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Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) —
also known as T. Coleman du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
11, 1863.
Son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen Susan
(Coleman) du Pont.
Republican. Engineer;
president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder
Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co., and
other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner
of hotels;
Delaware
Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921;
defeated, 1922; resigned 1928.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League.
Died, from cancer
of the larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
11, 1930 (age 66 years, 335
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at du Pont Cemetery.
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Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) —
also known as Henry A. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Eleutherian Mills, New Castle
County, Del., July 30,
1838.
Son of Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and Louisa (Gerhard) du Pont.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; president, Wilmington and
Northern Railroad,
1879-1899; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,
1896,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1906-17; defeated, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del., December
31, 1926 (age 88 years, 154
days).
Interment at du Pont Cemetery.
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George Read (1733-1798) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733.
Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3
days).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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Nicholas Van Dyke (1738-1789) —
of Delaware.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., September
25, 1738.
Delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; President
of Delaware, 1783.
Died in New Castle
County, Del., February
19, 1789 (age 50 years, 147
days).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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Nicholas Van Dyke (1770-1826) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
20, 1770.
Son of Nicholas
Van Dyke (1738-1789).
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1799; Delaware
state attorney general, 1801-06; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1807-11; member of Delaware
state senate, 1815-16; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1817-26; died in office 1826.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., May 21,
1826 (age 55 years, 152
days).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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Clayton Douglass Buck (1890-1965) —
also known as C. Douglass Buck —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., March 21,
1890.
Son of Francis N. Buck and Margaret (Douglass) Buck.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
Governor
of Delaware, 1929-37; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1943-49; defeated, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Died near New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., January
27, 1965 (age 74 years, 312
days).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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Gunning Bedford (1742-1797) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1742.
Son of William Bedford.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of
Delaware state legislature, 1784; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1786; Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1789;
Governor
of Delaware, 1796-97; died in office 1797.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
30, 1797 (age 55 years, 176
days).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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Thomas Stockton (1781-1846) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., April 1,
1781.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (member, Balloting
Committee); Governor of
Delaware, 1845-46; died in office 1846.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of heart
disease, in New Castle
County, Del., March 1,
1846 (age 64 years, 334
days).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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George Brydges Rodney (1803-1883) —
of Delaware.
Born in Delaware, 1803.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1841-45.
Died in 1883
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Immanuel Churchyard.
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Philip Andrew Traynor (1874-1962) —
also known as Philip A. Traynor —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 31,
1874.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1941-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1949.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., December
5, 1962 (age 88 years, 188
days).
Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
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Eugene Ennalls Berl (1889-1954) —
also known as E. Ennalls Berl —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 2,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1940,
1952;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1942; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died April 1,
1954 (age 65 years, 30
days).
Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
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John Edward Babiarz (1915-2004) —
also known as John E. Babiarz —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 6,
1915.
Son of Stanley Babiarz and Mary (Feret) Babiarz.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; New
Castle County Register in Chancery, 1949-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1961-69.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 5,
2004 (age 88 years, 365
days).
Interment at Cathedral Cemetery.
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Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. (1828-1898) —
also known as Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
29, 1828.
Son of James
Asheton Bayard, Jr. and Ann (Francis) Bayard.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1853-54; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1869-85; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1880,
1884;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1893-97.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
28, 1898 (age 69 years, 334
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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James Asheton Bayard, Jr. (1799-1880) —
also known as James A. Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
15, 1799.
Son of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Ann (Bassett) Bayard.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1836-43; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1851-64, 1867-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1864,
1868.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 13,
1880 (age 80 years, 211
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Samuel White (1770-1809) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., December, 1770.
Son of Thomas White (judge).
Lawyer;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1801-09; died in office 1809.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
4, 1809 (age 38 years, 0
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr. (1868-1942) —
also known as Thomas F. Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 4,
1868.
Son of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Sr. and Louisa (Lee) Bayard.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1906-16; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1922-29; defeated, 1928, 1930; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 12,
1942 (age 74 years, 38
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Edward Green Bradford (1819-1884) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 17,
1819.
Son of Moses Bradford and Phebe (George) Bradford.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1849-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1861-66; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1868-70; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1871-84; died in office 1884.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
16, 1884 (age 64 years, 183
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Ignatius C. Grubb (1841-1927) —
of Delaware.
Born April 12,
1841.
Justice
of Delaware state supreme court.
