Knight,[E] May, 1817 to Jan. 9, 1821. William C. Gibbs, May, 1821 to 1824. James Fenner, May, 1824 to 1831. Lemuel H. Arnold, 1831 to 1833. John Brown Francis, 1833 to 1838. William Sprague,[F] 1838 to 1839. Samuel Ward King, 1840 to 1843. [C] The charter was suspended till 1689. The Deputy-Governor, John Coggeshall, acted as Governor during the interval, Governor Clarke refusing to serve. [D] Paul Mumford, Deputy-Governor, died. Henry Smith, First Senator, officiated as Governor. In 1806, no election; Isaac Wilbour, Lieutenant-Governor, officiated. [E] Elected United States Senator January 9, 1821, for unexpired term of James Burrill, Jr., deceased. [F] In 1839 no choice; Samuel Ward King was First Senator and Acting-Governor. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. (Adopted in 1842.) James Fenner, 1843 to 1845. Charles Jackson, 1845 to 1846. Byron Diman, 1846 to 1847. Elisha Harris, 1847 to 1849. Henry B. Anthony, 1849 to 1851. Philip Allen,[G] 1851 to 1853. William Warner Hoppin, 1854 to 1857. Elisha Dyer, 1857 to 1859. Thomas G. Turner, 1859 to 1860. William Sprague, 1860 to March 3, 1863. Resigned. William C. Cozzens,[H] March 3, 1863 to May, 1863. James Y. Smith, 1863 to 1866. Ambrose E. Burnside, 1866 to 1869. Seth Padelford, 1869 to 1873. Henry Howard, 1873 to 1875. Henry Lippitt, 1875 to ---- [G] Resigned July 20, 1853, having been elected United States Senator May 4, 1853. Lieutenant-Governor, F. M. Dimond, officiated. [H] Governor Sprague resigned March 3, 1863, and Lieutenant-Governor Arnold having been elected to the Senate Mr. Cozzens became Governor by virtue of his office as President of the Senate. Deputy Governors. William Brenton, March 12, 1640 to May 10, 1647. From 1647 to 1663 the colony governed by a president, with four assistants.