Fenner, James
governor, United States senator, was born in 1771, in Providence, R. I. He was United States senator from 1805 to 1807, when he was elected governor of Rhode Island, which office he held for four years. He was again elected in 1824, and served seven years; and was again elected in 1844. He was a presidential elector in 1821, 1827, and 1837; and was president of the convention that framed the state constitution in 1842. He died April 17, 1846, in Providence, R. I.
FENNER, MRS. MARY GALENTINE, poet, was born May 17, 1839, in Rush, N.
Y. She has written extensively both prose and verse for current publications; and is the author of a volume of Poems.