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Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) —
of Delaware.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
7, 1728.
Member of Delaware state legislature, 1762; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1769; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Died June 29,
1784 (age 55 years, 266
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at
Christ Church Cemetery.
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John Vining (1758-1802) —
of Delaware.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
23, 1758.
Member of Delaware state legislature; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1789-93; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1793-98.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February, 1802
(age 43
years, 0 days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (1820-1892) —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., June 2,
1820.
Democrat. Delaware
state attorney general, 1850-55; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1859-71; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1864.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., April 6,
1892 (age 71 years, 309
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Sykes (1725-1792) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1725.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777.
Died in 1792
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Henry Moore Ridgely (1779-1847) —
also known as Henry M. Ridgely —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1779.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1811-15; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1827-29.
Died in 1847
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April 17,
1861.
Son of Willard
Saulsbury, Sr..
Democrat. Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1900-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1904,
1908,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-20; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1913-19; defeated, 1918.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
20, 1927 (age 65 years, 309
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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William Du Hamel Denney (1873-1953) —
also known as William D. Denney —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., March 31,
1873.
Son of William Denney and Anna (du Hamel) Denney.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1904-06; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Delaware, 1921-25; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1926-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Elsmere, New Castle
County, Del., November
21, 1953 (age 80 years, 235
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Charles Laymen Terry, Jr. (1900-1970) —
also known as Charles L. Terry, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., September
17, 1900.
Son of Charles Layman Terry and Elizabeth B. (Maxson) Terry.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1937-38; superior court judge in Delaware,
1957; Governor of
Delaware, 1965-69; defeated, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1970 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Richard Rolland Kenney (1856-1931) —
also known as Richard R. Kenney —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
9, 1856.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1892,
1904;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1897-1901.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., August
14, 1931 (age 74 years, 339
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Frank Allee (1857-1938) —
also known as J. Frank Allee —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
2, 1857.
Republican. Jeweler;
president, Bay State Gas
Company of Delaware; president, Staten Island Brick
Company; Delaware
Republican state chair, 1886-96; member of Delaware
state senate, 1899-1903; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., October
12, 1938 (age 80 years, 314
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Sykes (1761-1822) —
of Delaware.
Born March 27,
1761.
Governor
of Delaware, 1801-02.
Died October
18, 1822 (age 61 years, 205
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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William Henry Boyce (1855-1942) —
also known as William H. Boyce —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1855.
Son of James H. Boyce and Sarah J. (Otwell) Boyce.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Sussex
County Recorder of Deeds, 1881-86; chair of
Sussex County Democratic Party, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1896,
1924;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1897; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1897-1921; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1923-25; defeated, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
6, 1942 (age 86 years, 70
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Isabel Hope Jackson (1905-1977) —
also known as Isabel Jackson; Isabel Hope
Hughes —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 17,
1905.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died December
16, 1977 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
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James Hurd Hughes (1867-1953) —
also known as James H. Hughes —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1867.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1937-43; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1940.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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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.
Son of Alden B. Richardson and Lucy R. Richardson.
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.
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Wilson L. Cannon (d. 1905) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state senate; elected 1858; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died, of pneumonia,
in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
9, 1905.
Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
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John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) —
also known as John M. Clayton —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 24,
1796.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1824; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1826-28; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; resigned 1836,
1849; died in office 1856; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1837-39; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1849-50.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
9, 1856 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Maryland, July, 1777.
Son of Joshua
Clayton.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1802-06, 1810, 1812-13; member of
Delaware
state senate, 1808, 1821; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1808-10; Delaware
state attorney general, 1810-15; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1815-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1824-27, 1837-47; common pleas court judge
in Delaware, 1828; superior court judge in Delaware, 1832.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1854 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Joseph Parsons Comegys (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph P. Comegys —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
29, 1813.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1842, 1848; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1856-57; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1876-93.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
1, 1893 (age 79 years, 34
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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James Caleb Boggs (1909-1993) —
also known as J. Caleb Boggs —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cheswold, Kent
County, Del., May 15,
1909.
Son of Edgar J. Boggs and Lettie (Vaughan) Boggs.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1947-53; Governor of
Delaware, 1953-60; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 26,
1993 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Charles Polk (1788-1857) —
of Delaware.
Born November
15, 1788.
Governor
of Delaware, 1827-30, 1836-37.
Died October
27, 1857 (age 68 years, 346
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Martin Waltham Bates (1786-1869) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
24, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1826; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1857-59.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1869 (age 82 years, 312
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Jacob Stout (1764-1855) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1764.
Governor
of Delaware, 1820-21.
Died in 1855
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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John Brown Penington (1825-1902) —
also known as John B. Penington —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
20, 1825.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1857; Delaware
state attorney general, 1874-79; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1887-91.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., June 1,
1902 (age 76 years, 163
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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George Truitt (1756-1818) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1756.
Governor
of Delaware, 1808-11.
Died October
8, 1818 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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John Wood Hall (1817-1892) —
also known as John W. Hall —
of Frederica, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1817.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1864
(alternate), 1876;
Governor
of Delaware, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
23, 1892 (age 75 years, 22
days).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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Jonathan Spencer Willis (1830-1903) —
also known as Jonathan S. Willis —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Maryland, 1830.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1895-97.
Died in 1903
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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James Hall Anderson (1878-1936) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
12, 1878.
Son of James F. Anderson and Sarah G. (Hall) Anderson.
Lawyer;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1925-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
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Joseph Haslet (c.1769-1823) —
of Delaware.
Born about 1769.
Governor
of Delaware, 1811-14, 1823; died in office 1823.
Died June 20,
1823 (age about 54
years).
Original interment somewhere
in Cedar Creek, Del.; reinterment in 1916 at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Daniel Rogers (1754-1806) —
of Delaware.
Born in Accomack
County, Va., January
3, 1754.
Governor
of Delaware, 1797-99.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., February
2, 1806 (age 52 years, 30
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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William Tharp Watson (1849-1917) —
also known as William T. Watson —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., June 22,
1849.
Banker;
member of Delaware
state senate, 1895; Governor of
Delaware, 1895-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., April 14,
1917 (age 67 years, 296
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Williams Causey (1841-1908) —
also known as John W. Causey —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., September
19, 1841.
Democrat. Member of Delaware
state senate, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1884,
1892;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Delaware, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1891-95.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., October
1, 1908 (age 67 years, 12
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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James Rush Lofland (1823-1894) —
also known as James R. Lofland —
of Milford, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Kent
County, Del., November
2, 1823.
Republican. Delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1853; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1868
(alternate), 1872,
1880;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.
Died in Milford, Kent
County, Del., February
10, 1894 (age 70 years, 100
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Henry Hoffecker (1827-1900) —
also known as John H. Hoffecker —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., September
12, 1827.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1876,
1888
(alternate); member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1888-89; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1889; candidate for
Governor
of Delaware, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1899-1900; died in office
1900.
Died in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., June 16,
1900 (age 72 years, 277
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Levin Irving Handy (1861-1922) —
also known as L. Irving Handy —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., December
24, 1861.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1897-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1904,
1908.
Died February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 41
days).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Walter Oakley Hoffecker (1854-1934) —
also known as Walter O. Hoffecker —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1854.
Son of John
Henry Hoffecker.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1900-01; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1920
(alternate).
Died in 1934
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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