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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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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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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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Thomas Richard Carper (b. 1947) —
also known as Thomas R. Carper —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., January
23, 1947.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1983-93; Governor of
Delaware, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Delaware, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 2001-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744.
Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786; President
of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
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John Polk Cochran (1809-1898) —
also known as John P. Cochran —
of near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., February
7, 1809.
Governor
of Delaware, 1875-79.
Presbyterian.
Died near Middletown, New Castle
County, Del., December
27, 1898 (age 89 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
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Andrew Caldwell Gray (b. 1871) —
also known as Andrew C. Gray —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., October
13, 1871.
Son of George Gray and Harriet Lawrence (Black) Gray.
Democrat. Delaware
state attorney general, 1909-13; member of Democratic
National Committee from Delaware, 1921-29.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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James R. Hurley (b. 1932) —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., January
29, 1932.
Republican. Public
relations and advertising business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 1st District, 1968-76.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1976.
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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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Henry Latimer (1752-1819) —
of Delaware.
Born in Newport, New Castle
County, Del., April 24,
1752.
Son of Susan (Geddes) Latimer and James
Latimer.
Physician;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1787-91; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1794-95; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1795-1801.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1819 (age 67 years, 239
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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John McKinly (1721-1796) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Northern
Ireland, February
21, 1721.
Physician;
New
Castle County Sheriff, 1757; member of Delaware
colonial Assembly, 1771-76; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1776-77; President
of Delaware, 1777.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1796 (age 75 years, 182
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.; reinterment in 1922 at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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 Pyle Robinson (1869-1939) —
also known as Robert P. Robinson —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 28,
1869.
Republican. Banker; Governor of
Delaware, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1928,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., March 4,
1939 (age 69 years, 341
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Ebe Walter Tunnell (1844-1917) —
also known as E. W. Tunnell —
of Lewes, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Clarksville, Sussex
County, Del., December
31, 1844.
Son of Nathaniel Tunnell and Maria (Walter) Tunnell.
Democrat. Druggist; hardware
merchant; banker;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1871; Governor of
Delaware, 1897-1901; defeated, 1894.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
13, 1917 (age 72 years, 347
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Church Cemetery, Lewes, Del.
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