Find A Grave - Old Presbyterian Cemetery

Bates, Martin Waltham b. February 24, 1786 d. January 1, 1869
US Senator. He served as a member of the Delaware State House of Representatives in 1826, and was appointed as a Delegate to the Delaware State Constitutional Convention held in 1852. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Middleton Clayton and served from 1857 to 1859. He unsuccessfully tried to retain his seat through reelection...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Boggs, James Caleb b. May 15, 1909 d. March 26, 1993
United States Representative from Delaware, 1947-1953; Governor of Delaware, 1953-1960; United States Senator from Delaware, 1961-1973.
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Clayton, John Middleton b. July 24, 1796 d. November 9, 1856
United States Senator from Delaware, 1829-1836 and 1845-1849; Secretary of State under President Taylor, 1849-1850; negotiated the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with Great Britain; again United States Senator from Delaware, 1853-1856.
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Clayton, Dr. Joshua [cenotaph] b. July 20, 1744 d. August 11, 1798
Delaware Governor, US Senator. 10th and 11th President (Governor) of Delaware (1789-1796), US Senator from Delaware (1798), Major in the Revolutionary War, Delaware State Senator. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Clayton, Thomas b. July, 1777 d. August 21, 1854
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. Son of Delaware's 10th Governor, Joshua Clayton, and cousin of U.S. Senator John Middleton Clayton. Served in Delaware State House of Representatives from 1802 to 1806 and from 1810 to 1813. Served in the Delaware State Senate in 1808 and was appointed the Secretary of State of Delaware by Governor George Truitt serving from 1808 to 1810. Served in the office of Delaware State Attorney General from 1810 to 1815. Elected as a U.S. Congressman to represent Delaware...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Comegys, Joseph Parsons b. December 29, 1813 d. February 1, 1893
United States Senator from Delaware, 1856-1857; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, 1876-1893.
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Nicholson, John Anthony b. November 16, 1827 d. November 3, 1906
US Congressman. Served as a Brigadier General of militia in Kent County, Delaware in 1861. Elected to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1869. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Patten, John b. April 26, 1746 d. December 26, 1800
Continental Congressman, US Congressman, US Senator. Entered the Revolutionary War as a lieutenant and was later promoted to the rank of Major. Appointed to serve in the Continental Congress from Delaware is 1786. Elected to the US Senate to represent Delaware and served from 1793 to 1794. Elected to the US Congress from Delaware and served from 1795 to 1797. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Penington, John Brown b. December 20, 1825 d. June 1, 1902
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1891. Also served as a Member of the Delaware State House of Representatives in 1857, United States District Attorney for Delaware from 1868 to 1872, and Delaware State Attorney General from 1874 to 1879. (Bio by: K)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Polk, Charles b. November 15, 1788 d. October 27, 1857
US Governor. Served as the Governor of Delaware from 1827 to 1830, and 1836 to 1837. (Bio by: K)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Stout, Jacob b. 1767 d. November, 1857
Polititian. One of the original founders of Leipsic, Delaware. Served in the Delaware House of Representative from 1812 to 1813. Served in the Delaware State Senate from 1815 to 1819 and was the Speaker of the Senate in 1819. Became the 22nd Governor of Delaware after assuming the term of Governor Henry Molleston upon his death and served from January 18, 1820 to January 16, 1821. Governor Stout was originally buried on his family farm near Leipsic, Delaware and was later reinterred in the Old...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA

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