Jeremy Clarke (governor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jeremy Clarke (governor)

Rhode Island colonial president

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1605

Place of Birth: East Farleigh, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1652

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jeremy Clarke (also known as Jeremiah Clarke) (1605–1652) was an early colonial settler and President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Born into a prominent family in England, he was a merchant who came to New England with his wife, Frances Latham, and four stepchildren, settling first at Portsmouth in 1638, but the following year joining William Coddington and others in establishing the town of Newport.
Here he held a variety of civic positions until 1648 when Coddington's election as President of the colony was disputed, and Clarke was chosen to serve in that office instead.
He was the father of Walter Clarke, another colonial governor of Rhode Island, and also had family connections with several other future governors of the colony.