Date and Place of Passing :

Place of Burial :

To view " Representative Willis' " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1892	General	United States  House	Jonathan S. Willis	Republican	18,080	49 %	John W. Causey	Democrat	18,554	51 %
1894	General	United States  House	Jonathan S. Willis	Republican	19,789	51 %	Samuel Bancroft, Jr.	Democrat	18,482	48 %
1896	General	United States  House	Jonathan S. Willis *	Republican	11,159	32 %	Levin Irving Handy	Democrat	15,407	44 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1896 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office ..... " Only the top two candidate's percentages are displayed ! "

( March 4, 1897 ~ March 3, 1899 )
" Delaware's 35th U.S. Representative "

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Facts about his Life :

  Attended the public schools in Maryland and New York

  Taught school at Damos Quarter, Somerset County, Maryland

  Elected principal of the high school at Smyrna, Delaware, in 1881

  Superintendent of free schools in Kent County 1887-1890

  Principal of Old Newark Academy, Newark, Delaware, 1890-1892

  Editorial writer on the Wilmington Every Evening in 1894 and 1895

  Studied law and was Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1899 and practiced in Wilmington, Delaware

  Elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-Fifth Congress by defeating incumbant :
     " Jonathan Spenser Willis " and served from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899;

     Unsuccessful candidate in 1898 for re-election to the Fifty-Sixth Congress being defeated by :
     " John Henry Hoffecker "

     Unsuccessful candidate for Attorney General in 1904 being defeated by :
     " Robert Haven Richards "

     Unsuccessful candidate in 1908 for election to the Sixty-First Congress being defeated by :
     " William Henry Heald "

  Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900, 1904, and 1908

  Resumed the practice of law in Wilmington, Delaware

Date and Place of Passing :

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware ~ February 3, 1922 ~ Age 60

Place of Burial :

Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware

To view " Representative Handy's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Handy's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Handy's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1896	General	United States  House	L. Irving Handy	Democrat	16,512	45 %	Jonathan S. Willis	Republican	12,828	35 %
1898	General	United States  House	L. Irving  Handy *	Democrat	15,053	46 %	John H. Hoffecker	Republican	17,566	54 %
1908	General	United States  House	L. Irving  Handy	Democrat	22,515	47 %	William H. Heald	Republican	24,314	51 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1896 & 1908 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office ..... " Only the top two candidate's percentages are displayed ! "

( March 4, 1899 to June 16, 1900 )
" Delaware's 36th U.S. Representative "

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Interesting Facts :

  " 2nd Delaware U.S. Representative " to pass away while still in Office .....

  His son,
     " Walter Oakley Hoffecker ",
     became " Delaware's 37th Representative " when he was appointed to fill his Dad's seat after his passing .....

Date and Place of Birth :

September 12, 1827 ~ Mansion House, near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware

Parents :

      ( Clicking on the family highlighted names " below " show where they are interred ~ many include photos )

Joseph Hoffecker - ( 1785 ~ 1851 )
Rachel VanGasken Hoffecker - ( 1808 ~ 1899 )

Married ~ Twice :

Annie E. Appleton Hoffecker - ( 1827 ~ 1881 ) ~ " Married in 1853 "

Date and Place of Passing :

Place of Burial :

To view " Representative Hoffecker's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1896	General	Governor	John H. Hoffecker	Republican	11,014	31 %	Ebe W. Tunnell	Democrat	15,507	44 %
1898	General	United States  House	John H. Hoffecker	Republican	17,566	54 %	Levin Irving Handy *	Democrat	15,053	46 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1896 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office ..... " Only the top two candidate's percentages are displayed ! "

( November 6, 1900 ~ March 3, 1901 )
" Delaware's 37th U.S. Representative "

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Facts about his Life :

  Attended the public schools in Smyrna and was graduated from Smyrna Seminary in 1872

  In September 1873 entered Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.; studied civil engineering and followed that profession

  President of the Philadelphia & Smyrna Transportation Co.

  Engaged in the general insurance business in 1884; also engaged in the canning industry and in banking

  Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress by defeating :
     " Edward Fowler "
     to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his Dad
     " John H. Hoffecker " and served from November 6, 1900, until March 3, 1901;

     Was not a candidate for renomination in 1900

  Resumed business activities in Smyrna, Delaware

  Delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908

  Member of the Delaware State Highway Commission

Date and Place of Passing :

Smyrna, Delaware ~ January 23, 1934 ~ Age 79

Place of Burial :

Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware

To view " Representative Hoffecker's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Hoffecker's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Hoffecker's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1900	General	United States  House	Walter O. Hoffecker	Republican	22,381	54 %	Edward Fowler	Democrat	18,712	46 %
Walter O. Hoffecker decided he" was not " a candidate for Re-Nomination in " 1900 " !

