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William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) —
also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird
Allen" —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1883.
Democrat. Telegrapher;
railway
station agent; fruit
and produce dealer; real estate
business; oil
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1920;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1946 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, Del.
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William H. Baggs (1827-1908) —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Maryland, March 3,
1827.
Tailor;
postmaster at Smyrna,
Del., 1852-53, 1875-85; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1905-08; died in office 1908.
Methodist.
Died in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., January
5, 1908 (age 80 years, 308
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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Richard Bassett (1745-1815) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-80, 1782-83;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1782; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in
Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of
Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., September
15, 1815 (age 70 years, 166
days).
Original interment somewhere in Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1865 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Elmer L. Betts (1914-1997) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Farmington, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1914.
Democrat. Farmer; deputy
sheriff; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 6th District,
1957-60.
Methodist.
Died April
12, 1997 (age 83 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy B. Betts and Manolia (Sullivan) Betts; married to Pearl Alice
Paskey. |
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Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) —
also known as Benjamin T. Biggs —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Summit Bridge, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1821.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; farmer; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;
president, Queen Anne and Kent Railroad,
1874; Governor of
Delaware, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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Ernest Victor Blendt (1903-1953) —
also known as Ernest V. Blendt —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, May 18,
1903.
Democrat. Farmer; bank
director; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1941-42, 1953; died in office 1953; candidate for Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1942.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
4, 1953 (age 50 years, 78
days).e.
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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James Caleb Boggs (1909-1993) —
also known as J. Caleb Boggs —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cheswold, Kent
County, Del., May 15,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1947-53; Governor of
Delaware, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
26, 1993 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Howard Wellington Bramhall (1895-1962) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
18, 1895.
Lawyer;
justice
of Delaware state supreme court, 1954-57.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., July 7,
1962 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Fred J. Brittingham (1894-1962) —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.; Gumboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., July 26,
1894.
Democrat. Feed
dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 6th District,
1951-52.
Methodist.
Died, in Maple Grove Convalescent
Home, Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., February
5, 1962 (age 67 years, 194
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester O. Brittingham and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) Brittingham;
married to Ethel M. Parsons. |
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memorial |
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David Penrose Buckson (b. 1920) —
also known as David P. Buckson —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Townsend, New Castle
County, Del., July 25,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1956; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1957-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1960-61; defeated, 1964; Delaware
state attorney general, 1963-71.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sigma
Nu.
Still living as of 2014.
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Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) —
also known as E. Paul Burkholder —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
5, 1898.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in
office 1950.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in his parked
car, in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)
Burkholder. |
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William Cannon (1809-1865) —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March
15, 1809.
Delaware
state treasurer, 1851-55; Governor of
Delaware, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Became ill helping to put out a fire, and
subsequently died, in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March 1,
1865 (age 55 years, 351
days).
Interment at Bridgeville
Cemetery, Bridgeville, Del.
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Peter Foster Causey (1801-1871) —
also known as Peter F. Causey —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1801.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839; Governor of
Delaware, 1855-59; defeated, 1846, 1850.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., February
15, 1871 (age 70 years, 35
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Milford, Del.
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William Frederick Causey (1833-1902) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1833.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware state legislature, 1864-66; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1884-87.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., October
12, 1902 (age 68 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allen J. Cook (b. 1919) —
of Kenton, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Kenton, Kent
County, Del., 1919.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1949-52; member of Delaware
state senate, 1957-73 (Kent County 2nd District 1957-64, 13th
District 1965-68, 14th District 1969-72, 16th District 1973);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1968.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Hamilton Dickerson (1884-1966) —
also known as Howard H. Dickerson —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1884.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1925-26; member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1947-50; Delaware
state treasurer, 1955-56.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital,
Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1966 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Levin Newton Dickerson and Levica Ann (Owens) Dickerson; married
to Mary Alice Phillips. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James S. Evans (1873-1950) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Joanna Heights, Berks
County, Pa., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Railway
freight agent; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1927-28, 1935-38; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; died
in office 1950.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1950 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) —
also known as Samuel L. Gracey —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.; Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.; Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
8, 1835.
