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William Cannon (1809-1865) —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March 15,
1809.
Governor
of Delaware, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Became ill helping to put out a fire, and
subsequently died, in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March 1,
1865 (age 55 years, 351
days).
Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery.
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Simeon Selby Pennewill (1867-1935) —
also known as Simeon S. Pennewill —
of Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., July 23,
1867.
Son of Simon Pennewill and Anna E. (Curry) Pennewill.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Delaware
state senate, 1899-1907; Governor of
Delaware, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1912,
1916,
1920.
Methodist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., September
9, 1935 (age 68 years, 48
days).
Interment at Bridgeville Cemetery.
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Charles Clark Stockley (1819-1901) —
also known as Charles C. Stockley —
of near Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
6, 1819.
Farmer;
Governor
of Delaware, 1883-87; delegate to Gold Democrat National
Convention from Delaware, 1896.
Methodist.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., April 20,
1901 (age 81 years, 165
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Caleb Rodney Layton (1851-1930) —
also known as Caleb R. Layton —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., September
8, 1851.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Delaware, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1904
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1919-23; defeated, 1922.
Died November
11, 1930 (age 79 years, 64
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Hiram Rodney Burton (1841-1927) —
also known as Hiram R. Burton —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., November
13, 1841.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; physician;
candidate for Delaware
state senate, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1900,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1905-09.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 17,
1927 (age 85 years, 216
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) —
also known as John M. Richardson —
of Delaware.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
10, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., August 4,
1930 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Wilbur Louis Adams (1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Son of William Dunning Adams and Sarah Lavinia (Thompson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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George Short Williams (1877-1961) —
also known as George S. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Ocean View, Sussex
County, Del., October
21, 1877.
Republican. Delaware
state treasurer, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1939-41; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1940.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del., November
22, 1961 (age 84 years, 32
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Albert Fawcett Polk (1869-1955) —
of Delaware.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., October
11, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1917-19.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1955 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Robert Griffith Houston (1867-1946) —
also known as Robert G. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
13, 1867.
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1925-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1928;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1936.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1946 (age 78 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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John Wallace Houston (1814-1896) —
also known as John W. Houston —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Concord, Sussex
County, Del., May 4,
1814.
Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1841; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1845-51; state court judge
in Delaware, 1855.
Died April 26,
1896 (age 81 years, 358
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Daniel Rodney (1764-1846) —
of Delaware.
Born in Delaware, September
10, 1764.
Governor
of Delaware, 1814-17; received 4 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1822-23; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1826-27.
Died September
2, 1846 (age 81 years, 357
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Samuel Paynter (1768-1845) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1768.
Governor
of Delaware, 1824-27.
Died October
2, 1845 (age about 77
years).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Joseph Maull (1781-1846) —
of Delaware.
Born September
6, 1781.
Governor
of Delaware, 1846; died in office 1846.
Died May 1,
1846 (age 64 years, 237
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Caleb Rodney (1767-1840) —
of Delaware.
Born April 29,
1767.
Governor
of Delaware, 1822-23.
Died April 29,
1840 (age 73 years, 0
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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William Henry Harrison Ross (1814-1887) —
of West Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., June 2,
1814.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1887 (age 73 years, 27
days).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard.
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Edward Livingston Martin (1837-1897) —
also known as Edward L. Martin —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Delaware, 1837.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1864,
1876,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1879-83.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in 1897
(age about
60 years).
Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard.
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