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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, Georgetown, Del.
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James Hall Anderson (1878-1936) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
12, 1878.
Son of James F. Anderson and Sarah G. (Hall) Anderson.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1925-29.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Near Frederica, Kent County, Del.
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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, Wilmington, Del.
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Alice Moore Batchelder (b. 1944) —
of Ohio.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
15, 1944.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1985-92; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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George Handy Bates (1845-1916) —
also known as George H. Bates —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
19, 1845.
Son of Daniel Moore Bates.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1880,
1884;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1882-83; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1883.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
31, 1916 (age 70 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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, Wilmington, Del.
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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, Wilmington, Del.
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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, 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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Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747-1812) —
of Delaware.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1747.
Son of Gunning Bedford and Susannah (Jacquett) Bedford.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1783-85; Delaware
state attorney general, 1784-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Delaware
state senate, 1788; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1789;
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1789-1812; died in office 1812.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 30,
1812 (age about 64
years).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Masonic
Home Cemetery, Christiana, 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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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Joe
Biden —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., November
20, 1942.
Son of Joseph R. Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1988,
2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Vice
President of the United States, 2009-.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Joseph Robinette Biden III (b. 1969) —
also known as Beau Biden —
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
3, 1969.
Son of Joseph
Robinette Biden, Jr. and Neilia (Hunter) Biden.
Democrat. Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 2007-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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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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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, Wilmington, Del.
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Edward Green Bradford II (1848-1928) —
also known as Edward G. Bradford II —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 12,
1848.
Son of Edward
Green Bradford and Mary Alicia (Heyward) Bradford.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1880-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Delaware, 1888,
1916
(alternate); delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1897; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1897-1918; retired 1918.
Died in Clifton Heights, Delaware
County, Pa., March 30,
1928 (age 80 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Franklin Brockson (1865-1942) —
of Delaware.
Born in New Castle
County, Del., August 6,
1865.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.
Died in Clayton, Kent
County, Del., March 16,
1942 (age 76 years, 222
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Del.
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James Madison Broom (1776-1850) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., 1776.
Son of Jacob
Broom (1752-1810).
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1805-07; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
15, 1850 (age about 73
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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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Joseph Maull Carey (1845-1924) —
also known as Joseph M. Carey —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1845.
Son of Robert Hood Carey and Susan (Davis) Carey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1869; Wyoming
territory attorney general, 1869-71; justice of
Wyoming territorial supreme court, 1872-76; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming Territory, 1876-90; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1881-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1885-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Wyoming, 1890-96; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1890-95; Governor of
Wyoming, 1911-15.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., February
5, 1924 (age 79 years, 17
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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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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William Frederick Causey (1833-1902) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., November
28, 1833.
Son of Peter
Foster Causey and Maria (Williams) Causey.
Lawyer; member of Delaware state legislature, 1864-66; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1884-87.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., October
12, 1902 (age 68 years, 318
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Middleton Clayton (1796-1856) —
also known as John M. Clayton —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.; New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., July 24,
1796.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1824; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1826-28; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1829-36, 1845-49, 1853-56; resigned 1836,
1849; died in office 1856; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1837-39; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1849-50.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., November
9, 1856 (age 60 years, 108
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Joseph Parsons Comegys (1813-1893) —
also known as Joseph P. Comegys —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., December
29, 1813.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1842, 1848; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1856-57; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1876-93.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., February
1, 1893 (age 79 years, 34
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Christopher A. Coons (b. 1963) —
also known as Chris Coons —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
9, 1963.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1996;
New
Castle County Executive, 2005-10; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2010-.
Still living as of 2012.
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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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George Joseph Feldman (1904-1994) —
also known as George J. Feldman —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
6, 1904.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Malta, 1965-67; Luxembourg, 1967-69.
Jewish.
Chief author of a Congressional study which led to the creation of
NASA as a civilian space agency.
Died in the Bryn Mawr Terrace Nursing
Home, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., November
22, 1994 (age 90 years, 16
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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George Gray (1840-1925) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., May 4,
1840.
Son of Andrew C. Gray and Elizabeth Gray.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1884;
Delaware
state attorney general, 1879-85; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1885-99; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1899-1914; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1904.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August 7,
1925 (age 85 years, 95
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, New Castle, Del.
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Percy Warren Green (b. 1889) —
also known as P. Warren Green —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Booth's Corner, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1889.
Son of Charles Green and Elizabeth Ellen (Talley) Green.
Republican. College
professor; lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1933-39; appointed 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Hall (1752-1817) —
of Delaware.
Born January
4, 1752.
Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Governor of
Delaware, 1802-05; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1813-17.
Died September
18, 1817 (age 65 years, 257
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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Daniel Oren Hastings (1874-1966) —
also known as Daniel O. Hastings —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Centerville, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., March 5,
1874.
