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Politicians in Farm Supply and Services in Delaware
including fertilizer and farm implement dealers

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.   Relatives: Son of Sylvester O. Brittingham and Mary Elizabeth (Andrews) Brittingham; married to Ethel M. Parsons.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial 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.   Relatives: Son of Arnold Wrightson Carvel and Elizabeth (Nostrand) Carvel; married, December 17, 1932, to Ann Hall Valliant.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)   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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of John Thomas Webb and Anne Elizabeth (Dockety) Webb; married to Edith Virginia Russell and Blanche M. Cleaver; father of Jeanne Webb (who married Sherman Willard Tribbitt).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Married 1924 to Elsie Steele.   Cross-reference: Jesse S. Cooper, Jr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail

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