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Saulsbury family of Dover, Delaware

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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.

		Relatives: Brother of Eli May Saulsbury and Willard Saulsbury, Sr.; uncle of Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927).
		Political family: Saulsbury family of Dover, Delaware.
		See also Wikipedia article

Eli May Saulsbury (1817-1893) — also known as Eli Saulsbury — of Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in Kent County, Del., December 29, 1817. Democrat. Member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1864; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1871-89. Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., March 22, 1893 (age 75 years, 83 days). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Del.

		Relatives: Son of William Saulsbury and Margaret Ann (Smith) Saulsbury; brother of Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) and Willard Saulsbury, Sr.; uncle of Willard Saulsbury, Jr..
		Political family: Saulsbury family of Dover, Delaware.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892) — of Georgetown, Sussex County, Del. Born in Kent County, Del., June 2, 1820. Democrat. Delaware state attorney general, 1850-55; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1859-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1860, 1864; chancellor of Delaware court of chancery, 1873-92; died in office 1892. Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., April 6, 1892 (age 71 years, 309 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.

		Relatives: Brother of Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) and Eli May Saulsbury; father of Willard Saulsbury, Jr..
		Political family: Saulsbury family of Dover, Delaware.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., April 17, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Delaware Democratic state chair, 1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1904, 1908, 1912; member of Democratic National Committee from Delaware, 1908-20; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1913-19; defeated, 1918. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., February 20, 1927 (age 65 years, 309 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.

		Relatives: Son of Willard Saulsbury, Sr.; nephew of Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) and Eli May Saulsbury.
		Political family: Saulsbury family of Dover, Delaware.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

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