Darius Sessions Politician

Darius Sessions (17 August 1717 – 27 April 1809) was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the buildup to the American Revolutionary War. He was heavily involved in moderating the effects of the Gaspee affair, and was instrumental in keeping the perpetrators from being identified.

Personal facts

Darius Sessions
Birth dateAugust 17, 1717
Birth place
Connecticut Colony , Pomfret Connecticut
Date of deathApril 27, 1809
Place of death
Connecticut , Connecticut Colony

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Office holder

governor
officeDeputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Darius Sessions on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=TF0EAAAAYAAJ&q=Greene&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=5#v=snippet&q=Greene&f=false
  2. http://sos.ri.gov/library/history/ltgovernors
  3. http://web.archive.org/web/20021229014914/http:/www.gaspee.org/SessionsBio.htm