Lucius F. C. Garvin
| Lucius Fayette Clark Garvin | |
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| 48th Governor of Rhode Island | |
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In office January 3, 1903 – January 3, 1905 |
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| Lieutenant Governor |
Adelard Archambault George H. Utter |
| Preceded by | Charles D. Kimball |
| Succeeded by | George H. Utter |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
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In office 1883 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 13, 1841 Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Died | October 2, 1922 (aged 80) Lonsdale, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Waterman Southmayd Sarah Emma Tomlinson |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Profession | Physician |
Lucius Fayette Clark Garvin (November 13, 1841 – October 2, 1922) was the 48th Governor of Rhode Island from 1903 to 1905.
Lucius Garvin was born in 1841 in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, James Garvin, was a professor at East Tennessee University. In 1862, Lucius graduated from Amherst College. With the American Civil War under way, he enlisted as a private in Company E of the 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
After the war, Garvin was trained as a physician at Harvard Medical School. He interned at Boston City Hospital and graduated in 1867, setting up a private practice in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In 1869, he married Dr. Lucy Waterman Southmayd (b. 1833), a recent graduate of New England Female Medical College and physician at South Hadley Ladies Seminary. They had three daughters: Ethel, Norma and Florence. In 1876, Garvin relocated to Lonsdale, Rhode Island.
Garvin became involved in politics, serving first as town moderator for Cumberland, Rhode Island in 1881. He became known as a progressive in the mold of Henry George, championing a "Single Tax" and popular initiative. As an advocate of labor, he spoke out to improve the working conditions of local textile factory workers and endorsed a shorter workday. As a Democrat, he was unusually successful in the Republican stronghold of the northeast.
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