resting_place governor predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place children office birth_date order term_start spouse article_title term_end name occupation
north burial ground , providence , rhode island joseph wanton nicholas cooke nicholas cooke 27 april 1809 pomfret , connecticut connecticut mary ; h. , darius , george , elizabeth , amey , , nathaniel , thomas sarah , anne , william & nbsp deputy providence plantations governor of the colony of rhode island and 17 august 1717 42nd 1769 sarah antram darius sessions
 1775 darius sessions deputy governor
darius sessions

darius sessions -lrb- 17 august 1717 -- 27 april 1809 -rrb- was a deputy governor of the colony of rhode island and providence plantations during the buildup to the american revolutionary war .
he was heavily involved in moderating the effects of the gaspee affair , and was instrumental in keeping the perpetrators from being identified .
