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Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) —
also known as Benjamin T. Biggs —
of Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Summit Bridge, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1821.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
farmer; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;
president, Queen Anne and Kent Railroad,
1874; Governor of
Delaware, 1887-91.
Methodist.
Died in Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
25, 1893 (age 72 years, 85
days).
Interment at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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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, Bridgeville, Del.
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Robert John Reynolds (1838-1909) —
also known as Robert J. Reynolds —
of near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., March 17,
1838.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
Delaware, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1892.
Methodist.
Died near Petersburg, Kent
County, Del., June 10,
1909 (age 71 years, 85
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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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, Seaford, Del.
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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, Georgetown, Del.
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John Gillis Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964) —
also known as John G. Townsend, Jr. —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., May 31,
1871.
Republican. Farmer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1901-03; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1929-41; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Eagles; Junior
Order.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 10,
1964 (age 92 years, 315
days).
Interment at Red
Men's Cemetery, Selbyville, Del.
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