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Peleg was born on June 10, 1751 at Smithfield, the ninth of the fifteen children of Thomas Arnold. His mother was Patience Cook of Newport who was Thomas' third wife. After starting in the common schools, he graduated from Brown University in Providence. Like many of his generation he prospered in a number of careers at the same time, and combined these with a government service and civic efforts.
Arnold read law, was admitted to the bar and practiced at Smithfield. He opened and kept the Peleg Arnold Tavern, which still stands at 4 Woonsocket Hill Road in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. Peleg built his home in Union Village, which is now part of North Smithfield. During the Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783), also known as the American War of Independence was a war fought between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. The war, which eventually widened far beyond British Nor he was the colonel of the 2nd regiment of the Providence CountyProvidence County is a county located in the U. State of Rhode Island. As of 2000, the population is 621,602. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,129 km˛ (436 mi˛). 1,070 km˛ (413 mi˛) of it is land and 58 km˛ (23 Militia.
When the need for additional troops led to the re-formation of the 1st Rhode Island regiment of the Continental Line in 1778, Arnold was one of the proponents for the idea of using a bounty and freedom to encourage the enlistment of blacks. He continued this interest after the war when in 1790 he founded the Providence Society for the Abolition of Slavery.
Arnold's concern for his community is also evidenced by the creation of the Smithfield Union Bank in 1803Events January 30 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. They end completing the Louisiana Purchase. February 24 The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison establishes the principle of judicial r. He was the bank's first President, and it first conducted business from his home in Union. beginning in 1810, he served as president of a local preparatory school, the Smithfield Academy. Peleg died at Smithfield on February 13, 1820, and is buried in the Union Cemetery in today's North Smithfield.
Peleg Arnold was first elected to Rhode Island's governing body, the General Assembly in 1777Events The Cornish language died out 2nd edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica published January 3 American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. January 12 Mission Santa Clara de Asis is founded in. He would serve again from May of 1782Events January 7 The first American commercial bank opens ( Bank of North America). January 15 Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage February 5 Span to 1783Events February 3 American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence. February 4 American Revolutionary War: Great Britain formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States of America. May 18 Saint John, New Brun. He was appointed as a Rhode Island delegate to the Continental Congress in 1787. In 1788 he left the congress to return home and address the ratification of the United States Constitution. He served briefly as Deputy Governor in 1790.
Arnold made two unsuccessful attempts to win a seat in the United States Congress. In the election of 1794, he ran against the incumbent Benjamin Bourne as an Anti-Federalist. When Bourne resigned in 1796, he ran in the special election to finish the incomplete term, this time as a member of the Republican Party and lost to Elisha Reynolds Potter.
In 1795 Arnold was named the Chief Justice of Rhode Island's Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Gaol Delivery. Fortunately, the name of this court was changed in 1798 to the simpler one of The Supreme Judicial Court. The Assembly re-appointed annually every year until June of 1809. After a year off due to illness, they appointed him again from 1810 to 1812. Peleg served again in the General Assembly from 1817 to 1819.
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