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Politician members in Delaware


  Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) — also known as T. Coleman du Pont — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 11, 1863. Son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen Susan (Coleman) du Pont. Republican. Engineer; president, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder Co., 1902-15; president, Central Coal and Iron Co., and other mining firms; director, Union National Bank; owner of hotels; Delaware Republican state chair, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1908 (alternate), 1920, 1924, 1928; member of Republican National Committee from Delaware, 1908-30; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-28; appointed 1921; defeated, 1922; resigned 1928. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Union League. Died, from cancer of the larynx, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., November 11, 1930 (age 66 years, 335 days). Cremated; ashes interred at du Pont Cemetery, Christiana, Del.
  Relatives: First cousin twice removed of Charles Irénée du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont IV; son of Antoine Bidermann du Pont (1837-1923) and Ellen Susan (Coleman) du Pont; first cousin once removed of Henry Algernon du Pont, Henry Belin du Pont, Jr., Lammot du Pont Copeland and Reynolds du Pont; married, January 17, 1889, to Alice du Pont (1863-1937); first cousin of Alfred Irénée du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont; father of Alice Hounsfield du Pont (1891-1967; who married Clayton Douglass Buck) and Francis Victor du Pont. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Lea (1805-1876) and Jane Scott (Lovett) Lea (1817-1888); third cousin once removed of Joseph Rodman West; second cousin once removed of Charles Corbit and William Webb, Jr.; married, October 27, 1870, to Adalaide Moore (1846-1888); married, April 29, 1897, to Eliza Naudain Corbit; father of Claudia Wright Lea (1872-1955; who married Sheffield Phelps); third cousin twice removed of Elsie Cryder Woodward. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also National Governors Association biography

 

 


 
   
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