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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
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
Allen, William Franklin b. January 19, 1883 d. June 14, 1946
US Congressman. Elected to represent Delaware as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1937 to 1939. He also served as a Member of the Delaware State Senate from 1925 to 1929. (Bio by: K)
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
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
Arsht, Roxana b. 1915 d. October 3, 2003
Judge Roxana Cannon Arsht was the first female judge in the history of Delaware. She made history when she was appointed by Governor Russell W. Peterson as a judge of the Family Court in 1971. At the age of 56, she was the first woman to hold a judicial position in Delaware. She retired from the bench in 1983 at which time she began a new career as a philanthropist. She was a founding member of the Cancer Care Connection and contributed to the development of the Academy of Lifelong Learning of...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveguy)
Jewish Community Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bacon, Walter Wolfkiel b. January 20, 1880 d. March 18, 1962
Governor of Delaware. Served two terms as the 63rd and 64th Governor from January 21, 1941 to January 18, 1949. Also served as the Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware from 1935-1940. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Old Drawyers Church Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Ball, Lewis Heisler b. September 21, 1861 d. October 18, 1932
Served as Treasurer of the State of Delaware from 1899 to 1901. Elected to one term as the U.S. Congressman from Delaware and served March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1903. Elected to represent Delaware as a United States Senator to fill an unexpired term and served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905. Elected to represent Delaware again to one term as a United States Senator and served from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1925. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Saint James' Episcopal Church Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bassett, Richard b. May 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
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
Bayard Jr., James Asheton b. November 15, 1799 d. June 13, 1880
Civil War US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving first from 1851 to 1864, then from 1867 to 1869. He was the son of Senator James A. Bayard Sr., and the father of Senator Thomas F. Bayard Sr.
Old Swedes Churchyard, 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
Bayard Jr., Thomas Francis b. June 4, 1868 d. July 12, 1942
US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving from 1922 to 1929. He was the son of Senator and Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard Sr.
Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bayard Sr., Thomas Francis b. October 29, 1828 d. September 28, 1898
US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Diplomat. Elected as a Senator from Delaware to the United States Senate, serving from 1869 to 1885. Appointed as United States Secretary of State in the Cleveland Adminstration, serving from 1885 to 1889. Appointed United States Ambassador to Great Britain, serving from 1893 to 1897.
Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bedford Jr., Gunning b. 1747 d. 1812
Signer of US Constitution. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the fifth of seven children. In 1771 he graduated from what is today known as Princeton University and eight years later began practicing law, after being accepted to the Delaware bar. Following the Revolutionary War he became a leader in the framing of the young nation's new constitution. He served in the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1785 and was Delaware's State Attorney General from 1784 to 1789. At the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Masonic Home Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bedford Sr., Gunning b. April 7, 1742 d. September 30, 1797
Served as Delaware's 12th Governor from January 19, 1796 to September 28, 1797. He became Delaware's 2nd Governor to die while still in that office. Served as a Lieutenant Colonel during the Revolutionary War, being wounded during the battle of White Plains, New York. Also served in the Delaware General Assembly from 1784 to 1786. (Bio by: Russ Pickett)
Immanuel Episcopal Churchyard, New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Bennett, Caleb Prew b. November 11, 1758 d. May 9, 1836
Governor of Delaware and Soldier. He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Prew Wiley Bennett who moved to Delaware when he was three years old. He was the grandnephew of Daniel Boone. In 1775 he enlisted as a 17 year old in the Continental Army and during the Revolutionary War saw action at the battles of Valley Forge, Staten Island, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Camden, and the siege of Yorktown. He advanced to the rank of lieutenant and was wounded three times. After the 1st Delaware...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Betts, Walter McKinley b. February 18, 1897 d. June 13, 1987
Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Huck", he pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1920 to 1925. He returned to baseball after a stint in the minor in 1932 with the Boston Braves until 1935. In his 10 year career, he went 61-68. (Bio by: Robert)
Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Bissell, Emily Perkins b. May 31, 1861 d. March 8, 1948
Social worker and public health activist. She introduced the first Christmas Seals to fight tuberculosis. She had already opened Delaware's first public kindergarten and was active in efforts to introduce child labor laws in Delaware. At the request of her cousin, Dr. 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 attached to Christmas cards...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle 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

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