Delaware United States Senators

United States Representative from Delaware
( March 4, 1850 - March 3, 1855 )
United States Senator from Delaware
( February 2, 1864 - March 29, 1867 )

Died in Office


" George Read Riddle "

Date & Place of Birth: 1817 - New Castle, Delaware
Parents:Unknown
Married:Margaret S. _____
Children:Unknown
Pursued classical studies and attended Delaware College (U of D); studied civil engineering and engaged in the construction of railroads and canals; studied law
Admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Del., the same year; commissioner to retrace the Mason and Dixon line in 1849
Served as Deputy Attorney General of United States 1849-1850
Elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1850-March 3, 1855); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress being defeated by "Elisha Cullen".
Elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of "Senator James A. Bayard, Jr." and served from February 2, 1864, until his death
Date & place of death:Washington, D.C. - March 29, 1867
Interred:Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1851 - January 29, 1864 )
( April 5, 1867 - March 3, 1869 )


"James Ashton Bayard, Jr."

Date & Place of Birth: November 15, 1799 - Wilmington, Delaware
Parents:"Senator James Asheton, Sr." & Ann "Nancy" Bassett Bayard
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Grandson of "Governor Richard Bassett"
Brother of "Senator Richard H. Bayard"
Father of "Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Sr."
Grandfather of "Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.".
Pursued classical studies; studied law
Admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
Served as the United States district attorney for Delaware 1838-1843
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1851 defeating incumbant Senator "John Wales"; reelected in 1857 and 1863 and served from March 4, 1851 to January 29, 1864 when he resigned
Resumed the practice of law in Wilmington, Delaware
Appointed in 1867 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of "Senator George Read Riddle"; was subsequently elected as a Democrat to that position and served from April 5, 1867, to March 3, 1869; was not a candidate for reelection
Then resumed the practice of law in Wilmington, Delaware
Date & place of death:Wilmington, Delaware - June 13, 1880
Interred:Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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"James Ashton Bayard, Jr."

United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1869 - March 6, 1885 )
United States Secretary of State
( 1885 - 1889 )


" Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr. "

Date & Place of Birth: October 29, 1828 - Wilmington, Delaware
Parents:"Senator James A., Jr." & _____ Bayard
Married:Unknown
Children:Thomas Francis, Jr. - ( 1868-1942 ) - Later became a "U.S. Senator"
Possibly More
Son of "Senator James A. Bayard, Jr."
Father of "Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Jr."
Grandson of "Senator James A. Bayard, Sr."
Great Grandson of "Governor Richard Bassett"
Attended Doctor Hawkes’ school in Flushing, N.Y.; studied law
Admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
Appointed United States District Attorney for Delaware in 1853, but resigned in 1854
Moved to Philadelphia and practiced law; returned to Wilmington in 1858
At the expiration of his father’s Senate term in 1869 was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate; reelected in 1875 and 1881 and served from March 4, 1869 to March 6, 1885, when he resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State
Secretary of State in the Cabinet of "U.S. President Grover Cleveland" 1885-1889
Appointed as Ambassador to Great Britain 1893-1897
Date & place of death:Dedham, Mass. - September 28, 1898
Interred:Old Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1889 )


" Eli Saulsbury "

Defeated his brother, "Willard Saulsbury, Sr." who was the incumbant, for the U.S. Senate.

Date & Place of Birth: December 29, 1817 - Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, De.
Parents:William & Margaret Ann (Smith) Saulsbury
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Brother of "Senator Willard Saulsbury, Sr."
Brother of "Governor Gove Saulsbury"
Uncle of "Senator Willard Saulsbury, Jr."
Attended the common schools and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
Served in Delaware State house of representatives 1853-1854
Moved to Dover, Delaware in 1856, studied law
Admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Dover, Delaware
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1871, defeating his brother "Willard Saulsbury, Sr."; reelected in 1876 and again in 1883 and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1889; unsuccessful candidate for reelection being defeated by "Anthony Higgins"
Resumed the practice of his profession
Date & place of death:Dover, Delaware - March 22, 1893
Interred:Silver Lake Cemetery, Dover, Delaware
( A monument in his honor was also place in the "Saulsbury Family Plot" in Burrsville, Delaware. )
Home:Unknown
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" Eli Saulsbury "

