Henry Lippitt (October 9, 1818 – June 5, 1891) was the 33rd Governor of Rhode Island from 1875 to 1877.

Senator and Secretary of the Navy); and the great-great-grandfather of Lincoln Chafee, the former U.S.

He was governor for two years and was then succeeded by another Republican, Charles C. Van Zandt, on May 29, 1877.

The Governor Henry Lippitt House is located on the East Side of Providence.

Completed in 1865, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, and in 1981 was donated by the Lippitt family to Preserve Rhode Island.