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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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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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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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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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William Cannon (1809-1865) —
of Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March 15,
1809.
Governor
of Delaware, 1863-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Became ill helping to put out a fire, and
subsequently died, in Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., March 1,
1865 (age 55 years, 351
days).
Interment at Bridgeville
Cemetery, Bridgeville, Del.
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Peter Foster Causey (1801-1871) —
also known as Peter F. Causey —
of Milford, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Bridgeville, Sussex
County, Del., January
11, 1801.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839; Governor of
Delaware, 1855-59; defeated, 1846, 1850.
Methodist.
Died in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., February
15, 1871 (age 70 years, 35
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Churchyard, Milford, Del.
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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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Allen J. Cook (b. 1919) —
of Delaware.
Born in Kenton, Kent
County, Del., 1919.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of Delaware
state senate, 1957-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1967.
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Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) —
also known as Samuel L. Gracey —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.; Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.; Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
8, 1835.
Son of John Gracey and Ann B. (Leech) Gracey.
Methodist
minister; U.S. Consul in Foochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.
Methodist.
Died in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
19, 1911 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Wood Hall (1817-1892) —
also known as John W. Hall —
of Frederica, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1817.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1864
(alternate), 1876;
Governor
of Delaware, 1879-83.
Methodist.
Died in Frederica, Kent
County, Del., January
23, 1892 (age 75 years, 22
days).
Interment at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Near Frederica, Kent County, 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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Joshua Hopkins Marvil (1825-1895) —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1825.
Son of Joseph Marvil.
Governor
of Delaware, 1895; died in office 1895.
Methodist. English
and French
ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease and erysipelas,
in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., April 8,
1895 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Laurel, Del.
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Richard Cann McMullen (1868-1944) —
also known as Richard C. McMullen —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Glasgow, New Castle
County, Del., January
2, 1868.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1936;
Governor
of Delaware, 1937-41.
Methodist.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
18, 1944 (age 76 years, 47
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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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Henry Molleston (1762-1819) —
Born in Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1762.
Physician;
delegate
to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1792; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1799-1808, 1813; Delaware
state treasurer, 1808-13; member of Delaware
state senate, 1814-19; elected (Federalist) Governor of
Delaware 1819, but died before taking office.
Methodist.
Died November
11, 1819 (age 57 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Ponder (1819-1897) —
of Milton, Sussex
County, Del.
Born near Milton, Sussex
County, Del., October
31, 1819.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
1868;
Governor
of Delaware, 1871-75.
Methodist.
Died in Milton, Sussex
County, Del., November
5, 1897 (age 78 years, 5
days).
Interment at Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery, Milton, 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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John Ezra Rickards (1848-1927) —
also known as John E. Rickards —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Delaware City, New Castle
County, Del., July 23,
1848.
Son of David Townsend Rickards and Mary (Burris) Rickards.
Republican. Merchant;
member
Montana territorial council, 1887; delegate to
Montana state constitutional convention, 1889; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1889-93; Governor of
Montana, 1893-97.
Methodist.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., December
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Gove Saulsbury (1815-1881) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born May 29,
1815.
Democrat. Physician;
Governor
of Delaware, 1865-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1876.
Methodist.
Died July 31,
1881 (age 66 years, 63
days).
Interment at Old
Methodist or Whatcoat Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Thomas Alexander Smith (1850-1932) —
also known as Thomas A. Smith —
of Ridgely, Caroline
County, Md.
Born near Greenwood, Sussex
County, Del., September
3, 1850.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1905-07.
Methodist.
Died in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., May 1,
1932 (age 81 years, 241
days).
Interment at Denton
Cemetery, Ridgely, Md.
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Harriet N. Smith Windsor —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.; Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Delaware, 2001-; vice-chair of
Delaware Democratic Party, 2008; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Delaware, 2008.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Sherman Willard Tribbitt (b. 1922) —
also known as Sherman W. Tribbitt —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Denton, Caroline
County, Md., November
9, 1922.
Son of Sherman L. Tribbitt.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1957-64, 1971-72; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1958-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1965-69; Governor of
Delaware, 1973-77; Presidential Elector for Delaware, 1992.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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