Louis W. Cappelli

Louis W. Cappelli
Louis W. Cappelli
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
	In office; 1941–1944
Governor	J. Howard McGrath
Preceded by	James O. McManus
Succeeded by	vacant (1944-45); John Pastore (1945)
Secretary of State of Rhode Island
	In office; 1933–1939
Governor	Theodore F. Green; Robert E. Quinn
Preceded by	Ernest L. Sprague
Succeeded by	J. Hector Paquin
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1894; Providence, Rhode Island
Died	July 29, 1966 (aged 72); Providence, Rhode Island
Political party	Democratic

Louis W. Cappelli (April 14, 1894 – July 29, 1966) was an American politician. Between 1941 and 1944 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island.

Career

Louis Cappelli attended Brown University. After completing a law degree at Yale University, he was admitted to the bar. During the First World War he served as a soldier in the US Army in Europe between 1917 and 1919. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party. In 1930 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Secretary of State of Rhode Island. Two years later he was elected to this office, which he held until 1939, being elected again in 1934 and in 1936. He lost a re-election bid in 1938 to J. Hector Paquin during a Republican sweep of state offices. In 1940 he was a substitute delegate to the Democratic National Convention, where Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for the third time for president.

In 1940, Cappelli was elected Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island alongside J. Howard McGrath. He held this office between 1941 and 1944. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. On April 12, 1944, he was appointed an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court. He remained on the court until his death in 1966.^[1] From 1959 he was presiding justice of this court. Louis Cappelli died on July 29, 1966, in his hometown of Providence.

References

^ "Judge L. W. Cappelli of Rhode Island, 72". New York Times. New York City. July 31, 1966. p. 72. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

External links

Louis W. Cappelli at Find a Grave
The Political Graveyard
Short biography at the Helin State Law Library (page 7 of the bibliographical appendix)
Muratore, Joseph M. (1999). Italian-Americans in Rhode Island. Vol. II. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 0-7385-4940-1.

Political offices
Preceded by Ernest L. Sprague	Secretary of State of Rhode Island 1933–1939	Succeeded by J. Hector Paquin
Preceded by James O. McManus	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1941–1944	Succeeded by John Pastore

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[1] "Judge L. W. Cappelli of Rhode Island, 72". New York Times. New York City. July 31, 1966. p. 72. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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