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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, Dover, Del.
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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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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, Wilmington, Del.
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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, Dover, Del.
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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, New Castle, Del.
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William Burton (1789-1866) —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., October
16, 1789.
Physician;
Governor
of Delaware, 1859-63.
Episcopalian.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., August 5,
1866 (age 76 years, 293
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Milford, Del.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Son of Arnold Wrightson Carvel and Elizabeth (Nostrand) Carvel.
Democrat. Fertilizer
manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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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, Dover, Del.
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John Dickinson (1732-1808) —
Born near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., November
8, 1732.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1779; President
of Delaware, 1781; President
of Pennsylvania, 1782-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Quaker;
later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
14, 1808 (age 75 years, 98
days).
Interment at Friends
Burial Ground, Wilmington, Del.
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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, Christiana, Del.
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Pierre Samuel du Pont IV (b. 1935) —
also known as Pierre S. du Pont IV; Pete du
Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Rockland, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
22, 1935.
Son of Pierre Samuel du Pont III and Jane (Holcomb) du Pont.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Delaware state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1971-77; Governor of
Delaware, 1977-85; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1988.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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, Dover, Del.
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Thomas Francis Johnson (1909-1988) —
also known as Thomas F. Johnson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., June 26,
1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1936,
1940
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1939-50; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1959-63; defeated,
1950.
Episcopalian.
Convicted
of conspiracy and conflict
of interest, 1968.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., February
1, 1988 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at All
Hallows Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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Thomas James Keating (1829-1898) —
of Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., May 3,
1829.
Son of Michael Keating and Elizabeth Jane (Palmer) Keating.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Queen
Anne's County State's Attorney, 1860-76; delegate to
Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Maryland
state comptroller, 1878-84; banker; chair of
Queen Anne's County Democratic Party, 1893.
Episcopalian.
Died in Centreville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., June 1,
1898 (age 69 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Estep Lankford (b. 1914) —
also known as Richard E. Lankford —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., July 22,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1949-54; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1955-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Josiah Marvel, Jr. (1904-1955) —
of Greenville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
26, 1904.
Democrat. Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1937-42; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Minister to
Denmark, 1946-47; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1955
(age about
50 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander McKim (1748-1832) —
of Maryland.
Born in Brandywine, New Castle
County, Del., January
10, 1748.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1794-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1809-15; member of Maryland
state senate, 1814; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1820;
county judge in Maryland.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
18, 1832 (age 84 years, 8
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Louis McLane (1786-1857) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Maryland.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., May 28,
1786.
Son of Allen McLane (1746-1829) and Rebecca (Wells) McLane.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1817-27; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1827-29; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1829-31, 1845-46; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1831-33; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1833-34; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
7, 1857 (age 71 years, 132
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Paris, France.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 23,
1815.
Son of Louis
McLane and Catherine Mary (Milligan) McLane (1829-1853).
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1847-51, 1879-83;
Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1852-54; U.S. Diplomatic
Commissioner to China, 1854; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1859-60; France, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1876
(speaker);
member of Maryland
state senate, 1878-80; Governor of
Maryland, 1884-85.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Paris, France,
April
16, 1898 (age 82 years, 297
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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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, Wilmington, Del.
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Thomas Woodnutt Miller (1886-1973) —
also known as Thomas W. Miller —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., June 26,
1886.
Son of Charles
Robert Miller and Abigail Morgan (Woodnutt) Miller.
Republican. Secretary of
state of Delaware, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1915-17; defeated, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Delta
Phi.
Died in Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., May 5,
1973 (age 86 years, 313
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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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, New Castle, Del.
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John Read (1769-1854) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., July 17,
1769.
Son of George
Read and Mary (Howell) Read.
Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 1st District, 1817-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 13,
1854 (age 84 years, 361
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Georgetown, Del.
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William Victor Roth, Jr. (1921-2003) —
also known as William V. Roth, Jr. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., July 22,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1960; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1967-70; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1971-2001; resigned 1970; defeated, 2000.
Episcopalian. Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Died December
13, 2003 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Dover, Del.
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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, New Castle, Del.
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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, Dover, Del.
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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, Wilmington, Del.
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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, Milford, Del.
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Daniel Fooks Wolcott (b. 1909) —
also known as Daniel F. Wolcott —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
20, 1909.
Son of Josiah Oliver Wolcott and Mary Rebecca (Fooks) Wolcott.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948;
chair
of New Castle County Democratic Party, 1950; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Lost
his right leg during World War II, while commanding a combat
demolition unit.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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