Given the question: What type of details about joseph wanton can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: joseph wanton -lrb- 1705 -- 1780 -rrb- was a merchant and governor of the colony of rhode island and providence plantations from 1769 to 1775 . not wanting to go to war with britain , he has been branded as a loyalist , but he remained neutral during the war , and he and his property were not disturbed . born in newport of a prominent quaker family that was very involved in rhode island politics , wanton became a highly successful merchant . he is depicted in the satirical 1750s painting by john greenwood , '' sea captains carousing in surinam '' , with other prominent merchants and seamen from the colony . as a merchant , he was involved in the trade of most goods , including slaves , and at one point his ship with a cargo of rum and slaves was confiscated off the coast of africa by a french privateer . with no known civic background , wanton was elected as governor of the colony in 1769 , and served for six years . with the american revolutionary war on the horizon , he was involved with a large array of issues and incidents , most notably the gaspee affair in 1772 , where he played an important role in thwarting the crown from finding the members of the group of colonists that boarded and burned the royal schooner '' gaspee '' . the formation of the continental congress took place during his administration , and he was in continuous communication with governors of other colonies . he also became a founder and trustee of the new college in the rhode island colony , eventually named brown university . as the revolutionary war approached , members of the general assembly were getting very hawkish , and when wanton was elected for the seventh time in 1775 , he refused to agree to the raising of an army of 1500 men , and would not commission new officers . he also would not immediately take the oath of office , and for these reasons the assembly refused to seat him as governor , and formally removed him from office a few months later , with nicholas cooke taking his place . while he was not overtly loyalist ,...
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