Senate Years of Service: 1871-1889Party: DemocratSAULSBURY, Eli, (brother of Willard Saulsbury, uncle of Willard Saulsbury, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware; born in Mispillion Hundred, Kent…
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,…
Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1795-1798Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistVINING, John, a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Delaware; born in Dover, Kent County, Del.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1810-1821Party: FederalistHORSEY, Outerbridge, a Senator from Delaware; born near Laurel, Sussex County, Del., March 5, 1777; received a liberal education; studied law…
WILLIAMS, James, a Representative from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 4, 1825; completed preparatory studies; moved to Kenton, Kent County, Del., in 1844 and engaged in…
SYKES, James, a Delegate from Delaware; born in 1725; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice; lieutenant in Capt. Caesar Rodneyâs company of Dover Militia in 1756;…
TEMPLE, William, a Representative from Delaware; born in Queen Anne County, Md., February 28, 1814; completed preparatory studies; moved to Smyrna, Del., and engaged in mercantile pursuits;…
TILTON, James, a Delegate from Delaware; born in Kent County, Del., June 1, 1745; attended Nottingham Academy, Maryland; was graduated from the medical department of the University of…
Senate Years of Service: 1849-1851Party: WhigWALES, John, a Senator from Delaware; born in New Haven, Conn., July 31, 1783; pursued preparatory studies and was graduated from Yale College in…
WHARTON, Samuel, a Delegate from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 3, 1732; received a liberal schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits; speculated in western lands and promoted the…
