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Allee, James Frank b. December 2, 1857 d. October 12, 1938
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving from 1903 to 1907.
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
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
Boyce, William Henry b. November 28, 1855 d. February 6, 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1923 to 1925. He was defeated as a Democrat in 1924. Also served as a State Court Judge.
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Cannon, Annie Jump b. December 11, 1863 d. April 13, 1941
Scientist. An Astronomer at the Harvard Observatory, she discovered over 300 stars and 5 novae. She was the first woman to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Oxford University (1925), and received the Henry Draper Medal of the National Academy of Sciences (1931). She established the Annie J. Cannon Prize of the American Astronomical Society in 1933. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Lakeside 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, Cornelius Parson b. January 15, 1780 d. January 27, 1851
US Governor. Elected as Delaware's 32nd Governor and served from January 17, 1837 to January 19, 1841. Held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during the War of 1812. Served in the Delaware General Assembly for a number of years including the office of Speaker of the House. Served in the office of Delaware State Treasurer. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Methodist 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
Denney, William Du Hamel b. March 31, 1873 d. November 22, 1953
Delaware Governor. Served as the Governor of Delaware from 1921 to 1925. (Bio by: K)
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Fisher, George Purnell b. October 13, 1817 d. February 10, 1899
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1863. He was defeated in 1862. Also served as a Member of the Delaware State House of Representatives from 1843 to 1844, Secretary of the State of Delaware in 1846, Delaware State Attorney General from 1855 to 1860, and a Judge in 1863. (Bio by: K)
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Hughes, James Hurd b. January 14, 1867 d. August 29, 1953
US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving from 1937 to 1943.
Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Kenney, Richard Rolland b. September 9, 1856 d. August 14, 1931
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 1895 to 1901. (Bio by: K)
Christ Episcopal Church 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
Richardson, Harry Alden b. January 1, 1853 d. June 16, 1928
US Senator. A businessman and finacier, he served as President of the First National Bank of Dover, and in the Delaware State Legislature. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor as a Republican in 1890, being defeated by Robert John Reynolds. In 1907 he was elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, and served from 1907 to 1913. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Ridgely, Henry Moore b. August 6, 1779 d. August 6, 1847
US Congressman, US Senator. Elected to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1815. Appointed as Secretary of State of Delaware by Governors John Clark, Jacob Stout, John Collins, Caleb Rodney, Joseph Haslet, Charles Thomas and Samuel Paynter serving from 1817 to 1827. Elected to the United States Senate to fill a vacancy and served from January 12, 1827 to March 3, 1829. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA

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