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Samuel Bancroft Bird —
also known as Samuel B. Bird —
of Bancroft Mills, Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 7th
District, 1943-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Alden Richardson (1853-1928) —
also known as Harry A. Richardson —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1853.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate, 1888; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908,
1912.
Baptist.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., June 16,
1928 (age 75 years, 167
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Daniel Fooks Wolcott (1910-1973) —
also known as Daniel F. Wolcott —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
29, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1946; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1948;
superior court judge in Delaware, 1949; chair of
New Castle County Democratic Party, 1950; chancellor
of Delaware court of chancery, 1950-51; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1951-64; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1964-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Society of Colonial Wars.
Lost
his right leg during World War II, while commanding a combat
demolition unit.
Died July 10,
1973 (age 63 years, 162
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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