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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
   
• Brockson, Franklin   b. August 6, 1865  d. March 16, 1942
  US Congressman. He was a successful lawyer and a representative in the Delaware State Assembly from 1908 to 1910. In 1913, he was elected as Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress and served one term, until 1915. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death, with firms in Clayton, Delaware, and Wilmington, Delaware. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, USA
   
• Burton, William    b. October 16, 1789  d. August 5, 1866
  Delaware Governor. He served as the Governor of Delaware from 1859 to 1863.
  Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Milford, 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
   
• Causey, John William  b. September 19, 1841  d. October 1, 1908
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1891 through March 3, 1895.
  Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA
   
• Clark, John   b. February 1, 1761  d. August 14, 1821
  Delaware Governor. Served as the Governor of Delaware from 1817 to 1820.
  Duck Creek Presbyterian Churchyard, Smyrna, 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
   
• Collins, Thomas    b. 1732  d. March 29, 1789
  Delaware Governor. He served as Sheriff of Kent County, Delaware and in the Delaware House of Representatives as the Speaker of the House. During the Revolutionary War he was a Brigader General of the Delaware Militia. Served as Delaware's 8th President (Governor) from October 28, 1786 until his death on March 29, 1789. He was the first Governor of Delaware to die in office. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Saint Peter's Cemetery, Smyrna, 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
   
• Cook, John  b. 1730  d. October 27, 1789
  Served in the Delaware House of Representatives and Senate. Later served as Delaware's 6th President (Governor) from November 4, 1782 to February 1, 1783. He Also served as Sheriff of Kent County, Delaware. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Saint Peter's Cemetery, Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, USA
   
• Davis, John  b. 1740  d. May 11, 1802
  Delaware Governor. He served in the Delaware General Assembly and became Speaker of the Delaware House in 1789. He became Delaware's 9th President (Governor) upon the death of Governor Thomas Collins on March 29, 1789 and served through June 2, 1789. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Savannah Church Cemetery, Milford, 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
   
• Frear Jr., Joseph Allen    b. March 7, 1903  d. January 15, 1993
  Politician. Elected to the United State Senate to represent the state of Delaware to two consecutive terms. He served from January 3, 1949 through January 3, 1961. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
  Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA
   

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