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Politicians in Insurance in Delaware

Joseph Bancroft (1875-1936) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington), New Castle County, Del., May 18, 1875. Democrat. Chemical engineer; executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sons chemical manufacturing firm; director of railroads and insurance companies; candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1924. Quaker. Member, American Chemical Society; Theta Xi; Freemasons; Elks. Injured in a fall down stairs, and died a few days later, from pneumonia, in the Homeopathic Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., May 6, 1936 (age 60 years, 354 days). Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Bancroft, Jr. and Mary Askew (Richardson) Bancroft; married, October 29, 1902, to Elizabeth Ann Howard.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of William Denney and Anna (du Hamel) Denney; married, October 27, 1917, to Alice Godwin.   See also National Governors Association biography   Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1921-1994) — also known as Eleuthere I. du Pont; "Brud" — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 21, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; banker; insurance executive; treasurer of Delaware Republican Party, 1956; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1956. Died, from a heart attack in his office, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 29, 1994 (age 72 years, 312 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Katherine (Clark) du Pont and Francis Victor du Pont; married to Arminda Dunning; grandson of Thomas Coleman du Pont; second great-grandson of Charles Irénée du Pont; second great-grandnephew of Henry DuPont; third great-grandson of Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826); fourth great-grandson of Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789); first cousin twice removed of Alfred Irénée du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Algernon du Pont; second cousin once removed of Henry Belin du Pont Jr., Lammot du Pont Copeland and Reynolds du Pont; second cousin twice removed of Francis Irenee du Pont, Edward Green Bradford Jr., Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard and Eugene Lammot; third cousin of Pierre Samuel du Pont IV; third cousin once removed of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; fourth cousin of Richard Henry Bayard.   Political family: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Bankson Taylor Holcomb (1879-1945) — also known as Bankson T. Holcomb — of Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y.; Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, N.J.; New Castle, New Castle County, Del.; near Frederica, Kent County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., January 20, 1879. Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Delaware state director, U.S. National Youth Administration; candidate for Delaware state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1942. Died January 9, 1945 (age 65 years, 355 days). Interment at Glebe Cemetery, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of Bankson Taylor Holcomb (1839-1912) and Edith Merritt (Driver) Holcomb; married 1907 to Julia Hurlock Newton; first cousin of Thomas Holcomb Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of Oliver Owen Forward, Walter Forward and Chauncey Forward; first cousin four times removed of Augustus Pettibone and Rufus Pettibone; second cousin four times removed of Amos Pettibone; second cousin five times removed of Noah Phelps; third cousin once removed of Chauncey Forward Black; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Herman Pettibone; fourth cousin once removed of Marcus Hensey Holcomb, Joseph Wells Holcomb and Burton Everett Hoskins.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Eugene Lammot (1899-1987) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 22, 1899. Democrat. Insurance broker; member of Delaware state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1955-58; mayor of Wilmington, Del., 1957-60; defeated in primary, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1961-65. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died, from heart failure, in Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., March 2, 1987 (age 87 years, 284 days). Interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Del.   Relatives: Son of Eugene Lammot (1859-1928) and Lullie (Holmes) Lammot; second cousin of Thomas Coleman du Pont, Alfred Irénée du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont; second cousin once removed of Francis Victor du Pont, Henry Belin du Pont Jr., Lammot du Pont Copeland and Reynolds du Pont; second cousin twice removed of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont IV.   Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Preston Lea (1841-1916) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., November 12, 1841. Republican. President, William Lea and Sons milling; president, Union National Bank, vice-president, Farmers Mutual Insurance Company; director, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad; Governor of Delaware, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1908. Quaker. Member, Union League. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., December 4, 1916 (age 75 years, 22 days). Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Son of William Lea and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea; married, October 27, 1870, to Adalaide Moore; married, April 29, 1897, to Eliza Naudain Corbit; father of Claudia Wright Lea (who married Sheffield Phelps); second cousin once removed of Charles Corbit and William Webb Jr.; third cousin once removed of Joseph Rodman West; third cousin twice removed of Elsie Cryder Woodward.   Political families: 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 National Governors Association biography Ralph Emory Willey (1888-1951) — also known as Ralph E. Willey — of Greenwood, Sussex County, Del. Born in Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., December 21, 1888. Democrat. Merchant; insurance business; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District, 1937-38. Member, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, Sussex County, Del., July 20, 1951 (age 62 years, 211 days). Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del.   Relatives: Married to Mary Nancy Russell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Wilmington (Del.) Morning News, December 12, 1936   Harry S. Wilson (born c.1917) — of New Castle County, Del. Born about 1917. Democrat. Insurance broker; candidate for Delaware state senate 5th District, 1972. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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