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Benjamin Ableman (1890-1976) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 1,
1890.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1924;
Delaware state director, Works Progress Administration; member,
Delaware State Highway Commission.
Jewish.
Member, Rotary;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
16, 1976 (age 85 years, 350
days).
Interment at Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland, Del.
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John Peckworth Allmond (1835-1912) —
also known as John P. Allmond —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Brandywine (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., May 6,
1835.
Democrat. Grocer; bank
director; brick-making
business; mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1878-82; vice-president, Peoples Railway Co.
(Peoples Trolley),
1901-12.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1912 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, 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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Eberly Paul Burkholder (1898-1950) —
also known as E. Paul Burkholder —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in West Earl Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., February
5, 1898.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 1st District, 1947-50; died in
office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion, in his parked
car, in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
18, 1950 (age 52 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob L. Burkholder and Delia B. (Eberly)
Burkholder. |
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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
to Mary Alice Phillips. |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1892-1963) —
also known as Ralph W. Emerson —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Wyoming, Kent
County, Del., March 6,
1892.
Republican. Fruit
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Delaware
state treasurer; elected 1950.
Quaker.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Delaware, February
10, 1963 (age 70 years, 341
days).
Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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James S. Evans (1873-1950) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Joanna Heights, Berks
County, Pa., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Railway
freight agent; member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1927-28, 1935-38; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 1st District, 1943-50; died
in office 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March
24, 1950 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Mt. Salem Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Burton S. Heal (1884-1979) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Holly Oak, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 2,
1884.
Republican. Clerk of the Delaware House of Representatives, 1925;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 6th
District, 1935-36; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 3rd District, 1939-42; New
Castle County Recorder of Deeds, 1943-54.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Introduced the bill to designate the Blue Hen as the Delaware state
bird.
Died, in Memorial Division hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
17, 1979 (age 95 years, 107
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Isaac James MacCollum (b. 1889) —
also known as Isaac J. MacCollum —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Fenwick Island, Sussex
County, Del., August
18, 1889.
Democrat. Physician;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1944.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; American Medical
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Walton H. Simpson (1912-1993) —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.
Born February
20, 1912.
Republican. Construction
business; lumber
dealer; member of Delaware
state senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1959-64; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1971-72.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died, in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Kent
County, Del., May 6,
1993 (age 81 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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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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John Gillis Townsend Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bishopville, Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,
1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Eagles;
Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
10, 1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Selbyville
Redmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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Robert Rice Vandiver (1805-1885) —
also known as Robert R. Vandiver —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Brandywine (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., July 22,
1805.
Democrat. Contractor;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1868.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from dysentery,
in Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., September
4, 1885 (age 80 years, 44
days).
Interment at Angel
Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grace, Md.
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