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Clergy Politicians in Delaware

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.   Relatives: Son of John Gracey and Ann Elizabeth Bartram (Leech) Gracey; married, November 21, 1860, to Leonora Thompson; married, January 15, 1900, to Cordania Elizabeth 'Corda' (Perkins) Pratt; father of Spencer Pettis Gracey and Wilbur Tirrell Gracey.   Political family: Gracey family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   Epitaph: "Soldier - Clergyman - Diplomat"   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Washington Evening Srar, June 25, 1911   Edward C. Graham — of Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del. Minister; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. 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.   See also National Governors Association biography   Image source: Maine State Archives/Maine Historical Society   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.   Relatives: Son of Shepard Prettyman and Sarah (King) Prettyman; married, March 21, 1830, to Elizabeth Bradley Little.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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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