List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island
The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is Sabina Matos, who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after Daniel McKee succeeded to the office of governor. The first lieutenant governor was George Brown.
In Rhode Island, the lieutenant governor and governor of Rhode Island are elected on separate tickets.
Seven lieutenant governors have served during a vacancy in the office of governor under the current 1842 constitution: Francis M. Dimond, William C. Cozzens, Charles D. Kimball, Norman Case, John Pastore, and John S. McKiernan.
Deputy governors of the Colony of Rhode Island">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island
- William Brenton, of Newport; November 1663 – 2 May 1666
- Nicholas Easton, of Newport; 2 May 1666 – 5 May 1669
- John Clarke, of Newport; 5 May 1669 – 4 May 1670
- Nicholas Easton, of Newport; 4 May 1670 – 3 May 1671
- John Clarke, of Newport; 3 May 1671 – 1 May 1672
- John Cranston, of Newport; 1 May 1672 – 7 May 1673
- William Coddington, of Newport; 7 May 1673 – 6 May 1674
- John Easton, of Newport; 6 May 1674 – April 1676
- John Cranston, of Newport; 3 May 1676 – 8 November 1678
- James Barker, of Newport; 8 November 1678 – 7 May 1679
- Walter Clarke, of Newport; 7 May 1679 – 5 May 1686
- John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport; 5 May 1686 – June 1686
- John Coggeshall, Jr., of Newport; 18 April 1689 – 7 May 1690
- John Greene, Jr., of Warwick; 7 May 1690 – May 1, 1700
- Walter Clarke, of Newport; May 1, 1700 – May 23, 1714
- Henry Tew, of Newport; June 15, 1714 – May 3, 1715
- Joseph Jenckes, of Providence; May 3, 1715 – May 3, 1721
- John Wanton, of Newport; May 3, 1721 – May 2, 1722
- Joseph Jenckes, of Providence; May 2, 1722 – May 3, 1727
- Jonathan Nichols, of Newport; May 3, 1727 – August 2, 1727
- Thomas Frye, of East Greenwich; August 22, 1727 – May 7, 1729
- John Wanton, of Newport; May 7, 1729 – May 5, 1734
- George Hazard, of S. Kingstown; May 5, 1734 – before May 22, 1738
- Daniel Abbott, of Providence; July 5, 1738 – May 1, 1740
- Richard Ward, of Newport; May 1, 1740 – July 15, 1740
- William Greene, of Newport; July 15, 1740 – May 4, 1743
- Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport; May 4, 1743 – May 1, 1745
- William Robinson, of S. Kingstown; May 1, 1745 – May 7, 1746
- Joseph Whipple, Jr., of Newport; May 7, 1746 – May 6, 1747
- William Robinson, of S. Kingstown; May 6, 1747 – May 4, 1748
- William Ellery, Sr., of Newport; May 4, 1748 – May 2, 1750
- Robert Hazard, of S. Kingstown; May 2, 1750 – May 1, 1751
- Joseph Whipple, III, of Newport; May 1, 1751 – November 2, 1753
- Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport; November 2, 1753 – May 1, 1754
- John Gardner, of Newport; May 1, 1754 – May 7, 1755
- Jonathan Nichols, Jr., of Newport; May 7, 1755 – September 1756
- John Gardner, of Newport; September 6, 1756 – January 1764
- Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport; February 27, 1764 – May 1, 1765
- Elisha Brown, of N. Providence; May 1, 1765 – May 6, 1767
- Joseph Wanton, Jr., of Newport; May 6, 1767 – May 4, 1768
- Nicholas Cooke, of Providence; May 4, 1768 – May 3, 1769
- Darius Sessions, of Providence; May 3, 1769 – May 3, 1775
- Nicholas Cooke, of Providence; May 3, 1775 – November 7, 1775
- William Bradford, of Bristol; November 7, 1775 – May 6, 1778
Deputy and lieutenant governors of the State of [Rhode Island]
| Image | Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Residence |
| William Bradford | Nov. 1775 | May 1778 | Bristol | ||
| Jabez Bowen | May 1778 | May 1780 | Providence | ||
| William West | May 1780 | May 1781 | Scituate | ||
| Jabez Bowen | May 1781 | May 1786 | Providence | ||
| Daniel Owen | May 1786 | May 1790 | Glocester | ||
| Samuel J. Potter | May 1790 | Feb. 1799 | S. Kingstown |
The title of the office was changed to Lieutenant Governor in 1798.