United States Senator from Delaware
( March 18, 1885 - March 3, 1899 )

Received 5 Presidental Appointments


" George Gray "

Date & Place of Birth: May 4, 1840 - New Castle, Delaware
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the common schools and graduated from Princeton University in 1859; studied law with his father and attended Harvard Law School
Admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in New Castle, Delaware
Attorney General of Delaware 1879-1885, when he resigned, having been elected Senator
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of "Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Sr."; reelected in 1887 and 1893 and served from March 18, 1885 to March 3, 1899; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1899
Appointed judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the third circuit by "U.S. President William McKinley" 1899-1914
Appointed by "U.S. President McKinley" to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague in 1900; reappointed in 1906 by "U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt", in 1912 by "U.S. President William Taft", and in 1920 by "U.S. President Woodrow Wilson"
Member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution 1890-1925
Date & place of death:Wilmington, Delaware - August 7, 1925
Interred:Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1895 )


" Anthony Higgins "

Date & Place of Birth: October 1, 1840 - Red Lion Hundred, New Castle County, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Grandson of "Governor John Clark"
Attended Newark Academy and Delaware College, and graduated from Yale College in 1861; studied law at the Harvard Law School
Admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
Served in the Union Army 1864, Delaware 7th Infantry, Private
Appointed deputy attorney general 1864
Served as United States attorney for Delaware 1869-1876
Unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the Forty-ninth Congress in 1884
Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate defeating incumbant "Senator Eli Saulsbury" and served from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 as the Delaware General Assembly failed to elect anyone to fill the seat
Resumed the practice of his profession in Wilmington, De
Served as one of the attorneys for the respondent in the impeachment proceedings of United States District Judge Charles Swayne of Florida 1904-1905
Date & place of death:New York, NY - June 26, 1912
Interred:St. Georges Cemetery, near St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( March 2, 1903 to March 3, 1907 )


" James Frank Allee "

Date & Place of Birth: December 2, 1857 - Dover, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the common schools; learned the trade of jeweler and watchmaker from his father, whom he succeeded in business
Chairman of the Delaware Republican State committee 1886-1896
Served in the Delaware State Senate from January 3, 1899, to March 2, 1903, when he resigned to become a United States Senator
Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate on March 2, 1903, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1901, caused by the failure of the legislature to elect, and served from March 2, 1903 to March 3, 1907; was not a candidate for reelection in 1907
Resumed his former business pursuits, as well as engaging in the fruit and vegetable canning industry
Date & place of death:Dover, Delaware - October 12, 1938
Interred:Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Dover, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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" James Frank Allee "

United States Representative from Delaware
( March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903 )
Unites States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1905 & March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1925 )


" Lewis Heisler Ball "

2nd U.S. Senator elected by popular vote in Delaware - (1918)

Date & Place of Birth: September 21, 1861 - near Stanton, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the common schools and Rugby Academy at Wilmington; was graduated from Delaware College (U of D), Newark, Del., in 1882 and from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1885
Commenced the practice of medicine at Brandywine Springs, Delaware area, in 1887
Served as State treasurer of Delaware 1899-1901
Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1903, when he resigned to become Senator
Elected to the United States Senate on March 2, 1903, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1899, caused by the failure of the legislature to elect, and served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905
Resumed the practice of medicine at Brandywine Springs, Delaware area
Elected to the United States Senate by defeating incumbant "Senator Willard Saulsbury, Jr." and served from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1925; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924
Appointed a member of the rent commission of Washington, D.C., in 1925
Resumed the practice of medicine
Date & place of death:Faulkland, Delaware - October 18, 1932
Interred:St. James Cemetery, Stanton, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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Medal of Honor Recipient - (Civil War)
United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1917 )


" Henry Algernon du Pont "

