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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 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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William Franklin Allen (1883-1946) —
also known as William F. Allen; "Lovebird
Allen" —
of Seaford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
19, 1883.
Son of William Franklin 'Frank' Allen and Mollie (Smith) Allen.
Telegrapher;
fruit and
produce dealer; real estate
business; oil
business; member of Delaware
state senate, 1925-29; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1937-39; Liberal
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in a hospital
at Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., June 14,
1946 (age 63 years, 146
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, 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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Walter Wolfkiel Bacon (1879-1962) —
also known as Walter W. Bacon —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., January
20, 1879.
Son of John G. Bacon and Margaret (Foster) Bacon.
Republican. Department head, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. chemical
firm, 1903-18; treasurer, Buick Motor
Company, 1918-30; mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1935-40; Governor of
Delaware, 1941-49; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 18,
1962 (age 83 years, 57
days).
Interment at Old
Drawyer's Presbyterian Churchyard, Odessa, Del.
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Joseph Bancroft (b. 1875) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Rockford (now part of Wilmington), New Castle
County, Del., May 18,
1875.
Son of Samuel Bancroft, Jr. and Mary Askew (Richardson) Bancroft.
Democrat. Chemical
engineer;
executive, Joseph Bancroft & Sons chemical
manufacturing firm; director of railroads
and insurance
companies; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1924.
Quaker.
Member, American
Chemical Society; Theta
Xi; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Jacob Broom (1752-1810) —
of Delaware.
Born in 1752.
Member of Delaware state legislature, 1784-88; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 25,
1810 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, 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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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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Jesse Sherwood Cooper, Jr. (1899-1971) —
of Delaware.
Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., 1899.
Democrat. Delaware
state auditor, 1927; Delaware
state treasurer, 1945.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
In 1950, quietly helped Sen. John
J. Williams to expose corruption in the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service, but his role was not disclosed until after his death. The
Jesse S. Cooper Building in Dover, Del. was named for
him by the state of Delaware in 1971.
Died in 1971
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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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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Elisha Dukes (b. 1913) —
of Selbyville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., February
28, 1913.
Secretary
of state of Delaware, 1961-69.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Allen Frear, Jr. (1903-1993) —
also known as J. Allen Frear, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Rising Sun, Kent
County, Del., March 7,
1903.
Democrat. Banker;
president, Kent General Hospital,
1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1961-63; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died January
15, 1993 (age 89 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, 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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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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Isaac James MacCollum (b. 1889) —
also known as Isaac J. MacCollum —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Fenwick Island, Sussex
County, Del., August
18, 1889.
Democrat. Physician;
Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1944.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American Medical
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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 James Williams (1904-1988) —
also known as John J. Williams —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Frankford, Sussex
County, Del., May 17,
1904.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1947-70; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1988 (age 83 years, 239
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Dale Edward Wolf (b. 1924) —
also known as Dale E. Wolf —
of near Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., September
6, 1924.
Son of Harry Wolf and Irene Wolf.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president of pharmaceutical
business for the E. I. Du Pont chemical
company; Delaware Director of Development, 1987-88; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1989-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1992-93.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Xi; Alpha
Zeta.
Still living as of 2009.
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