The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Delaware

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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Delaware

William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) — also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird Allen" — of Seaford, Sussex County, Del. Born in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Del., January 19, 1883. Democrat. Telegrapher; railway station agent; fruit and produce dealer; real estate business; oil business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1920; member of Delaware state senate from Sussex County 2nd District, 1925-28; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died in a hospital at Lewes, Sussex County, Del., June 14, 1946 (age 63 years, 146 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, Del.

		Relatives: Son of William Franklin 'Frank' Allen and Mollie (Smith) Allen; married, April 16, 1905, to Mary Addie Davis.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Seth Daniels Bingham (1844-1917) — also known as Seth D. Bingham — of Naugatuck, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Delaware, January, 1844. Democrat. Real estate business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1909-12. Died in Connecticut, July 31, 1917 (age 73 years, 0 days). Interment at Grove Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.

		Relatives: Son of Rozilla (Daniels) Bingham and Elijah Whitfield Bingham; married to Frances Adelaide Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Arnold.
		Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Roque de la Fuente (b. 1954) — also known as Rocky de la Fuente — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Mercy Hospital, San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., October 10, 1954. Automobile dealer; real estate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1992; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Florida, 2016; candidate for President of the United States, 2016 (American Delta), 2020 (Alliance); candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 2018. Still living as of 2020.

Joshua Taylor Heald (1821-1887) — also known as Joshua T. Heald — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 26, 1821. Republican. Bookbinder; real estate developer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1860, 1868; President of the Wilmington City Railway Company, which built the city's first trolley line; later, he was president of the Wilmington and Western Railroad; candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1870. Died, from typhoid fever, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., July 23, 1887 (age 66 years, 58 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Heald and Hannah (Mendenhall) Heald; married 1844 to Hannah Pusey; third cousin of Harmon Gregg Heald.
		Heald Street, in Wilmington, Delaware, is named for him.

Michele Rollins (born c.1945) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born about 1945. Republican. Real estate developer; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2004, 2008; candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 2010. Female. Still living as of 2010.

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