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all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
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John Wallace Houston (1814-1896) —
also known as John W. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Concord, Sussex
County, Del., May 4,
1814.
Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1845-51; state court judge
in Delaware, 1855.
Slaveowner.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April
26, 1896 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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John Mitchell Houston (1832-1893) —
also known as John M. Houston —
Born in Sussex
County, Del., April
26, 1832.
Delaware
state treasurer, 1883-87.
Died in Sussex
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 61 years, 243
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sussex County, Del.
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Charles Bell Houston (1845-1907) —
also known as Charles B. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., December
30, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber
business; bank
director; director, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1891-94.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 25,
1907 (age 61 years, 177
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Henry Aydelotte Houston (1847-1925) —
also known as Henry A. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 10,
1847.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1903-05.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April 5,
1925 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Robert Griffith Houston (1867-1946) —
also known as Robert G. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
13, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1936.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1946 (age 78 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) —
also known as James M. Tunnell —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Clarksville, Sussex
County, Del., August
2, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1929-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1941-47; defeated, 1924, 1946.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
14, 1957 (age 78 years, 104
days).
Interment at Blackwater
Church Cemetery, Near Clarksville, Sussex County, Del.
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John Mitchell Moore Houston (1879-1941) —
also known as John M. Houston —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, July 15,
1879.
Democrat. Grocer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 5th District,
1913-14.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
9, 1941 (age 62 years, 56
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Henry Aydelotte Houston (1890-1979) —
also known as Henry A. Houston —
of Michigan.
Born in Delaware, March
29, 1890.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932.
Died in 1979
(age about
89 years).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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James Miller Tunnell (1910-1986) —
also known as James M. Tunnell —
of Delaware.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., June 18,
1910.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1966.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 6,
1986 (age 75 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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