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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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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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Alexander P. Corbit (d. 1923) —
of Odessa, New Castle
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state senate; president, New Castle County National Bank;
director, Delaware Railroad.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Odessa, New Castle
County, Del., February
18, 1923.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Irénée du Pont (1797-1869) —
also known as Charles I. du Pont —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 29,
1797.
Son of Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (1767-1827) and Gabrielle
Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport.
Whig. Cloth
manufacturer; president, Farmers Bank of
Delaware; an organizer of the Delaware Railroad; member of Delaware
state senate, 1841-44, 1853-56.
Died January
31, 1869 (age 71 years, 308
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) —
also known as Henry A. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Eleutherian Mills, New Castle
County, Del., July 30,
1838.
Son of Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and Louisa (Gerhard) du Pont.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for his handling of the retreat at the Battle of
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; president, Wilmington and
Northern Railroad, 1879-1899; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1896,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1906-17; defeated, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Winterthur, New Castle
County, Del., December
31, 1926 (age 88 years, 154
days).
Interment at du
Pont Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
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Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954) —
also known as Pierre S. du Pont —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
15, 1870.
Son of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) and Mary (Belin) du Pont.
President (1915-19) and director of the Du Pont chemical
company; chairman (1915-29) and president (1920-23) of General
Motors; director, Pennsylvania Railroad; member of Delaware
state board of education, 1919-21; delegate to
Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Delaware
Liquor Commissioner, 1933-38.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1954
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Preston Lea (1841-1916) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., November
12, 1841.
Son of William Lea (1805-1876) and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea
(1817-1888).
Republican. President, William Lea and Sons milling;
president, Union National Bank,
vice-president, Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company; director, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad; Governor of
Delaware, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Delaware, 1908.
Quaker.
Member, Union
League.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., December
4, 1916 (age 75 years, 22
days).
Interment at Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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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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William Wintrup (c.1863-1946) —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born about 1863.
Shop foreman for Pennsylvania Railroad; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Delaware State House of Representatives, 1927.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., April 18,
1946 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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