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Carlton Blendt Jr. (1928-2005) —
of Townsend, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Powell, Park
County, Wyo., November
15, 1928.
Democrat. Dairy farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 15th
District, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died in Delaware, January
22, 2005 (age 76 years, 68
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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Ernest Victor Blendt (1903-1953) —
also known as Ernest V. Blendt —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, May 18,
1903.
Democrat. Farmer; bank
director; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1941-42, 1953; died in office 1953; candidate for Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died, in Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
4, 1953 (age 50 years, 78
days).e.
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, 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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Jacob A. Correll (1896-1968) —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Born April
29, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 6th District, 1957-60; member
of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 11th
District, 1963-64.
Member, Lions;
Grange.
Died February
8, 1968 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, Del.
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Howard Hamilton Dickerson (1884-1966) —
also known as Howard H. Dickerson —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in 1884.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1925-26; member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County 3rd District, 1947-50; Delaware
state treasurer, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Grange.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon after, at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital,
Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1966 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Levin Newton Dickerson and Levica Ann (Owens) Dickerson; married
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Elder Franklin LeCates (1876-1947) —
also known as E. Frank LeCates —
of Delmar, Sussex
County, Del.; Pocomoke City, Worcester
County, Md.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.; Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delmar, Sussex
County, Del., May 31,
1876.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1911-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1924;
chair
of Sussex County Democratic Party, 1927-33.
Member, Grange.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
27, 1947 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oliphant Family Cemetery, Whitesville, 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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Henry Johnson Ridgely (1913-1990) —
also known as Henry J. Ridgely —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., November
17, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate).
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from kidney
failure, in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
10, 1990 (age 76 years, 297
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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