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Wilbur Louis Adams (1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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James Hall Anderson (1878-1936) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
12, 1878.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1925-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Near Frederica, Kent County, Del.
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Richard Bassett (1745-1815) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state legislative council from Kent County, 1776-80, 1782-83;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1782; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in
Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of
Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., September
15, 1815 (age 70 years, 166
days).
Original interment somewhere in Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in 1865 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Alice Moore Batchelder (b. 1944) —
of Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
15, 1944.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1985-92; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Handy Bates (1845-1916) —
also known as George H. Bates —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
19, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1884;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1882-83; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1883.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1916 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Moore Bates; married, May 26,
1870, to Elizabeth B. Russell. |
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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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James Asheton Bayard Sr. (1767-1815) —
also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath
of His Party"; "High Priest of the
Constitution" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1767.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1804-13.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
6, 1815 (age 48 years, 9
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in
1842 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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James Asheton Bayard Jr. (1799-1880) —
also known as James A. Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
15, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1837-43; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1851-64, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1864,
1868.
Suffered an accidental fall while
descending stairs, and died a few days later, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 13,
1880 (age 80 years, 211
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Richard Henry Bayard (born c.1949) —
also known as Richard Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born about 1949.
Democrat. Aide to Sen. Edmund
S. Muskie, 1972-76; lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1988-97, 2004; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1992,
1996,
2000,
2004;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1997.
Still living as of 2004.
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Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. (1828-1898) —
also known as Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
29, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1853-55; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1869-85; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1880,
1884;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1893-97.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
28, 1898 (age 69 years, 334
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of James
Asheton Bayard Jr. and Anne (Francis) Bayard; married 1856 to Louisa
Lee; married, November
7, 1889, to Mary W. Clymer; father of Thomas
Francis Bayard Jr.; nephew of Richard
Henry Bayard (1796-1868); grandson of James
Asheton Bayard Sr.; grandfather of Mabel Bayard Warren (who
married Joseph
Gardner Bradley), Thomas
Francis Bayard III and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard; great-grandson of Richard
Bassett; great-grandfather of Richard
Henry Bayard (born c.1949); great-grandnephew of John
Bubenheim Bayard; fourth great-grandnephew of Nicholas
Bayard (c.1644-1707); fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Stuyvesant; second cousin once removed of Thomas
Clayton and Littleton
Kirkpatrick; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard; third cousin of Andrew
Kirkpatrick; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard (1736-1802); fourth cousin of John
Sluyter Wirt. |
| | | 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). |
| | | Mount
Bayard, on the border between British
Columbia, Canada, and the Prince of
Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
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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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Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747-1812) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to Delaware convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1788; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
30, 1812 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Eugene Ennalls Berl (1889-1954) —
also known as E. Ennalls Berl —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 2,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate
to Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1940,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died April 1,
1954 (age 65 years, 30
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe Biden;
"Sleepy Joe" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
20, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice
President of the United States, 2009-17; President
of the United States, 2021-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Joseph Robinette Biden III (1969-2015) —
also known as Beau Biden —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
3, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 2007-15; major in the U.S. Army during
the Iraq War; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008.
Catholic.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, from brain
cancer, in Walter
Reed Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 30,
2015 (age 46 years, 116
days).
Interment at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville, Del.
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John Biggs Jr. (1895-1979) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
6, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1930-36; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1932,
1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1937-65; took
senior status 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., April
15, 1979 (age 83 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Biggs and Rachel Valentine (Massey) Biggs; married, April
16, 1925, to Anna Swift Rupert. |
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James Caleb Boggs (1909-1993) —
also known as J. Caleb Boggs —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cheswold, Kent
County, Del., May 15,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1947-53; Governor of
Delaware, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
26, 1993 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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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 (1819-1884) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 17,
1819.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1849-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1861-66; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1868-70; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1871-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
16, 1884 (age 64 years, 183
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Bradford and Phebe (George) Bradford; married 1840 to Mary
Alicia Heyward; married, February
5, 1852, to Elizabeth Roberts Canby (fourth cousin *** of Elsie
Cryder Woodward); father of Edward
Green Bradford II; grandfather of Edward
Green Bradford Jr. and Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard; great-grandfather of Henry
Belin du Pont Jr., Thomas
Francis Bayard III and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard; second great-grandfather of Richard
Henry Bayard; fifth great-grandson of George
Wyllys and John
Haynes; second cousin twice removed of Timothy
Pitkin; second cousin thrice removed of Abraham
Davenport (1715-1789) and Robert
Treat Paine; third cousin of Bailey
Frye Adams; third cousin once removed of Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland and Clayton
Hyde Lathrop; third cousin twice removed of Aaron
Kitchell, Enoch
Woodbridge, John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Ephraim
Safford, Isaiah
Kidder and Clayton
Huntington Lathrop; fourth cousin of Ira
Chandler Backus, Joshua
Perkins, Julius
Levi Strong, Henry
Sabin and Lee
Randall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed of Abraham
Davenport (1767-1837), Jonathan
Usher, William
Woodbridge, Dudley
Woodbridge, Theodore
Davenport, Charles
Stetson, James
Safford, Luther
Kidder, Isaiah
Stetson, Chester
Dorman Hubbard, Delos
Fall and James
L. Sanborn. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward Green Bradford II (1848-1928) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford II —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
12, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1880-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1888,
1916
(alternate); delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1897; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1897-1918; retired 1918.
