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- The Rhode Island Republican Party nominated Seth Padelford for governor in 1860 -- a man whose antislavery views were extreme. However, he was defeated by Democrat William Sprague of Cranston, the heir to a vast cotton textile empire. The Democratic Party was more "soft on slavery." (see RI history web site: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/studteaguide/RhodeIslandHistory/chapt5.htm)
He was successful in a later run for office. Seth was Governor of Rhode Island from 1869 to 1873. He was RIs 27th governor.
He was an active Unitarian.
His obituary mentions his wife as Mary, and that he had three daughters and one son.
His funeral was 30 Aug 1878 at 17 Benevolent St., Providence, RI. Here is an excerpt from the account of the funeral published in the Providence Journal of 31 Aug 1878: "He was a most persistant man always at his work, and, when the work of his business was over, always ready for the work of good neighborhood, of Christian philanthropy and Christian faith . . . he always appeared to be a loyal pupil in the old Puritan spirit in which he was educated. For him human life was made for a purpose and his personal life was made for a purpose. He felt that he was called with a calling of God . . . The flag at the State House floated at half-mast yesterday, and the portrait of Gov. Padelford on the State House walls was draped in mourning as tributes of respect."
Seth's parents were John & Mary (Heath) Padelford.
A picture of Seth and of his gravesite can be found at findagrave.com.
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1807 - 1878 (70 years)
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