Gideon Wanton (20 October 1693 – 12 September 1767) was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations who served for two separate one-year terms. His father was Joseph Wanton a shipbuilder in Tiverton and his mother was Sarah Freeborn the daughter of Gideon and Sarah (Brownell) Freeborn. One of his great grandfathers was William Freeborn who signed the Portsmouth Compact becoming a founder of Portsmouth in the Rhode Island colony.
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birth date
1693-10-20, 1693-10-29
birth place
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Tiverton Rhode Island
death date
1767-09-12
death place
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Newport Rhode Island
occupation
Governor
office
Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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