Died in Clifton Heights, Delaware
County, Pa., March
30, 1928 (age 80 years, 18
days).
Interment at Du
Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward
Green Bradford and Mary Alicia (Heyward) Bradford; married, September
18, 1872, to Eleuthera Paulina du Pont; father of Edward
Green Bradford Jr.; uncle of Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard; grandfather of Henry
Belin du Pont Jr.; granduncle of Thomas
Francis Bayard III and Alexis
Irenee du Pont Bayard; great-granduncle of Richard
Henry Bayard; sixth great-grandson of George
Wyllys and John
Haynes; second cousin thrice removed of Timothy
Pitkin; second cousin four times removed of Abraham
Davenport and Robert
Treat Paine; third cousin once removed of Bailey
Frye Adams; third cousin twice removed of Chauncey
Fitch Cleveland; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kitchell, Enoch
Woodbridge, John
Davenport, James
Davenport, Ephraim
Safford and Isaiah
Kidder; fourth cousin of Clayton
Hyde Lathrop; fourth cousin once removed of Ira
Chandler Backus, Joshua
Perkins, Julius
Levi Strong, Henry
Sabin, Lee
Randall Sanborn and Clayton
Huntington Lathrop. |
| | | 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 federal
judicial profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Howard Wellington Bramhall (1895-1962) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
18, 1895.
Lawyer; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1954-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., July 7,
1962 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Franklin Brockson (1865-1942) —
of Delaware.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., August
6, 1865.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1909-10; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Clayton, Kent
County, Del., March
16, 1942 (age 76 years, 222
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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James Madison Broom (1776-1850) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., 1776.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1805-07; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
15, 1850 (age about 73
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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David Penrose Buckson (b. 1920) —
also known as David P. Buckson —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Townsend, New Castle
County, Del., July 25,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1956; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1957-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1960-61; defeated, 1964; Delaware
state attorney general, 1963-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Sigma
Nu.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph Maull Carey (1845-1924) —
also known as Joseph M. Carey —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1869; Wyoming
territory attorney general, 1869-71; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1872-76; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming Territory, 1876-90; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1881-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1885-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1890-96; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of
Wyoming, 1911-15.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., February
5, 1924 (age 79 years, 17
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Michael Newbold Castle (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael N. Castle —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 2,
1939.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1967-68; member of Delaware
state senate 1st District, 1969-76; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1981-85; Governor of
Delaware, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2010.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Frederick Causey (1833-1902) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1833.
Lawyer; member of Delaware state legislature, 1864-66; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1884-87.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., October
12, 1902 (age 68 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) —
also known as John M. Clayton —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 24,
1796.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1826-28; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; resigned 1836,
1849; died in office 1856; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1837-39; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1849-50.
Slaveowner.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
9, 1856 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Massey, Kent
County, Md., July, 1777.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1802-06, 1810, 1812-13; member of
Delaware
state senate, 1808, 1808, 1821; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1808-10; Delaware
state attorney general, 1810-15; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1815-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1824-27, 1837-47; common pleas court judge
in Delaware, 1828; superior court judge in Delaware, 1832.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1854 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Reynolds Clough (1875-1918) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, May 10,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died, from pneumonia
and influenza,
in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
15, 1918 (age 43 years, 158
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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Joseph Parsons Comegys (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph P. Comegys —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
29, 1813.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1842, 1848; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1856-57; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1876-93.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
1, 1893 (age 79 years, 34
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Henry C. Conrad —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1885; postmaster at Wilmington,
Del., 1906-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher A. Coons (b. 1963) —
also known as Chris Coons —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
9, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1996;
New
Castle County Executive, 2005-10; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2010-.