Died June 6,
1927 (age 86 years, 55
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard (1918-1985) —
also known as Alexis I. du Pont Bayard —
of Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
11, 1918.
Son of Thomas
Francis Bayard, Jr. and Elizabeth
Bradford du Pont Bayard.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948
(alternate; member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1949-53; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died September
3, 1985 (age 67 years, 204
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard (1880-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth Bradford du Pont; Mrs. Thomas
Francis Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born January
23, 1880.
Daughter of Alexis I. du Pont.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1944.
Female.
Died September
14, 1975 (age 95 years, 234
days).
Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery.
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Richard Bassett (1745-1815) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., April 2,
1745.
Son of Michael Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett.
Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Delaware
state senate, 1782; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in
Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of
Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02.
Methodist.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., September
15, 1815 (age 70 years, 166
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) —
also known as Richard H. Bayard —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
26, 1796.
Son of James
Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Ann (Bassett) Bayard.
Whig. Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1832-34; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1836-39, 1841-45; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1839-41; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to
Belgium, 1851-53.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 4,
1868 (age 71 years, 160
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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James Asheton Bayard, Sr. (1767-1815) —
also known as "The Chevalier"; "The Goliath
of His Party"; "High Priest of the
Constitution" —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 28,
1767.
Son of James Asheton Bayard and Agnes (Hodge) Bayard.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1804-13.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August 6,
1815 (age 48 years, 9
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.; reinterment in
1842 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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Henry Latimer (1752-1819) —
of Delaware.
Born in Newport, New Castle
County, Del., April 24,
1752.
Son of Susan (Geddes) Latimer and James
Latimer.
Physician;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1787-91; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1794-95; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1795-1801.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1819 (age 67 years, 239
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery;
reinterment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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George Read Riddle (1817-1867) —
also known as George R. Riddle —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., 1817.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1851-55; defeated, 1854;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1864-67; died in office 1867.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 29,
1867 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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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.
Son of William Lea (1805-1876) and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea
(1817-1888).
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.
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Charles Robert Miller (1857-1927) —
also known as Charles Miller —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
30, 1857.
Republican. Governor of
Delaware, 1913-17.
Episcopalian.
Died in Berlin, Camden
County, N.J., September
18, 1927 (age 69 years, 353
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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Robert Pyle Robinson (1869-1939) —
also known as Robert P. Robinson —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 28,
1869.
Republican. Banker; Governor of
Delaware, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1928,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 4,
1939 (age 69 years, 341
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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John Wales (1783-1863) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., July 31,
1783.
Lawyer;
banker;
secretary
of state of Delaware, 1845-49; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1849-51; one of the founders
of Newark College, now the University of Delaware.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., December
3, 1863 (age 80 years, 125
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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John McKinly (1721-1796) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Northern
Ireland, February
21, 1721.
Physician;
New
Castle County Sheriff, 1757; member of Delaware
colonial Assembly, 1771-76; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1776-77; President
of Delaware, 1777.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1796 (age 75 years, 182
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery;
reinterment in 1922 at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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James Tilton (1745-1822) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kent
County, Del., June 1,
1745.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-84.
Died near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 14,
1822 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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Henry Winfield Watson (1856-1933) —
also known as Henry W. Watson —
of Langhorne, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., June 24,
1856.
Son of Mitchel Watson and Anna (Bacon) Watson.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Langhorne Electric
Light and Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1915-33 (8th District 1915-23,
9th District 1923-33); died in office 1933.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1933
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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Willard Hall (1780-1875) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Westford, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
24, 1780.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Delaware, 1811; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1817-21; resigned 1821; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1821; member of Delaware
state senate, 1822; federal
judge, 1823.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 10,
1875 (age 94 years, 137
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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John Jones Milligan (1795-1875) —
also known as John J. Milligan —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Maryland, 1795.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1831-39.
Died in 1875
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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William Henry Heald (1864-1939) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1864.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1909-13.
Died in 1939
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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William Hepburn Armstrong (1824-1919) —
also known as William H. Armstrong —
of Lycoming
County, Pa.
Born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., September
7, 1824.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Lycoming County, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1869-71.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 14,
1919 (age 94 years, 249
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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John Patten Wales (1831-1912) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born January
2, 1831.
Son of John
Wales.
Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1882-85.
Died June 24,
1912 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery.
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