Thomas W. Dorr assumes office as the alternate, rival Suffragist (constitutionalist) “Governor” of the Independent State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
[restored 9/7/2026]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Peoples’ Constitution of Rhode Island, Article , Section
References:
Marvin E. Gettleman, The Dorr Rebellion: A Study in American Radicalism, 1833-1849, (New York: Random House, 1973), 101.