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Joseph Bancroft (1875-1936) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., May 18,
1875.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer;
executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sons chemical
manufacturing firm; director of railroads
and insurance
companies; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1924.
Quaker. Member, American
Chemical Society; Theta
Xi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Injured in a fall down
stairs, and died a few days later, from pneumonia,
in the Homeopathic Hospital,
Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 6,
1936 (age 60 years, 354
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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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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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John Hunn (1849-1926) —
also known as "Honest John" —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., June 29,
1849.
Republican. Governor of
Delaware, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1904.
Quaker.
Died in Camden, Kent
County, Del., September
1, 1926 (age 77 years, 64
days).
Interment at Camden Friends Meeting House Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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Preston Lea (1841-1916) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
12, 1841.
Republican. President, William Lea and Sons milling;
president, Union National Bank,
vice-president, Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company; director, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad;
Governor
of Delaware, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1908.
Quaker. Member, Union
League.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
4, 1916 (age 75 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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