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| Clarke, Walter |
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| c.16381714, colonial governor of Rhode Island, b. Newport, R.I. He was deputy governor (167986, 17001714) and was three times governor (167677, 1686, 169698) of Rhode Island. He is chiefly remembered for his refusal to surrender the Rhode Island charter upon the demand of Sir Edmund Andros. |
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