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Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) —
also known as S. John Abbott —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., March
23, 1852.
Republican. Fruit
grower;
organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Company department
store; banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died, from chronic
nephritis and uremia,
in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
24, 1923 (age 71 years, 154
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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James Frank Allee (1857-1938) —
also known as J. Frank Allee —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
2, 1857.
Republican. Jeweler;
president, Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware; president, Staten Island Brick
Company; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1886-96; member of Delaware
state senate, 1899-1903 (Kent County 1st District 1899-1900, Kent
County 2nd District 1901-02, Kent County 3rd District 1903); resigned
1903; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
12, 1938 (age 80 years, 314
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard (1918-1985) —
also known as Alexis I. du Pont Bayard —
of Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
11, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948
(alternate; member, Credentials
Committee), 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960,
1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1949-53; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Delaware.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
3, 1985 (age 67 years, 204
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. (1868-1942) —
also known as Thomas F. Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 4,
1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1906-16; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1922-29; defeated, 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Episcopalian.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 12,
1942 (age 74 years, 38
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Samuel Bancroft Bird —
also known as Samuel B. Bird —
of Bancroft Mills, Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 7th
District, 1943-46.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Boyce (1855-1942) —
also known as William H. Boyce —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1855.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Sussex
County Recorder of Deeds, 1881-86; chair of
Sussex County Democratic Party, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1896,
1924;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1897; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1897-1921; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1923-25; defeated, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1942 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Edward Green Bradford Jr. (1878-1927) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford, Jr. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
11, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 7th
District, 1909-10, 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
3, 1927 (age 49 years, 83
days).
Interment at Du
Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Clayton Douglass Buck (1890-1965) —
also known as C. Douglass Buck —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., March
21, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
Governor
of Delaware, 1929-37; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1936,
1940
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1944,
1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1943-49; defeated, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Died near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., January
27, 1965 (age 74 years, 312
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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William Burton (1789-1866) —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., October
16, 1789.
Democrat. Physician;
Sussex
County Sheriff, 1830-34; Governor of
Delaware, 1859-63; defeated, 1854.
Episcopalian.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August
5, 1866 (age 76 years, 293
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Milford, Del.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Thomas Collins (1732-1789) —
of Kent
County, Del.
Born in Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del., 1732.
Planter;
member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-82; President
of Delaware, 1786-89; died in office 1789.
Episcopalian.
Died in Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del., March
29, 1789 (age about 56
years).
Interment at St.
Peter's Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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Ralph M. Collison (1908-1975) —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born May 2,
1908.
Democrat. Fertilizer
dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,
1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., February
8, 1975 (age 66 years, 282
days).
Interment at Bridgeville
Cemetery, Bridgeville, Del.
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John Cook (1730-1789) —
of Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del.
Born in Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del., 1730.
Member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1780-83; President
of Delaware, 1782-83.
Anglican.
Died in Duck Creek (now Smyrna), Kent
County, Del., October
27, 1789 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Du Hamel Denney (1873-1953) —
also known as William D. Denney —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., March
31, 1873.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1905-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; Governor of
Delaware, 1921-25; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1926-28.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Elsmere, New Castle
County, Del., November
21, 1953 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
also known as "Penman of the
Revolution" —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
13, 1732.
Planter;
lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1781; President
of Delaware, 1781-83; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County, 1793.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) —
also known as Henry A. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Eleutherian Mills, New Castle
County, Del., July 30,
1838.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; president, Wilmington and
Northern Railroad,
1879-1899; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1896
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1908,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1906-17; defeated, 1916; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Delaware.
Episcopalian.
Died in Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del., December
31, 1926 (age 88 years, 154
days).
Interment at Du
Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry
DuPont and Louisa (Gerhard) du Pont; married 1874 to Mary
Pauline Foster; first cousin once removed of Charles
Irénée du Pont, Thomas
Coleman du Pont, Alfred
Irénée du Pont, Pierre
Samuel du Pont, Francis
Irenee du Pont, Edward
Green Bradford Jr. and Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard; first cousin twice removed of Francis
Victor du Pont, Henry
Belin du Pont Jr., Lammot
du Pont Copeland, Thomas
Francis Bayard III, Ethel du Pont (who married Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Jr.), Reynolds
du Pont and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard; first cousin thrice removed of Eleuthere
Irenee du Pont, Pierre
Samuel du Pont IV and Richard
Henry Bayard. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Pierre Samuel du Pont IV (1935-2021) —
also known as Pete du Pont —
of Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
22, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1969-70; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1971-77; Governor of
Delaware, 1977-85; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1988.
Episcopalian.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 8,
2021 (age 86 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isabel Hope Jackson (1905-1977) —
also known as Isabel Jackson; Isabel Hope
Hughes —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 17,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died December
16, 1977 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Thomas Francis Johnson (1909-1988) —
also known as Thomas F. Johnson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., June 26,
1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1936,
1940
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1939-50; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1959-63; defeated,
1950.
Episcopalian.
Convicted
of conspiracy and conflict
of interest, 1968.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., February
1, 1988 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at All
Hallows Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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Thomas James Keating (1829-1898) —
of Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., May 3,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Queen
Anne's County State's Attorney, 1860-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Maryland
state comptroller, 1878-84; banker; chair of
Queen Anne's County Democratic Party, 1893.
Episcopalian.