Still living as of 2016.
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Thomas Cooper (1764-1829) —
of Delaware.
Born in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex
County, Del., 1764.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1803-08; member of Delaware
state senate, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1813-17.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., 1829
(age about
65 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sussex County, Del.
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Matthew P. Denn (b. 1966) —
also known as Matt Denn —
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
9, 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Delaware
state senate, 1998; Delaware
insurance commissioner, 2005-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 2009-15; Delaware
state attorney general, 2015-19.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2019.
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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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Elise du Pont (b. 1935) —
also known as Elise Ravenel Wood —
of Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.
Born December
27, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development, 1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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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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Joseph James Farnan Jr. (b. 1945) —
also known as Joseph J. Farnan —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1945.
Lawyer; New
Castle County Attorney, 1976-79; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1981-85; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1985-2010; retired 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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George Joseph Feldman (1904-1994) —
also known as George J. Feldman —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1904.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Malta, 1965-67; Luxembourg, 1967-69.
Jewish.
Chief author of a Congressional study which led to the creation of
NASA as a civilian space agency.
Died in the Bryn Mawr Terrace Nursing
Home, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
22, 1994 (age 90 years, 16
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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William Gilpin (1813-1894) —
of Colorado.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., October
4, 1813.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; explorer;
major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor
of Colorado Territory, 1861-62; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1862.
Run over by a horse and
buggy, and later died as a result, in Denver,
Colo., January
20, 1894 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
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George Gray (1840-1925) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., May 4,
1840.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1880,
1884;
Delaware
state attorney general, 1879-85; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1885-99; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1899-1914;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
7, 1925 (age 85 years, 95
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, New Castle, Del.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green; married, December
17, 1931, to Maria Ellen Reynolds. |
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Leonard G. Hagner (b. 1894) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
19, 1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1953-61.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Albert Hagner and Eva Boyer (Hoopes) Hagner; married, September
3, 1955, to Wilhelmina S. Syfrit. |
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David Hall (1752-1817) —
of Delaware.
Born January
4, 1752.
Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Governor of
Delaware, 1802-05; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1813-17.
Died September
18, 1817 (age 65 years, 257
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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Levin Irving Handy (1861-1922) —
also known as L. Irving Handy —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., December
24, 1861.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; Kent
County Superintendent of Free Schools, 1887-90; lawyer; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1892-96; newspaper
editorial writer; lecturer;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1897-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1908;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1904.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 41
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. William Collins Handy and Marie (Breckinridge) Handy;
married, January
25, 1887, to Mary Corbit Bell; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge, William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel
Carroll and Charles
Carroll of Carrollton; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945); fourth cousin once removed of Reuben
Handy Meriwether. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Autobiographies and
Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899) |
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William Francis Harrity (1850-1912) —
also known as William F. Harrity —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
19, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1884,
1896;
postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa., 1885-89; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1890; secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1891-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1892-97; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1892-96.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
12, 1912 (age 61 years, 176
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pa.
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Daniel Oren Hastings (1874-1966) —
also known as Daniel O. Hastings —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Centerville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., March 5,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1909; appointed 1909; resigned 1909; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909; resigned
1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1920
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1944
(alternate), 1952;
member, Credentials Committee, 1928,
1952;
speaker, 1928;
member, Resolutions Committee, 1936;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 9,
1966 (age 92 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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William Henry Heald (1864-1939) —
also known as William H. Heald —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
27, 1864.
Republican. Bank
examiner; lawyer; postmaster at Wilmington,
Del., 1901-06; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1909-13; banker.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 3,
1939 (age 74 years, 280
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Anthony Higgins (1840-1912) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Red Lion Hundred, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1869-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1884; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1889-95; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1896;
one of the attorneys for U.S. District Judge Charles
Swayne during his impeachment proceedings, 1904-05.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1912 (age 71 years, 269
days).
Interment at St.
Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del.
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Outerbridge Horsey (1777-1842) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., March 5,
1777.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1801-04; Delaware
state attorney general, 1806-10; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1810-21.
Slaveowner.
Died near Petersville, Frederick
County, Md., June 9,
1842 (age 65 years, 96
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Outerbridge Horsey (1819-1902) —
of Burkittsville, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Delaware, February
28, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; distiller;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1880.
Died January
5, 1902 (age 82 years, 311
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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Richard Howell (1754-1802) —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., October
23, 1754.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution from
Gloucester County, 1787; Governor of
New Jersey, 1793-1801; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1793-1801.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., April
28, 1802 (age 47 years, 187
days).
