Joseph O'Donnell, Jr.
62rd Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 1967  January 1969
GovernorJohn Chafee
Preceded byGiovanni Folcarelli
Succeeded byJ. Joseph Garrahy
Personal details
Born(1925-05-22)May 22, 1925
North Smithfield, Rhode Island
DiedDecember 12, 2005(2005-12-12) (aged 80)
North Smithfield, Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLaSalle Academy
Maine Maritime Academy
OccupationBusinessman

Joseph H. O'Donnell, Jr. (May 22, 1925 – December 12, 2005) was the Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island from 1967 to 1969. He was a Republican. From 1963 to 1966, he was the Rhode Island State Director of Administration.

He is the only Republican elected lieutenant governor of Rhode Island since 1940, though Bernard Jackvony was later appointed to fill a vacancy.

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