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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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Albert W. James —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1941-44; Delaware
state attorney general, 1947-51.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Earle Dukes Willey (1889-1950) —
also known as Earle D. Willey —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1889.
Republican. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1940; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1943-45; defeated, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1944.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in 1950
(age about
61 years).
Interment at St.
Johnstown Cemetery, Greenwood, Del.
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George Short Williams (1877-1961) —
also known as George S. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del., October
21, 1877.
Republican. Delaware
state treasurer, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1939-41; defeated, 1940;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., November
22, 1961 (age 84 years, 32
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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