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Politician members in Delaware

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.   Relatives: Son of Harry George Blendt and Mary Jane (Workman) Blendt; brother of George Michael Blendt; married to Beulah Schneider; uncle of Carlton Blendt Jr..   Political family: Blendt family of Smyrna, Delaware.   Eugene Donald Bookhammer (1918-2013) — also known as Eugene D. Bookhammer — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lingo Landing, Sussex County, Del., June 14, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lumber mill business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1952, 1956, 1960 (alternate); member of Delaware state senate, 1963-68 (Sussex County 5th District 1963-64, 18th District 1965-68); Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1969-77. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., February 23, 2013 (age 94 years, 254 days). Interment at Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lewes, Del.   Relatives: Son of William Hayes Bookhammer and Winifred Hopkins (Jenkins) Bookhammer; married 1942 to Mary Catherine 'Kitty' Williams.   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)   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.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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