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Armstrong, William Hepburn b. September 7, 1824 d. May 14, 1919
US Congressman. Served from 1860 through 1861 in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. Was elected as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania in 1868 and served one term in office from March 4, 1869 through March 3, 1871. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bassett, Richard b. April 2, 1745 d. September 15, 1815
US Senator, Governor of Delaware, Signer of the US Constitution. Under his leadership he persuaded the Delaware legislature to ratify the new US Constitution giving it the distinction of being the first state to do so. Although born in nearby Maryland, he spent most of his life in public service in Delaware. He was abandoned by his father as a child but his mother's relatives helped support, educate and mold the bright boy into a responsible citizen. In 1770 he moved to Dover, Delaware, where...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bayard Sr., James Asheton b. July 28, 1767 d. August 6, 1815
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent Delaware as an At-Large Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1797 to 1803. Appointed by the Delaware General Assembly as a Senator to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy and served from 1804 to 1805, when he was elected outright for the seat. Served from 1805 to 1813. After leaving the Senate he was appointed by President James Madison as a member of the commission to negotiate peace with Great Britain in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bayard, Richard Henry b. September 26, 1796 d. March 4, 1868
U.S. Senator. Son of U.S. Senator James Asheton Bayard, Sr., brother of U.S. Senator James Asheton Bayard, Jr., and Grandson of Delaware Governor Richard Bassett. Was elected as the first Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware in 1832. Elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Senate and served from June 17, 1836 to September 19, 1839. Then became the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and served from 1839 to 1841. Elected a second time to the U. S. Senate and served from January 12, 1841 to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: In the tomb of his father, James Asheton Bayard, Sr.
Bissell, Emily Perkins b. May 31, 1861 d. March 8, 1948
Social Reformer. Best known for her social work and public health activism, she introduced the first Christmas Seals to fight tuberculosis. She opened Delaware's first public kindergarten and was active in efforts to introduce child labor laws in Delaware. At the request of her cousin, Doctor John Wales, who operated an open-air tuberculosis sanatorium in Wilmington, she attempted a fund-raising campaign to fight tuberculosis. She designed a postage-sized stamp to be sold for a penny and be...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bootes, Levi Clark b. December 8, 1809 d. April 18, 1896
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served thirty eight years in the United States Regular Army, and distinguished himself during the Civil War. He was in command of the 6th United States Regular Infantry during the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and his name is inscribed on the regiments monument on Ayres Avenue in the Gettysburg National Military Park. Late in the war he was brevetted Brigadier General, US Regular Army for "gallant and meritorious services during the...[Read More]
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: Section 17, Lot 5
Heald, William Henry b. August 27, 1864 d. June 3, 1939
US Congressman. An 1888 law graduate from George Washington University in Washington, DC, he began his career as a National Bank Examiner for the States of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon for several years. He was admitted to the Delaware bar and opened a law practice in Wilmington, where from 1901 to 1905 he also served as Postmaster. Heald was elected as a Republican to represent Delaware in the Sixty-First and Sixty-Second Congresses and served from March 4, 1909 through March 3, 1913...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Jones, Jacob b. March, 1768 d. August 3, 1850
United States Naval Officer. Trained as a physician, he practiced medicine in Kent County, Delaware, before entering the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1799. During the Barbary Wars, he served a a Lieutenant aboard the "Philadelphia" when she grounded in Tripoli harbor in 1803, and spent twenty months in prison in Tripoli. Promoted to Commander in 1810, and to Captain in 1813, he commanded the "Mohawk" on Lake Ontario in the War of 1812, and the "Macedonian" in the Algerine War. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Jordan, Thomas Jefferson b. December 3, 1821 d. April 2, 1895
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He practiced law and ran a lumber business when the Civil War broke out and was commissioned a Major in the Pennsylvania Volunteers. In October 1861, he was promoted Colonel in commander of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry and saw action in Kentucky and Tennessee in 1862. In the Battle of Chickamauga, he received recognition of his service and was placed in command of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division of the Cavalry in the March to the Sea. On the march through...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: Section 11, Lot 19
LaMotte, Charles Eugene b. August 20, 1839 d. May 24, 1887
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He enlisted in the 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry Regiment in March 1861 and was commissioned Captain of Company B. As a Lieutenant Colonel in the 4th Delaware Volunteer Infantry Regiment, he participated in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. In October 1864, he was promoted Colonel of the 6th Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry and for his war service was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Latimer, Henry b. April 24, 1752 d. December 19, 1819
Served as Delaware's U.S. Representative from February 14, 1794 to February 7, 1795 and as Delaware's U.S. Senator from February 7, 1795 to February 28, 1801. Also served as a surgeon during the Revolutionary War and in the Delaware State House of Representatives from 1787 to 1790. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Lea, Preston b. November 12, 1841 d. December 4, 1916
Delaware Governor. Lea served as the Governor of Delaware from 1905 to 1909. (Bio by: K)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
McComb, Eleazer b. 1740 d. December, 1798
Continental Congressman. He maintained business interests in Kent County, Maryland and Dover, Delaware, including farms, shipping, and warehouses. In 1774 he was appointed to the Committee of Correspondence Kent County, Maryland formed to maintain contact with other committees throughout the colonies as they contemplated independence from England. He later saw military service as a Captain in the Delaware militia. In 1779 he was appointed to the Delaware Governor's Council. From 1783 to 1784...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
McKinly, John b. February 24, 1721 d. August 31, 1796
Served as a Major in the New Castle County Delaware Militia during the French & Indian War and as a Brigadier General of the New Castle County Delaware Militia in 1775. Elected to Delaware's 1st General Assembly and served as the Speaker of the House in 1776. Became the 1st President (Governor) of Delaware and served from February 12, 1778 until captured by the British and made a POW on September 3, 1777. Finally Paroled by the British to Wilmington, August 1778. One of the founders of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Miller, Charles Robert b. September 30, 1857 d. September 18, 1927
Delaware Governor. He served as the Governor of Delaware from 1913 to 1917.
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Milligan, John Jones b. December 10, 1795 d. April 20, 1875
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Congress and served from 1831 to 1839. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Nelson, Alice b. July 19, 1875 d. September 18, 1935
Author, Social Reformer. She graduated Dilliard University in 1892, taught 4 years in Elementery schools and went to teach in New York City. She was married to African American poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar on March 8, 1898 and divorced in 1902. She taught English at Howard High School in Wilmington, Delaware from 1902 to 1920. She was an instructor and a parole officer at the Industrial School for Colored Girls from 1924-1928. She was executive secretary of the American Friends Inter-Racial Peace...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Postles, James Parke b. September 28, 1840 d. May 27, 1908
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company A, 1st Delaware Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 2, 1863). His citation reads "Voluntarily delivered an order in the face of heavy fire of the enemy" His Medal was awarded to him on July 22, 1892. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Riddle, George Read b. 1817 d. March 28, 1867
US Senator, US Congressman. He was elected to represent Delaware as an At-Large delegate to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1855. During the Civil War he was elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving from 1864 to 1867.
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Robinson, Robert Pyle b. March 28, 1869 d. March 4, 1939
Delaware Governor 1925 to 1929. He also served a number of years in the Delaware General Assembly. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

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