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• Adams, Wilbur Louis   b. October 23, 1884  d. December 4, 1937
  US Congressman. He was elected to four terms representing the State of Delaware as it's At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1933. He also served Delaware as the Assistant Attorney General twice, from 1920 through 1924 and 1933 through 1935. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Burton, Hiram Rodney    b. November 13, 1841  d. June 17, 1927
  US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican At-Large Delegate to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms (March 4, 1905 through March 3, 1909). (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Layton, Caleb Rodney    b. September 8, 1851  d. November 11, 1930
  US Congressman. Appointed as Secretary of State of Delaware by Governor John Hunn and served from 1901 to 1905. Elected to represent Delaware to two terms in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 to 1923. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Polk, Albert Fawcett    b. October 11, 1869  d. February 14, 1955
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1917 to 1919. (Bio by: K)
  Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Robinson Jr., Thomas  b. 1800  d. October 28, 1843
  U.S. Congressman. Served as Treasurer of Sussex County Delaware in 1825. Also served as a Levy Court Commissioner in Sussex County Delaware from 1831 to 1832. Elected to represent Delaware in the U.S. Congress and served from 1839 to 1841. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Saint Georges Chapel Cemetery, Harbeson, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Short, Chris    b. September 19, 1937  d. August 1, 1991
  Major League Baseball Player. A lefthanded pitcher, he played in fifteen seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. He was a member of the 1964 and 1967 National League All Star Teams, and won 17+ games four times in a five year span. When won 20 games in 1966, he was the first Phillies lefthander to win that many since Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey achieved it in 1916. In 1964 he was part of a pitching rotation that included Hall of Famer Jim Bunning. The Phillies were six games...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Stockley, Charles Clark    b. November 6, 1819  d. April 20, 1901
  47th Delaware Governor. He served as Governor of Delaware from January 16, 1883 to January 18, 1887. He also served a number of years in the Delaware General Assembly and held the office of Speaker of the Senate.
  Saint Pauls Episcopal Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   
• Williams, George Short  b. October 21, 1877  d. November 22, 1961
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1939 to 1941. He also served as Delaware State Treasurer from 1929 to 1933. (Bio by: K)
  Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
   

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