WARBURTON, Herbert Birchby, a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., September 21, 1916; attended the public schools of Wilmington, Del., and Reading, Pa.;…
HOUSTON, John Wallace, (uncle of Robert Griffith Houston), a Representative from Delaware; born in Concord, Sussex County, Del., May 4, 1814; attended the country schools and Newark Academy,…
WHITELEY, William Gustavus, a Representative from Delaware; born near Newark, Del., August 7, 1819; attended Bullockâs School at Wilmington, Del., and was graduated from Princeton College in…
The first women's gymnastics instruction in the United States was given at Mount Holyoke College in 1862. Olympic gymnastics competition for women was…
BURTON, Hiram Rodney, a Representative from Delaware; born in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., November 13, 1841; attended the public schools and St. Peterâs Academy at Lewes; taught for two…
HANDY, Levin Irving, (nephew of William Campbell Preston Breckenridge), a Representative from Delaware; born in Berlin, Worcester County, Md., December 24, 1861; attended the public schools in…
WILLIAMS, George Short, a Representative from Delaware; born in Ocean View, Sussex County, Del., October 21, 1877; attended the public schools and Wilmington Conference Academy, Dover, Del.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1961-1973Party: RepublicanBOGGS, James Caleb, a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Cheswold, Kent County, Del., May 15, 1909; attended the rural…
Senate Years of Service: 1830-1836Party: Anti-JacksonianNAUDAIN, Arnold, a Senator from Delaware; born near Dover, Del., January 6, 1790; completed preparatory studies; graduated from the…