Date & Place of Birth: July 30, 1838 - Eleutherean Mills, New Castle County, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended private schools; attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1855; was graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in 1861
Served in the United States Army until 1875
During the Civil War served in the Union Army, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel; awarded a Congressional medal of honor for his handling of the retreat at the battle of Cedar Creek
President and General Manager of the Wilmington Northern Railroad Co. 1879-1899
Retired from active business and engaged in agricultural pursuits
Elected on June 13, 1906, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1905 caused by the failure of the legislature to elect; reelected in 1911 and served until March 3, 1917; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 being defeated by "Josiah Wolcott"
Retired from public life and engaged in literary pursuits
Date & place of death:Winterthur, near Wilmington, Delaware - December 31, 1926
Interred:du Pont Cemetery, Christiana Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1913 )


" Harry Alden Richardson "

Date & Place of Birth: January 1, 1853 - Camden, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Moved with his parents to Dover, Kent County, in 1856
Served in the United States Army until 1875
Attended the common schools and the academy in East Greenwich, R.I.
Worked in his father’s canning and packing establishment at Dover, Del., became a partner, and assumed entire control in 1894
Served in the Delaware State Senate in 1888
President of the First National Bank of Dover, Delaware
Unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Delaware in 1890 being defeated by "Governor Robert J. Reynolds"
Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1907 and served from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1913; was not a candidate for reelection
Again engaged in the manufacture of canned food products

Date & place of death:Dover, Delaware - June 16, 1928
Interred:Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1919 )


" Willard Saulsbury, Jr. "

Date & Place of Birth: April 17, 1861 - Georgetown, De.
Parents:"Senator Willard, Sr." & Annie Ponder Saulsbury
Married:May du Pont - ( 1854-1927 )
Children:Unknown
Son of "Senator Willard Saulsbury, Sr."
Nephew of "Senator Eli Saulsbury"
Nephew of "Governor Gove Saulsbury"
Nephew of "Governor James Ponder"
Attended private schools and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; studied law
Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
President of the New Castle Bar Association and chairman of the board of censors
Member of the Democratic National Committee 1908-1920
Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for United States Senator in 1899, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1911
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1913 and served from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1919; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 being defeated by "Lewis H. Ball"
Served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses
Member of the advisory committee of the Conference on Limitation of Armaments in Washington, D.C., 1921-1922
Member of the Pan American Conference in Santiago, Chile, in 1923
Engaged in the practice of law in Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., until his death

Date & place of death:Wilmington, Delaware - February 20, 1927
Interred:Christ Episcopal Churchyard, Dover, Delaware
Home:unknown
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" Willard Saulsbury, Jr. "

United States Senator from Delaware
( March 4, 1917 - July 2, 1921 )

1st U.S. Senator elected by popular vote in Delaware - (1916)
( Previously the Delaware General Assembly elected the U.S. Senators )


" Josiah Oliver Wolcott "

Date & Place of Birth: October 31, 1877 - Dover, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the public schools and Wilmington Conference Academy, Dover, Del., and graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., in 1901; studied law
Admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
Deputy Attorney General of Delaware 1909-1913
Attorney General of Delaware 1913-1917
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate defeating incumbant "Senator Henry A. du Pont" and served from March 4, 1917 to July 2, 1921, when he resigned to accept a judicial position
Appointed Chancellor of Delaware in 1921 and served until his death

Date & place of death:Dover, Delaware - November 11, 1938
Interred:Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( July 7, 1921 - November 7, 1922 )
( March 4, 1925 - December 9, 1928 )


" Thomas Coleman du Pont "

