Dennis J. Roberts

Dennis J. Roberts
63rd Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 2, 1951 – January 6, 1959
LieutenantJohn S. McKiernan
Armand H. Cote
Preceded byJohn S. McKiernan
Succeeded byChristopher Del Sesto
29th Mayor of Providence
In office
January 1941 – January 1951
Preceded byJohn F. Collins
Succeeded byWalter H. Reynolds
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
In office
1935–1939
Personal details
Born
Dennis Joseph Roberts

(1903-04-08)April 8, 1903
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedJune 30, 1994(1994-06-30) (aged 91)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesThomas H. Roberts (brother)
Dennis J. Roberts II (nephew)
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch/serviceUnited States United States Navy
Years of service1941 – 1945
RankLieutenant commander
Battles/warsWorld War II

Dennis Joseph Roberts (April 8, 1903 – June 30, 1994) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 63rd Governor of Rhode Island.

Biography

Born in Rhode Island's capital city, Providence, Roberts graduated La Salle Academy in 1923.[1] He was a graduate of Fordham University in 1927 and Boston University Law School in 1930, following which he practiced law in Providence.

His political career began in 1935 when he was elected to the State Senate, where he served until 1939. He became chairman of the State Democratic Party in 1938. He was a delegate to the 1936, 1940, 1948 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions (first time as an alternate delegate).

Roberts was elected Mayor of Providence in 1940, and served until 1951, except when he served in the United States Navy during World War II. He rose to rank of lieutenant commander. He is mentioned by title in Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman, as the Mayor of Providence.

Governor

He was elected Governor of Rhode Island in 1950 and was re-elected three times, serving four two-year terms, holding the office from January 2, 1951 to January 6, 1959. While governor, he established a Department of Administration as a housekeeping agency for finance and other problems, as well as a Development Council to promote economic development in Rhode Island. He also reorganized the Department of Social Welfare to improve its administration. During the 1956 Gubernatorial election he lost in plurality votes to Republican Christopher Del Sesto, but the Rhode Island Supreme Court invalidated 5,000 civilian absentee and shut-in ballots cast prior to election day on the ground that a constitutional amendment required such votes to be cast on, rather than prior to, election day. This left Roberts the winner. He was defeated by Del Sesto two years later.

In 1960, former Governor Roberts sought the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat but was defeated by Claiborne Pell, who won and served in the Senate until 1997. He later went on to chair the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, where he recommended a unicameral state legislature.

Roberts died while in surgery for a ruptured aneurysm in Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was a Catholic.

References

  1. ^ "La Salle Academy Hall of Fame". La Salle Academy. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Rhode Island
1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Providence
1941–1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Rhode Island
1951–1959
Succeeded by

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