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Merchant Politicians in Delaware
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Sylvester John Abbott (1852-1923) — also known as S. John Abbott — of Milford, Kent County, Del. Born in Milford, Kent County, Del., March 23, 1852. Republican. Fruit grower; organizer of the C. D. Abbott & Company department store; banker; member of Delaware state senate from Kent County 5th District, 1899-1902. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Died, from chronic nephritis and uremia, in Milford, Sussex County, Del., August 24, 1923 (age 71 years, 154 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Del.   Relatives: Son of William Wilson Abbott and Mary Catherine (Purnell) Abbott; married, October 20, 1887, to Rosalie Nicholls.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles M. Adams (1853-1899) — of Adamsville, Kent County, Del. Born November 14, 1853. Merchant; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Kent County, 1897-98. Died in Adamsville, Kent County, Del., January 27, 1899 (age 45 years, 74 days). Interment at Todds Chapel Cemetery, Farmington, Del.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Henry Annett (1903-1976) — also known as John Annett — of Staytonville, Sussex County, Del. Born December 15, 1903. Republican. Merchant; school and charter bus contractor; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District, 1961-64; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1972. Member, Rotary; Farm Bureau. Suffered a heart attack, and was dead on arrival at Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, Sussex County, Del., August 26, 1976 (age 72 years, 255 days). Interment at St. Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del.   Relatives: Son of John Annett and Blanche H. Annett.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John J. Boyle (c.1843-1898) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born about 1843. Democrat. Merchant; Delaware State Sealer of Weights and Measures. Killed himself by self-inflicted gunshot, April 6, 1898 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.   Archibald B. Lingo (1871-1912) — also known as Archie B. Lingo — of Sussex County, Del. Born March 6, 1871. Republican. Merchant; postmaster; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 4th District, 1905-08. Killed by accidental gunshot, in Trinity, Sussex County, Del., July 13, 1912 (age 41 years, 129 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.   Relatives: Son of John Alvin Lingo and Hettie Jane (Baker) Lingo; brother of Rufus D. Lingo Jr., John Alvin Lingo Jr. and Charles Dale Lingo; second cousin of Asher H. Lingo; second cousin once removed of Carlton Leroy Lingo and Joseph W. Prettyman.   Political family: Lingo family of Millsboro, Delaware.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Alvin Lingo (1843-1900) — also known as John A. Lingo — of Millsboro, Sussex County, Del. Born in Sussex County, Del., June 11, 1843. Farmer; merchant; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County, 1889-90; Delaware state auditor, 1899-1900; died in office 1900. Died in Millsboro, Sussex County, Del., January 26, 1900 (age 56 years, 229 days). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.   Relatives: Son of Daniel B. Lingo and Catharine (Barker) Lingo; married to Hettie Jane Baker; father of Rufus D. Lingo Jr., Archibald B. Lingo, John Alvin Lingo Jr. and Charles Dale Lingo; first cousin once removed of Asher H. Lingo; first cousin twice removed of Carlton Leroy Lingo and Joseph W. Prettyman.   Political family: Lingo family of Millsboro, Delaware.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Alvin Lingo Jr. (1873-1925) — also known as John A. Lingo — of Rehoboth, Sussex County, Del. Born in 1873. Republican. Merchant; member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District, 1925; died in office 1925. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Accidentally swallowed poisonous Lysol disinfectant, and died en route to a hospital, in his doctor's car, near Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 14, 1925 (age about 52 years). Interment at Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.   Relatives: Son of John Alvin Lingo and Hettie Jane (Baker) Lingo; brother of Rufus D. Lingo Jr., Archibald B. Lingo and Charles Dale Lingo; second cousin of Asher H. Lingo; second cousin once removed of Carlton Leroy Lingo and Joseph W. Prettyman.   Political family: Lingo family of Millsboro, Delaware.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Franklin Charles Maull (1844-1912) — also known as Franklin C. Maull — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., March 15, 1844. Merchant; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 5th District, 1899-1902. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., December 5, 1912 (age 68 years, 265 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del.   Relatives: Son of Edward Maull and Mary Catharine (Marshall) Maull; married to Victoria West; grandnephew of Joseph Maull; first cousin of Charles Henry Maull; first cousin once removed of James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) and George Clifton Maull; first cousin twice removed of James Miller Tunnell (1910-1986); second cousin twice removed of H. Edward Maull Sr. and Harold Vincent Maull.   Political families: Houston family of Delaware; Maull family of Lewes, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Eleazer McComb (1740-1798) — of Dover, Kent County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., August 11, 1740. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-84; Delaware state auditor, 1787-93; bank director. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died, from yellow fever, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., December, 1798 (age 58 years, 0 days). Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   Relatives: Married to Lydia Irons; father of Jeannette McComb (who married Thomas Clayton).   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Ezra Rickards (1848-1927) — also known as John E. Rickards — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont.; Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Delaware City, New Castle County, Del., July 23, 1848. Republican. Merchant; member Montana territorial council, 1887; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1889-93; Governor of Montana, 1893-97. Methodist. Died in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., December 26, 1927 (age 79 years, 156 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, Calif.   Relatives: Son of David Townsend Rickards and Mary (Burris) Rickards; married, June 18, 1883, to Eliza A. Ellis.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edward Roche (1754-1821) — of New Castle County, Del. Born in County Cork, Ireland, April 10, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1791; member of Delaware state senate from New Castle County, 1798. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died April 6, 1821 (age 66 years, 361 days). Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.   See also Wikipedia article   Caleb Rodney (1767-1840) — of Lewes, Sussex County, Del. Born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., April 29, 1767. Merchant; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County, 1806-08; Governor of Delaware, 1822-23. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., April 29, 1840 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard, Lewes, Del.   Relatives: Son of John R. Rodney and Ruth (Hunn) Rodney; brother of Daniel Rodney; married, November 30, 1796, to Elizabeth West; uncle of George Brydges Rodney; granduncle of John Henry Rodney; great-grandfather-in-law of John Moore Richardson; great-grandfather of Caleb Rodney Layton; first cousin once removed of Caesar Rodney and Thomas Rodney; first cousin thrice removed of Reynolds Clough; second cousin of Caesar Augustus Rodney; second cousin once removed of Thomas McKean Rodney; third cousin thrice removed of Roger Alfred Davis; fourth cousin once removed of John Albion Andrew.   Political family: Rodney family of Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography   Charles Henry Salmon (1852-1920) — also known as Charles H. Salmon — Born in New Castle County, Del., February 1, 1852. Democrat. Merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1908. Died, from uremic poisoning, in Summit Bridge, New Castle County, Del., September 30, 1920 (age 68 years, 242 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Mary (Plummer) Salmon and John Salmon; married, July 11, 1878, to Isabelle Kelty. 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

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