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- Lithograph, "T.W. Dorr Inaugurated Governor of Rhode Island, May 3, 1842" - In the 1840s, Thomas Dorr advocated for expanded voting rights in Rhode Island, where only a small group could vote. Dorr championed the People's constitution (with greater suffrage rights) and was elected governor--a claim disputed by the state's existing government. Support for Dorr's claim faltered as negotiations became embroiled in national and sectional politics. An attempt to overtake the government by force (the "Dorr Rebellion") failed.
- 1845-1847
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Lithograph, "T.W. Dorr Inaugurated Governor of Rhode Island, May 3, 1842"
In the 1840s, Thomas Dorr advocated for expanded voting rights in Rhode Island, where only a small group could vote. Dorr championed the People's constitution (with greater suffrage rights) and was elected governor--a claim disputed by the state's existing government. Support for Dorr's claim faltered as negotiations became embroiled in national and sectional politics. An attempt to overtake the government by force (the "Dorr Rebellion") failed.