Died in Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., June 1,
1898 (age 69 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Keating and Elizabeth Jane (Palmer) Keating; married 1862 to Sarah
F. Webster. |
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Clair John Killoran (1905-1975) —
also known as Clair J. Killoran —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Weiser, Washington
County, Idaho, April
12, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Delaware
Republican state chair, 1950; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1952.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Elks.
Died October
29, 1975 (age 70 years, 200
days).
Interment at All Saints Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Richard Estep Lankford (b. 1914) —
also known as Richard E. Lankford —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 22,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1949-54; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1955-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Alvin Lingo Jr. (1873-1925) —
also known as John A. Lingo —
of Rehoboth, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1873.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District,
1925; died in office 1925.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Accidentally swallowed poisonous
Lysol disinfectant, and died en route to a hospital, in his doctor's
car,
near Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
14, 1925 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Edward Livingston Martin (1837-1897) —
also known as Edward L. Martin —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., March
29, 1837.
Democrat. Clerk, Delaware State Senate, 1863-65; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1864,
1872,
1876,
1880
(chair, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1884;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1879-83.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Grange.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., January
22, 1897 (age 59 years, 299
days).
Interment at St.
Luke's Episcopal Churchyard, Seaford, Del.
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Josiah Marvel Jr. (1904-1955) —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
26, 1904.
Democrat. Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1937-42; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Minister to
Denmark, 1946-47; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1955
(age about
50 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Maull (1781-1846) —
of Delaware.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., September
6, 1781.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician;
Governor
of Delaware, 1846; died in office 1846.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., May 3,
1846 (age 64 years, 239
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del.
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Alexander McKim (1748-1832) —
of Maryland.
Born in Brandywine (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., January
10, 1748.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1794-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1809-15; member of Maryland
state senate, 1814; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Maryland; county judge in Maryland, 1830.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
18, 1832 (age 84 years, 8
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Louis McLane (1786-1857) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Maryland.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., May 28,
1786.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1817-27; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1827-29; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1829-31, 1845-46; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1831-33; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1833-34; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
7, 1857 (age 71 years, 132
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898) —
also known as Robert M. McLane —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Paris, France.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 23,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1847-51, 1879-83;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1852-56; U.S. Diplomatic
Commissioner to China, 1854; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1859-60; France, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1876
(speaker);
member of Maryland
state senate, 1878-80; Governor of
Maryland, 1884-85.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Paris, France,
April
16, 1898 (age 82 years, 297
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles Robert Miller (1857-1927) —
also known as Charles Miller —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
30, 1857.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1911-12; Governor of
Delaware, 1913-17.
Episcopalian.
Died in Berlin, Camden
County, N.J., September
18, 1927 (age 69 years, 353
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Thomas Woodnutt Miller (1886-1973) —
also known as Thomas W. Miller —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 26,
1886.
Republican. Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1915-17; defeated, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Phi.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., May 5,
1973 (age 86 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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Samuel Paynter (1768-1845) —
of Delaware.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., August
24, 1768.
Member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1807-08; Delaware
state treasurer, 1813-18; Governor of
Delaware, 1824-27.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
2, 1845 (age 77 years, 39
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del.
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Richard Thomas Pilling (1864-1951) —
also known as Richard T. Pilling —
of Kiamensi, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kiamensi, New Castle
County, Del., 1864.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 8th
District, 1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1912.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Towson, Baltimore
County, Md., April 1,
1951 (age about 86
years).
Interment at St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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George Read (1733-1798) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79,
1782-83; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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John Read (1769-1854) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., July 17,
1769.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1817-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 13,
1854 (age 84 years, 361
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) —
also known as John M. Richardson —
of Delaware.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
10, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., August
4, 1930 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown, Del.
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Henry Moore Ridgely (1779-1847) —
also known as Henry M. Ridgely —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., August
6, 1779.
Lawyer;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1811-15; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1817-27; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1827-29.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., August
6, 1847 (age 68 years, 0
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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William Victor Roth Jr. (1921-2003) —
also known as William V. Roth, Jr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 22,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1960; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1967-70; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001; resigned 1970; defeated, 2000.
Episcopalian. Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died December
13, 2003 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 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.
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Thomas Stockton (1781-1846) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., April 1,
1781.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (member, Balloting
Committee); Governor of
Delaware, 1845-46; died in office 1846.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of heart
disease, in New Castle
County, Del., March 1,
1846 (age 64 years, 334
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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James Sykes (1725-1792) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., 1725.
Delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-77; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., April 4,
1792 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Charles Laymen Terry Jr. (1900-1970) —
also known as Charles L. Terry, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., September
17, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1936,
1968;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1937-38; superior court judge in Delaware,
1938-62; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1962-64; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1963-64; Governor of
Delaware, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1970 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Henry Winfield Watson (1856-1933) —
also known as Henry W. Watson —
of Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., June 24,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Langhorne Electric
Light and Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-33 (8th District 1915-23,
9th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1933
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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William Tharp Watson (1849-1917) —
also known as William T. Watson —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., June 22,
1849.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County, 1893-95; Governor of
Delaware, 1895-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April
14, 1917 (age 67 years, 296
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.
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Daniel Fooks Wolcott (1910-1973) —
also known as Daniel F. Wolcott —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
29, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1946; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1948;
superior court judge in Delaware, 1949; chair of
New Castle County Democratic Party, 1950; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1950-51; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1951-64; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1964-73.
Episcopalian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Lost
his right leg during World War II, while commanding a combat
demolition unit.
Died July 10,
1973 (age 63 years, 162
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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