Son of Daniel H. Hastings and Amelia Ellen (Parsons) Hastings.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Delaware, 1909; appointed 1909; resigned 1909; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1909-11; appointed 1909; resigned
1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1920
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1944
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1928-37; appointed 1928; defeated, 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 9,
1966 (age 92 years, 65
days).
Interment at Lower
Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Anthony Higgins (1840-1912) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Red Lion Hundred, New Castle
County, Del., October
1, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1869-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1884; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1889-95; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1896;
one of the attorneys for U.S. District Judge Charles
Swayne during his impeachment proceedings, 1904-05.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1912 (age 71 years, 269
days).
Interment at St.
Georges Cemetery, St. Georges, Del.
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Outerbridge Horsey (1777-1842) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., March 5,
1777.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1801-04; Delaware
state attorney general, 1806-10; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1810-21.
Died near Petersville, Frederick
County, Md., June 9,
1842 (age 65 years, 96
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Richard Howell (1754-1802) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., October
23, 1754.
Son of Ebenezer Howell and Sarah (Bond) Howell.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1793-1801.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., April 28,
1802 (age 47 years, 187
days).
Interment at Friends
Burying Ground, Trenton, N.J.
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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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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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Horace Greeley Knowles (1863-1913) —
also known as Horace G. Knowles —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1863.
Son of Isaac H. D. Knowles and Sarah L. (Short) Knowles.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1889-93; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1907-09; Serbia, 1907-09; Dominican Republic, 1909-10; Bolivia, 1910-13, died in office 1913.
Died August
23, 1913 (age 49 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Paine Lord (1839-1911) —
also known as William P. Lord —
of Oregon.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., July 1,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Oregon
state senate, 1878; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1880-94; chief
justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1880-82, 1886-88, 1892-94;
Governor
of Oregon, 1895-99; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1899-1903.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1911 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Mount
Crest Abbey Mausoleum, Salem, Ore.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Thomas McKean (1734-1817) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in New London Township, Chester
County, Pa., March 19,
1734.
Son of William McKean and Letitia (Finley) McKean.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
colonial Assembly, 1765-76; common pleas court judge in Delaware,
1765-74; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-76; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1777-83; President
of Delaware, 1777; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777-99; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1781; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1789-90; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1799-1808; impeached
by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1807, but no trial was ever held.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 24,
1817 (age 83 years, 97
days).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in
1843 at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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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Elwood F. Melson, Jr. (born c.1913) —
of Claymont, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., about 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of Delaware
state senate from New Castle County 3rd District, 1955-57.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Reed Nicholson (b. 1849) —
also known as John R. Nicholson —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., May 19,
1849.
Lawyer; Delaware
state attorney general, 1892-95.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Pennewill (b. 1854) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., June 16,
1854.
Son of Simeon Pennewill and Anna E. (Curry) Pennewill.
Republican. Lawyer; solicitor in Delaware for Pennsylvania Railroad;
justice
of Delaware state supreme court, 1897-1916; chief
justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1909-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Read II (1765-1836) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1765.
Son of George
Read.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1789-1836.
Died in 1836
(age about
71 years).
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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Michele Rollins (born c.1945) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born about 1945.
Republican. Real estate
developer; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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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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W. Laird Stabler, Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Montchanin, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1967-70; Delaware
state attorney general, 1971-75; U.S.
Attorney for Delaware, 1975-77; member of Republican
National Committee from Delaware, 1984-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Delaware, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Charles Swayne (1842-1907) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Guyencourt, New Castle
County, Del., August
10, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1888; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1889-1907;
died in office 1907; impeached
by the U.S. House of Representatives in December 1904; acquitted in
the U.S. Senate.
Died July 5,
1907 (age 64 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Miller Tunnell (1879-1957) —
also known as James M. Tunnell —
of Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Clarksville, Sussex
County, Del., August 2,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1929-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1941-47; defeated, 1924, 1946.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
14, 1957 (age 78 years, 104
days).
Interment at Blackwater
Church Cemetery, Near Clarksville, Sussex County, Del.
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Ruby Ross Vale (1874-1961) —
also known as Ruby R. Vale —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., October
19, 1874.
Son of Joseph Griffith Vale (1837-1902) and Sarah (Eyster) Vale
(1845-1892).
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916,
1948
(alternate).
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Kappa Psi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died January
2, 1961 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Wilmington, Del.
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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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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 Hill Wells (1769-1829) —
of Delaware.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., January
7, 1769.
Lawyer; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1795-99, 1811-12; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1799-1804, 1813-17; member of Delaware
state senate, 1819.
Died near Dagsboro, Sussex
County, Del., March 11,
1829 (age 60 years, 63
days).
Interment at Prince
Georges Churchyard, Near Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del.
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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, Wilmington, 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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Caleb Merrill Wright (1908-2001) —
also known as Caleb M. Wright —
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
7, 1908.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1955-73; took senior status 1973.
Died May 12,
2001 (age 92 years, 217
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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