Date & Place of Birth: December 11, 1863 - Louisville, Ky
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Alice du Pont - Married Delaware "Gov. Clayton Douglass Buck"
May have been others
Cousin of "Senator Henry Algernon du Pont"
Attended the public schools, Urbana University, Urbana, Ohio, Chauncy Hall School, Boston Mass., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Ma.
Engaged in engineering, later being interested in coal mining, street railways, steel manufacturing, explosives, hotels, office buildings, and road building
Moved to Central City, Ky., in 1883 and was engaged as a mining engineer
Moved to Johnstown, Pa., in 1893 and engaged in steel manufacturing
Moved to Wilmington, Delaware in 1900
Retired from business activities in 1915
Member of the Republican National Committee 1908-1930
Appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of "Senator Josiah O. Wolcott" and served from July 7, 1921 to November 7, 1922; unsuccessful candidate for election to this vacancy and also for election to the full term being defeated by "Thomas F. Bayard, Jr."
Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate by defeating incumbant "Senator Lewis H. Ball" in 1924 and served from March 4, 1925, until his resignation on December 9, 1928

Date & place of death:Wilmington, Delaware - November 11, 1930 - cremated
Interred:Family burial ground near Christ Church in Christiana Hundred, Wilmington, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( November 8, 1922 - March 3, 1929 )


" Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr. "

Date & Place of Birth: June 4, 1868 - Wilmington, De.
Parents:"Senator Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr." & __________
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Son of "Senator Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr."
Grandson of "Senator James A. Bayard, Jr."
great grandson of "Senator James A. Bayard, Sr."
great-great grandson of "Governor Richard Bassett"
Attended the common schools of Wilmington and St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.; was graduated from Yale University in 1890; was a student at the Yale Law School in 1890 and 1891
Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
Moved to New York City, NY and was appointed an assistant corporation counsel in 1897
Practiced law in New York until September 1901, when he returned to Wilmington, Delaware, to practice law
Served as chairman of the Democratic State committee 1906-1916
Solicitor of the City of Wilmington 1917-1919
Member of the Republican National Committee 1908-1930
Elected on November 7, 1922, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of "Senator Josiah O. Wolcott"; on the same day was also elected for the full term commencing March 4, 1923, and served from November 8, 1922, to March 3, 1929; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 being defeated by "Governor John G. Townsend, Jr."
Resumed the practice of law in Wilmington, Delaware
Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1930 being defeated by "Daniel O. Hastings"

Date & place of death:Wilmington, Delaware - July 12, 1942
Interred:Old Swedes Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( January 3, 1937 - January 2, 1943 )


" James Hurd Hughes "

Date & Place of Birth: January 14, 1867 - near Felton, De.
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the public schools and Collegiate Institute in Dover, Delaware, and also received instruction from private tutors; studied law
Taught school in Kent County, Delaware, 1885-1889
Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1890 and commenced practice at Dover, Delaware
Engaged in agricultural pursuits and banking
Secretary of State of Delaware 1897-1901
Democratic presidential elector in 1912
Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Delaware in 1916 losing to "John G. Townsend, Jr."
Elected as a Democrat in 1936 to the United States Senate defeating incumbant "Senator Daniel O. Hastings" and served from January 3, 1937, to January 2, 1943; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942
Returned to Dover, Delaware, and continued the practice of law
Director of the Farmers Bank, Dover, Delaware, from 1905 until his death

Date & place of death:Lewes, Delaware - August 29, 1953
Interred:Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1947 )


" James Miller Tunnell "

Date & Place of Birth: August 2, 1879 - Clarksville, Delaware
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the public schools; graduated from Franklin College (now combined with Muskingum College at New Concord, Ohio) in 1900; studied law
Taught in the public schools, advancing to principal of schools at Frankford, Selbyville, and Ocean View, Delaware, 1903-1907
Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1907 and commenced practice in Georgetown, Delaware
President of the board of education of Georgetown, Delaware, 1919-1932
Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1924 being defeated by "T. Coleman du Pont"
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate by defeating incumbant "Senator John G. Townsend, Jr." in 1940 and served from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1947; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 being defeated by "John J. Willliams"
Banker; owned and operated a number of farms in Sussex County, Delaware
Director of the Farmers Bank, Dover, Delaware, from 1905 until his death

Date & place of death:Philadelphia, Pa. - November 14, 1957
Interred:Blackwater Church Cemetery, near Clarksville, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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United States Senator from Delaware
( January 3, 1947 - December 31, 1970 )


