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DuPont, Pierre Samuel b. January 15, 1870 d. April 5, 1954
Businessman. DuPont was President of the DuPont Chemical Company from 1915 to 1920. DuPont also serveed as Chairman of the Board to the company from 1923 until his retirement in 1940.
Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: Old Cemetery, D-3, Lot # 353
DuPont, Thomas Coleman b. December 11, 1863 d. November 11, 1930
Businessman, US Senator. He served as the president of the DuPont Chemical Company from 1902 to 1915. His wide knowledge of business dealings later made the company into one big corporation charter. He was elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving first from July 7, 1921 to November 7, 1922, then from March 4, 1925 to December 9, 1928.
Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: Old Cemetery, B-1, Lot #134
Garrett, Thomas b. August 21, 1789 d. January 25, 1871
Social Reformer. He served as one of the "Station Masters" on the Underground Railroad during the mid-1800's. Along with Harriet Tubman, he was responsible for the escape of hundreds of slaves to freedom. In 1848, Thomas Garrett and a fellow abolitionist John Hunn were tried and convicted in the New Castle Delaware Courthouse by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney for aiding in the escape of the Hawkins family, who had been slaves in Maryland. Both men were given considerable fines...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
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
Johnson, William Julius 'Judy' b. October 26, 1899 d. June 15, 1989
Hall of Fame Negro League Baseball Player. Nick named "Judy", he was the first African American to ever be elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1975. A skilled base runner and contact hitter with .300 batting average or better, he was considered the top third baseman in the Negro League of the 1920s and 1930s. He played for the Darby Daisies, Hilldale, Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In the inaugural Negro League World Series 1924, he led the Hilldale club with a .341 average...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: Garden of Devotion, Lot 222
GPS coordinates: 39.7488213, -75.5926895 (hddd.dddd)
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
McCarren, Bernard b. 1831 d. June 20, 1870
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the US Army in Company C, 1st Delaware Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1863. His citation reads "Capture of flag." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
All Saints Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Plot: Reinterred from Old Cathedral
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
McGowan, Bill b. January 18, 1896 d. December 9, 1954
Major League Baseball Umpire. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, William "Bill" Aloysius McGowan was an American League umpire for 30 years. He umpired baseball games professionally for 41 seasons starting out in 1913 in the minor leagues when he was 17 years old. He was appointed to the American League roster in 1925. McGowan pioneered a vigorous umpiring style that became a performance on the ball field, complete with flashy gestures and calls while making a loud delivery. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Cathedral 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
McMullen, Richard Cann b. January 2, 1868 d. February 18, 1944
Delaware Governor. He served as the Governor of Delaware from 1937 to 1941.
Riverview 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
Nelson, William Lloyd b. February 22, 1918 d. April 25, 1943
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the US Army in the 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division as a Mortar Section Leader. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Djebel Dardys, northwest of Sedjenane, Tunisia on April 24, 1943. His citation reads in part "Although mortally wounded in the accomplishment of his mission, and with his duty clearly completed, Sgt. Nelson crawled to a still more advanced observation point and continued to direct the...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Silverbrook 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

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