Methodist
minister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Consul in Foochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died by suicide,
when he cut his
throat with a razor, in the West Newton Sanitarium,
West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
19, 1911 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married, December
17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
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John Wood Hall (1817-1892) —
also known as John W. Hall —
of Frederica, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1817.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1864
(alternate), 1876;
Governor
of Delaware, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
23, 1892 (age 75 years, 22
days).
Interment at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Near Frederica, Kent County, Del.
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Joshua Hall (1768-1862) —
of Frankfort, Waldo
County, Maine.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
22, 1768.
Minister;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1814, 1816, 1818-19; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1820-21; Governor of
Maine, 1830.
Methodist.
Died December
25, 1862 (age 94 years, 64
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Oren Hastings (1874-1966) —
also known as Daniel O. Hastings —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Centerville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., March 5,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1909; appointed 1909; resigned 1909; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909; resigned
1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1920
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1944
(alternate), 1952;
member, Credentials Committee, 1928,
1952;
speaker, 1928;
member, Resolutions Committee, 1936;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-40.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 9,
1966 (age 92 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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Wilbur E. Jacobs (1882-1956) —
of Harrington, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Harrington, Kent
County, Del., September
2, 1882.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 4th District, 1929-32; Delaware
state auditor; elected 1944.
Methodist.
Died July 12,
1956 (age 73 years, 314
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington, Del.
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Nutter David Marvel, Sr. (1902-1988) —
also known as Nutter D. Marvel —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., June 30,
1902.
Democrat. Oil supply
business; owner of
gas stations; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 9th District,
1949-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960;
member, Delaware Public Service Commission, 1961-73.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners.
Famed for his collection of horsedrawn carriages, which participated
in parades and were displayed in his private museum.
Died, following a stroke,
in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 22,
1988 (age 86 years, 22
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Marvel and Martha Rebecca (Hopkins) Marvel; married to
Willie F. Barr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1825.
Governor
of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.
Methodist. English
and French
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease and erysipelas,
in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., April 8,
1895 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Harry Ennis Mayhew (1906-1972) —
also known as Harry E. Mayhew —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
16, 1906.
Democrat. Trucking
business; coal and
ice dealer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 10th District,
1955-58; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1957-58; member of
Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1959-62; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Shriners;
Rotary.
Suffered a heart
attack while he and his wife were driving
home from Wilmington, and was dead on arrival at Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 21,
1972 (age 66 years, 96
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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Richard Cann McMullen (1868-1944) —
also known as Richard C. McMullen —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Glasgow, New Castle
County, Del., January
2, 1868.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1936;
Governor
of Delaware, 1937-41.
Methodist.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
18, 1944 (age 76 years, 47
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Elwood Franklin Melson Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as Elwood F. Melson, Jr. —
of Claymont, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., March
12, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 3rd District, 1955-58; family
court judge in Delaware, 1964-80.
Methodist.
Fought successfully to abolish the death penalty in Delaware (1958).
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Hockessin, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 2001 (age 87 years, 288
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, Del.
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Ruth Ann Minner (b. 1935) —
also known as Ruth Ann Coverdale —
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., January
17, 1935.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1975-82; member of Delaware
state senate 18th District, 1983-92; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of Delaware, 2001-09; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Henry Molleston (1762-1819) —
Born in Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1762.
Physician;
delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1792; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1799-1808, 1813; Delaware
state treasurer, 1808-13; member of Delaware
state senate, 1814-19; elected (Federalist) Governor of
Delaware 1819, but died before taking office.
Methodist.
Died November
11, 1819 (age 57 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Combs. |
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William Comegys Paradee (1883-1957) —
also known as William C. Paradee —
of Magnolia, Kent
County, Del.
Born July 9,
1883.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 8th District,
1927-28, 1951-52; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1955-57; died in
office 1957.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, the day after an emergency appendectomy,
in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
11, 1957 (age 73 years, 186
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Simeon Selby Pennewill (1867-1935) —
also known as Simeon S. Pennewill —
of Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., July 23,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 1st District, 1899-1906; Governor of
Delaware, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Methodist or Presbyterian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
9, 1935 (age 68 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bridgeville
Cemetery, Bridgeville, Del.
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James Ponder (1819-1897) —
of Milton, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
31, 1819.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1868;
Governor
of Delaware, 1871-75.
Methodist.
Died in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., November
5, 1897 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Interment at Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery, Milton, Del.
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Asbury Wooley Prettyman (1808-1885) —
also known as Asbury W. Prettyman —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born April
18, 1808.
