport 	May, 1748 – May, 1750
 * Robert Hazard, of S. Kingstown May, 1750 – May, 1751
 * Joseph Whipple, III, of Newport   May, 1751 – Nov., 1753
 * Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport Nov., 1753 – May, 1754
 * John Gardner, of Newport 	May, 1754 – May, 1755
 * Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport May, 1755 – Sept., 1756, died in office
 * John Gardner, of Newport 	Sept., 1756 – Jan., 1764, died in office
 * Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport Feb., 1764 – May, 1765
 * Elisha Brown, of N. Providence May, 1765 – May, 1767
 * Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport 	May, 1767 – May, 1768
 * Nicholas Cooke, of Providence  May, 1768 – May, 1769
 * Darius Sessions, of Providence 	May, 1769 – May, 1775
 * Nicholas Cooke, of Providence May, 1775 – Nov., 1775
 * William Bradford, of Bristol 	Nov., 1775 – May, 1778

Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of Rhode Island
The title of the office was changed to “Lieutenant Governor” in 1798.

2010 controversy
During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party of Rhode Island submitted Bob Healey as candidate for Lieutenant Governor. He ran on the proposition that he will attempt to abolish the office of Lieutenant Governor itself.