Interment at Friends
Burying Ground, Trenton, N.J.
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Kathleen Jennings (born c.1953) —
also known as Kathy Jennings —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., about 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 2019-.
Female.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Boone Jester (1895-1938) —
also known as John B. Jester —
of High Point, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Felton, Kent
County, Del., April
12, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1936.
Died August
22, 1938 (age 43 years, 132
days).
Interment at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Near Frederica, Kent County, Del.
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Kensey Johns Sr. (1759-1848) —
Born in Maryland, June 14,
1759.
Whig. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1792; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1799-1830; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1830-32.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
21, 1848 (age 89 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kensey Johns Jr. (1791-1857) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
10, 1791.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1827-31; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1832-57; died in office 1857.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., March
28, 1857 (age 65 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, New Castle, Del.
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Christopher Johnson (born c.1986) —
also known as Chris Johnson —
Born about 1986.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 2018.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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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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Joseph Augustus Kellogg (1865-1929) —
also known as Joseph A. Kellogg —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Delaware City, New Castle
County, Del., May 13,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1904; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1911; appointed 1911;
defeated, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); New York
Democratic state chair, 1918-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hospital
at Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., September
8, 1929 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Fort Edward, N.Y.
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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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Horace Greeley Knowles (1863-1913) —
also known as Horace G. Knowles —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1863.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1889-93; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1907-09; Serbia, 1907-09; Dominican Republic, 1909-10; Bolivia, 1910-13, died in office 1913.
Died August
23, 1913 (age 49 years, 307
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Swain Lee (b. 1935) —
also known as Bill Lee —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
18, 1935.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sussex County Republican Party, 1973-77; Republican candidate for
Governor
of Delaware, 2000 (primary), 2004, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Paine Lord (1839-1911) —
also known as William P. Lord —
of Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 1,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1878; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1880-94; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1880-82, 1886-88, 1892-94;
Governor
of Oregon, 1895-99; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1899-1903.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1911 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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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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H. Edward Maull Sr. (1914-1982) —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born January
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1968.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
26, 1982 (age 68 years, 82
days).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Thomas McKean (1734-1817) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New London Township, Chester
County, Pa., March
19, 1734.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
colonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware,
1765-74; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware
house of assembly, 1777-83; President
of Delaware, 1777; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1781; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1799-1808; impeached
by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 24,
1817 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in
1843 at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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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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Elwood Franklin Melson Jr. (1914-2001) —
also known as Elwood F. Melson, Jr. —
of Claymont, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., March
12, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 3rd District, 1955-58; family
court judge in Delaware, 1964-80.
Methodist.
Fought successfully to abolish the death penalty in Delaware (1958).
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Hockessin, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 2001 (age 87 years, 288
days).
Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, Del.
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John Reed Nicholson (b. 1849) —
also known as John R. Nicholson —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., May 19,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1892-95; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1895-1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to
Isabella Hayes Hager. |
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John Percy Nields (1868-1943) —
also known as John P. Nields —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
7, 1868.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1902, 1903-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1930-41; took senior status 1941;
senior judge, 1941-43.
Died in Nahant, Essex
County, Mass., August
26, 1943 (age 75 years, 19
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Owls Nest, Del.
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James Pennewill (b. 1854) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., June 16,
1854.
Republican. Lawyer; solicitor in Delaware for Pennsylvania Railroad;
justice
of Delaware state supreme court, 1897-1916; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1909-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Trusten Polk (1811-1876) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., May 29,
1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District,
1845-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; Governor of
Missouri, 1857; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1857-62; expelled 1862; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support
for secession.
Slaveowner.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
16, 1876 (age 64 years, 323
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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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George Read II (1765-1836) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1765.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1816.
Died in 1836
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Walter Rich (1863-1916) —
also known as Warren W. Rich —
of Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., September
18, 1863.
Lawyer; U.S. Consular Agent in Salina Cruz, 1907-08; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Salina Cruz, 1908-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Salina Cruz, as of 1916.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Delaware, August
17, 1916 (age 52 years, 334
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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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 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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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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LaKresha Roberts (born c.1983) —
Born about 1983.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 2018.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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John Henry Rodney (1839-1913) —
also known as John H. Rodney —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., June 18,
1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1888.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
13, 1913 (age 74 years, 56
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Michele Rollins (born c.1945) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born about 1945.
Republican. Real estate
developer; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 2010.
