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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, Wilmington, Del.
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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, Wilmington, Del.
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John Biggs, Jr. (1895-1979) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., October
6, 1895.
Son of John Biggs and Rachel Valentine (Massey) Biggs.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1930-36; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1932,
1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1937-65; took
senior status 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., April 15,
1979 (age 83 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Dover, Del.
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Howard Wellington Bramhall (b. 1895) —
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., November
18, 1895.
Son of Wellington Bramhall and Jane (Bradley) Bramhall.
Lawyer;
justice
of Delaware state supreme court, 1954-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Penrose Buckson (b. 1920) —
also known as David P. Buckson —
of Camden, Kent
County, Del.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Townsend, New Castle
County, Del., July 25,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1956; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1957-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1960-61; defeated, 1964; Delaware
state attorney general, 1963-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu.
Still living as of 2009.
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Michael Newbold Castle (b. 1939) —
also known as Michael N. Castle —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 2,
1939.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1967-69; member of Delaware
state senate, 1969-77; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1981-85; Governor of
Delaware, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1993-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joseph Augustus Kellogg (1865-1929) —
also known as Joseph A. Kellogg —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 13,
1865.
Son of Rev. Charles Dor Kellogg and Mary Jane (Baucus) Kellogg.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1891;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1904; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1911; appointed 1911;
defeated, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
Committee); New York
Democratic state chair, 1918-19.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hospital
at Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., September
8, 1929 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Andrew Southerland (b. 1889) —
also known as Clarence A. Southerland —
of Delaware.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 10,
1889.
Son of Clarence Southerland and Amey (Fairbank) Southerland.
Lawyer;
Delaware
state attorney general, 1925-29; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1957.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Birchby Warburton (1916-1983) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1916.
Son of William Herbert Warburton and Lela Z. (Wingate) Warburton.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
Delaware Republican Party, 1950; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1953-55; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1954.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., July 30,
1983 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Cremated.
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