" John James Williams "

Date & Place of Birth: May 17, 1904 - on a farm near Frankford, Delaware
Parents:Unknown
Married:Unknown
Children:Unknown
Attended the public schools in Frankford, Delaware
Moved to Millsboro, Delaware, in 1922 and engaged in the grain business
Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1946 by defeating incumbant Senator "James M. Tunnell"; reelected in 1952, 1958, and again in 1964 and served from January 3, 1947, until his resignation December 31, 1970; was not a candidate for reelection in 1970

Date & place of death:Lewes, Delaware - January 11, 1988
Interred:Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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" John James Williams "

United States Senator from Delaware
( January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1961 )


" J. Allen Frear, Jr. "

Date & Place of Birth: March 7, 1903 - on a farm near Rising Sun, Delaware
Parents:Joseph Allen, Sr. and Clara L. Frear
Married:Esther Schauer
Children:Unnamed Infant - ( 1937-1937 )
Possibly more
Attended the public schools; graduated from the University of Delaware in 1924
President and owner of a retail business in Dover, Delaware
Banker in Dover, Delaware
Commissioner of Delaware State College 1936-1941 and Delaware Old Age Welfare Commission 1938-1948
Director, Federal Land Bank Board, Baltimore, Md., 1938-1947, being chairman of the board the last two years
During the Second World War served in the United States Army as a major 1944-1946
President of Kent General Hospital, Dover, Delaware, 1947-1951
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1948 by defeating incumbant Senator "Clayton Douglass Buck"; reelected in 1954 and served from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1961; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1960, defeated by "J. Caleb Boggs".
Appointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission 1961-1963
Resumed former business and banking pursuits

Date & place of death:Dover, Delaware - January 15, 1993
Interred:Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Delaware
Home:Unknown
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" J. Allen Frear, Jr. "

United States Representative from Delaware
( January 3, 1967 - December 31, 1970 )
United States Senator from Delaware
( January 1, 1971 - January 3, 2001 )


" William Victor Roth, Jr. "

Date & Place of Birth: July 22, 1921 - Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
Parents:Unknown
Married:Jane Richards - in 1965
Children:William V. Roth, III - ( 1966 )
Katharine Kellond Roth - ( 1969 )
Attended the public schools of Helena, Mont.; graduated, University of Oregon 1943; graduated, Harvard Business School 1947; graduated, Harvard Law School 1949
Served in the United States Army 1943-1946
Admitted to the California bar in 1950 and the Delaware bar in 1958
Elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth defeating incumbant "Harris B. McDowell" and again to the Ninety-first Congresses serving from January 3, 1967, until his resignation December 31, 1970; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1970 due to winning his bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
Elected in 1970 to the United States Senate for the term commencing January 3, 1971; subsequently appointed January 1, 1971, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of "Senator John J. Williams" for the term ending January 3, 1971; reelected in 1976, 1982, 1988, and 1994, and served from January 1, 1971 to January 3, 2001; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000, being defeated by current "Senator Thomas R. Carper".

Date & place of death:Washington, D.C. - December 13, 2003
Interred:Unknown
Home:Wilmington, Delaware

United States Senator from Delaware
( January 3, 1973 - Present )


" Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. "

Date & place of birth:November 20, 1942 - Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa.
Parents:Joseph R., Sr. and _____ Biden
Married (1st):Name Unknown - ( deceased )
Children:Beau
Hunter
Married (2nd):Jill Jacobs
Children:Ashley
Educated at St. Helena’s School, Wilmington, Delaware, and Archmere Academy, Claymont, Delaware; graduated, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware in 1965, and Syracuse (N.Y.) University College of Law 1968
Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969 and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware
Served on the New Castle County Council 1970-1972
Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1972 defeating incumbant "Senator J. Caleb Boggs" and reelected in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, and again in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009
Chair, Committee on the Judiciary (1987-1995), Committee on Foreign Relations (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003)
Home:Wilmington, Delaware
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