Female.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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Collins Jacques Seitz (1914-1998) —
also known as Collins J. Seitz —
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 20,
1914.
Lawyer; vice-chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1946-51; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1951-66; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1949-51; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1966-89; took
senior status 1989; senior judge, 1989-98.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
16, 1998 (age 84 years, 118
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Bayard Shields (1780-1823) —
also known as William B. Shields —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Maryland, 1780.
Lawyer; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1802; member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1807-08, 1813; Mississippi
territory attorney general Western District, 1808-14; superior
court judge in Mississippi, 1817-18; U.S.
District Judge for Mississippi, 1818-23; died in office 1823.
Died in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., April
19, 1823 (age about 42
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gregory Moneta Sleet (b. 1951) —
also known as Gregory M. Sleet —
of Delaware.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1951.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1993-98; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1998-2017; took senior status 2017.
Still living as of 2017.
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James T. Sloan (b. 1886) —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
17, 1886.
Lawyer; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 15th Circuit, 1941.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Sigma
Delta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Andrew Southerland (b. 1889) —
also known as Clarence A. Southerland —
of Delaware.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
10, 1889.
Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1925-29; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1957.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence Southerland and Amey (Fairbank) Southerland; married, January
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W. Laird Stabler Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Montchanin, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1967-70; Delaware
state attorney general, 1971-75; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1975-77; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1984-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ralph Stone (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
20, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; studied law under U.S. Sen. Anthony
Higgins; practiced law with former U.S. Rep. Byron
M. Cutcheon; private and military secretary to Gov. Hazen
S. Pingree; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1924-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1927 |
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Charles Swayne (1842-1907) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Guyencourt, New Castle
County, Del., August
10, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1888; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-1907;
died in office 1907; impeached
by the U.S. House of Representatives in December 1904; acquitted in
the U.S. Senate.
Died July 5,
1907 (age 64 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
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memorial |
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Charles Thomas (1790-1848) —
of Delaware.
Born in Red Lion Hundred, New Castle
County, Del., June 23,
1790.
Lawyer; Governor of
Delaware, 1823-24.
Presbyterian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., February
8, 1848 (age 57 years, 230
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, New Castle, Del.
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Jan Ching-an Ting (b. 1948) —
also known as Jan C. Ting —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2006.
Chinese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) —
also known as James M. Tunnell —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Clarksville, Sussex
County, Del., August
2, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1929-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1941-47; defeated, 1924, 1946.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
14, 1957 (age 78 years, 104
days).
Interment at Blackwater
Church Cemetery, Near Clarksville, Sussex County, Del.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Historical Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Delaware City, New Castle
County, Del., September
25, 1738.
Lawyer; delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware
state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-78; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; President
of Delaware, 1783-86.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., February
19, 1789 (age 50 years, 147
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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John Wales (1783-1863) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 31,
1783.
Lawyer; banker; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1845-49; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1849-51; one of the founders
of Newark College, now the University of Delaware.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., December
3, 1863 (age 80 years, 125
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Herbert Birchby Warburton (1916-1983) —
also known as Herbert B. Warburton —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Delaware Republican Party, 1950; chairman, Young Republican
National Federation, 1952; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1953-55; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1954.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 30,
1983 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Cremated.
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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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Alfred Wells (1814-1867) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., May 27,
1814.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Tompkins
County District Attorney, 1845-47; Tompkins
County Judge, 1847-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1859-61.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 18,
1867 (age 53 years, 52
days).
Interment at Ithaca
City Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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William Hill Wells (1769-1829) —
of Delaware.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., January
7, 1769.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1795-99, 1811-12; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1799-1804, 1813-17; member of Delaware
state senate, 1819.
Slaveowner.
Died near Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., March
11, 1829 (age 60 years, 63
days).
Interment at Prince
Georges Churchyard, Near Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del.
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Ferris W. Wharton —
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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Samuel White (1770-1809) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., December, 1770.
Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1801-09; died in office 1809.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
4, 1809 (age 38 years, 0
days).
Interment at Old
Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, 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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Josiah Oliver Wolcott (1877-1938) —
also known as Josiah O. Wolcott —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
31, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1917-21; resigned 1921; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1920-21; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1921-38; died in office 1938.
Methodist.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
11, 1938 (age 61 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Caleb Merrill Wright (1908-2001) —
also known as Caleb M. Wright —
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
7, 1908.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1955-73; took senior status 1973.
Died May 12,
2001 (age 92 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hyman Albert Young —
also known as H. Albert Young —
of Rock Manor, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1951-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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