Whig. Preacher;
postmaster at Seaford,
Del., 1842-43.
Methodist.
Died January
20, 1885 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Old Ebenezer Church M.E. Cemetery, Quakertown, Del.
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Joseph W. Prettyman (1917-1995) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, August
7, 1917.
Grain farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 8th District,
1953-54.
Methodist.
Died, in Lee Memorial Health Park medical
center, Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., April 9,
1995 (age 77 years, 245
days).
Interment at Conleys Chapel Cemetery, Angola, Del.
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Robert John Reynolds (1838-1909) —
also known as Robert J. Reynolds —
of near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., March
17, 1838.
Democrat. Farmer; Delaware
state treasurer, 1879-83; Governor of
Delaware, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1892.
Methodist.
Died near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del., June 10,
1909 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Ezra Rickards (1848-1927) —
also known as John E. Rickards —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Delaware City, New Castle
County, Del., July 23,
1848.
Republican. Merchant;
member
Montana territorial council, 1887; delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1889-93; Governor of
Montana, 1893-97.
Methodist.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., December
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Chapel
of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.
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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
also known as William H. H. Ross —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Churchyard, Seaford, Del.
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Thomas J. Sard —
of Delaware.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1942, 1948.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born May 29,
1815.
Democrat. Physician;
Governor
of Delaware, 1865-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1876,
1880.
Methodist.
Died July 31,
1881 (age 66 years, 63
days).
Interment at Old
Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Walton H. Simpson (1912-1993) —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.
Born February
20, 1912.
Republican. Construction
business; lumber
dealer; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1959-64; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1971-72.
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., May 6,
1993 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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William Virden Sipple (1847-1926) —
also known as William V. Sipple —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, October
22, 1847.
Republican. Stonecutter;
marble
dealer; postmaster at Milford,
Del., 1898-1903.
Methodist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
17, 1926 (age 78 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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Thomas Alexander Smith (1850-1932) —
also known as Thomas A. Smith —
of Ridgely, Caroline
County, Md.
Born near Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1850.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1905-07.
Methodist.
Died in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., May 1,
1932 (age 81 years, 241
days).
Interment at Denton
Cemetery, Ridgely, Md.
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Harriet N. Smith=Windsor —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.; Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Delaware, 2001-; vice-chair of
Delaware Democratic Party, 2008; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2008.
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David Wilmer Steele (1899-1940) —
also known as David W. Steele —
of Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., 1899.
Republican. Poultry
raiser; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1937-40; died in
office 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
While fishing
off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, he and his wife were killed in
an explosion
and fire aboard their cruiser,
the Lure, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, October
7, 1940 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ocean View,
Del.
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Charles Clark Stockley (1819-1901) —
also known as Charles C. Stockley —
of near Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
6, 1819.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1883-87; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention
from Delaware, 1896.
Methodist.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April
20, 1901 (age 81 years, 165
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown, Del.
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John Gillis Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bishopville, Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles;
Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Selbyville
Redmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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Sherman Willard Tribbitt (1922-2010) —
also known as Sherman W. Tribbitt —
of Odessa, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Denton, Caroline
County, Md., November
9, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1957-64, 1971-72 (New Castle
County 13th District 1957-64, 27th District 1971-72); Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1958-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1965-69; Governor of
Delaware, 1973-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., August
14, 2010 (age 87 years, 278
days).
Interment at Old
Drawyer's Presbyterian Churchyard, Odessa, Del.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
Methodist. French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Sherman Webb (1889-1954) —
also known as E. Sherman Webb —
of Odessa, New Castle
County, Del.
Born May 7,
1889.
Democrat. Farmer; hardware
and feed
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 13th
District, 1931-32; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1949-52.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Odessa, New Castle
County, Del., February
12, 1954 (age 64 years, 281
days).
Interment at Townsend Cemetery, Townsend, Del.
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John James Williams (1904-1988) —
also known as John J. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., May 17,
1904.
Republican. Feed
business; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1947-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1956.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1988 (age 83 years, 239
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Josiah Oliver Wolcott (1877-1938) —
also known as Josiah O. Wolcott —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
31, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1917-21; resigned 1921; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1920-21; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1921-38; died in office 1938.
Methodist.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
11, 1938 (age 61 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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