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Willard HALL, Congress, DE (1780-1875)

HALL, Willard, a Representative from Delaware; born in Westford, Middlesex County, Mass., on December 24, 1780; attended the public schools and Westford Academy; was graduated from Harvard…

Richard BASSETT, Congress, DE (1745-1815)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793 Party: Anti-Administration; Pro-Administration BASSETT, Richard, (grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard and James Asheton Bayard, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware;…

Gunning BEDFORD, Congress, DE (1742-1797)

BEDFORD, Gunning, (cousin of Gunning Bedford, Jr.), a Delegate from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 7, 1742; became a major in the Continental Army in 1775; lieutenant colonel in…

Michael Newbold CASTLE, Congress, DE (1939)

CASTLE, Michael Newbold, a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., July 2, 1939; graduate of Tower Hill School, Wilmington, Del., 1957; B.S., Hamilton College,…

Joshua CLAYTON, Congress, DE (1744-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1798-1798Party: FederalistCLAYTON, Joshua, (father of Thomas Clayton and uncle of John Middleton Clayton), a Senator from Delaware; born at Bohemia Manor, Cecil County…

Thomas CLAYTON, Congress, DE (1777-1854)

Senate Years of Service: 1824-1827; 1837-1847Party: Adams-Clay Federalist; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigCLAYTON, Thomas, (son of Joshua Clayton and cousin of John Middleton Clayton), a Representative…

Eleazer McCOMB, Congress, DE (1740-1798)

McCOMB, Eleazer, a Delegate from Delaware; born August 11, 1740; served in the Revolutionary War as captain of militia; appointed privy councilor in 1779; Member of the Continental Congress,…

Thomas McKEAN, Congress, DE (1734-1817)

McKEAN, Thomas, a Delegate from Delaware; born in New London, Chester County, Pa., March 19, 1734; was privately taught; engaged as clerk to the prothonotary of the court of common pleas for…

Louis McLANE, Congress, DE (1786-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1827-1829Party: JacksonianMcLANE, Louis, (father of Robert Milligan McLane), a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Smyrna, Del., May 28, 1786; attended…

Henry LATIMER, Congress, DE (1752-1819)

Senate Years of Service: 1795-1801Party: FederalistLATIMER, Henry, a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Newport, Del., on April 24, 1752; pursued classical studies; studied…