( March 3, 1903 ~ March 4, 1905 )
" Delaware's 39th U.S. Representative "

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Date and Place of Birth :

July 10, 1847 ~ near Dagsboro, Delaware

Parents :

      ( Clicking on the family highlighted names " below " show where they are interred ~ many include photos )

Robert Bell Houston - ( 1802 ~ 1892 )
Lydia B. Wharton Houston - ( 1809 ~ 1876 )

Married :

Eva Hickman Houston - ( 1855 ~ 1931 )

Facts about his Life :

  Attended the public schools and Newark Academy

  Engaged in agricultural pursuits

  Moved to Missouri in 1872

  Returned to Delaware and settled in Millsboro, Delaware in 1875 and taught school for five years

  Engaged in mercantile pursuits

  Member of the Sussex County School Commission

  Elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress by defeating :
     " William A. Byrne " and served from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1905;

     Was not a candidate for renomination in 1904

  Engaged in lumber manufacturing and banking in Millsboro, Delaware

Date and Place of Passing :

Milford, Delaware ~ April 5, 1925 ~ Age 77

Place of Burial :

Millsboro Cemetery , Millsboro, Delaware

To view " Representative Houston's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Houston's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Houston's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1902	General	United States  House	Henry A. Houston	Democrat	16,396	43 %	William A. Byrne	Republican	12,998	34 %
Henry A. Houston decided he" was not " a candidate for Re-Nomination in " 1904 " !

( March 4, 1905 ~ March 4, 1909 ~ 2 Terms )
" Delaware's 40th U.S. Representative "

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Date and Place of Birth :

November 13, 1841, in Lewes, Delaware

Parents :

      ( Clicking on the family highlighted names " below " show where they are interred ~ many include photos )

Joshua S. Burton - ( 1806 ~ 1880 )
Ruth Hunn Rodney Burton - ( 1818 ~ 1896 )
      Ruth was the Niece of Delaware's Governors Daniel and Caleb Rodney .....

Campaign Button from the Robert Virdin Collection

Married :

Margaret Virginia Rawlins Burton - ( 1847 ~ 1897 )

Facts about his Life :

  Attended the public schools and St. Peter's Academy at Lewes, Delaware

  Taught for two years in the schools of Sussex County

  Engaged in the dry goods business in Washington, D.C., 1862-1865

  Graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1868
     and practiced in Frankford, Delaware, from 1868 until 1872, when he moved back to Lewes, Delaware

  Deputy Collector of customs for the port of Lewes 1877-1888

  Acting assistant surgeon in the United States Marine Hospital Service 1890-1893, stationed at Lewes, Delaware

  Unsuccessful candidate for the Delaware State Senate in 1898

  Delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1896, 1900, and 1908

  Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-Ninth Congress defeating :
     " Edward D. Hearne "



     Re-Elected to the Sixtieth Congress by defeating :
     " David T. Marvel "
     Served in Congress from ( March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1909);

     Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress



     Unsuccessful candidate to be elected as a Republican to the Sixty-Third Congress in 1912 being defeated by :
     " Franklin Brockson "



  Resumed the practice of medicine in Lewes, Delaware

  Director of the Lewes National Bank, Lewes, Delaware

Date and Place of Passing :

Lewes, Delaware on June 17, 1927

Place of Burial :

St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown, Delaware

To view " Representative Burton's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Burton's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Burton's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1904	General	United States  House	Hiram R. Burton	Republican	23,512	54 %	Edward D. Hearne	Democrat	19,552	46 %
1906	General	United States  House	Hiram R. Burton *	Republican	20,210	53 %	David T. Marvel	Democrat	17,118	47 %
1912	General	United States  House	Hiram R. Burton	Republican	5,497	11 %	Franklin Brockson	Democrat	22,485	47 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1912 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office .....

( March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1913 )
" Delaware's 41st U.S. Representative "

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Date and Place of Birth :

August 27, 1864, in Wilmington, Delaware

Parents :

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Charles Henry Heald - ( 1833 ~ 1907 )
Mary Elizabeth Talley Heald - ( 1837 ~ 1915 )

Married :

Never Married

Facts about his Life :

  Graduated from the public schools of Wilmington, from the University of Delaware at Newark in 1883
     and from the law department of George Washington University, Washington, D.C., in 1888

  National Bank Examiner for the States of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon 1888-1892

  Admitted to the Delaware bar and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1897

  Postmaster of Wilmington, Delaware, 1901-1905

  Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress by defeating past Congressman :
     " Levin Irving Handy "

     Re-elected to the Sixty-Second Congress by defeating Delaware's 20th Attorney General :
     " Robert C. White "

     Heald served in the Congress from March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1913
     He " was not " a candidate for renomination in 1912

  Resumed the practice of law in Wilmington, Delaware

  Engaged in banking; member of the board of trustees of the University of Delaware 1915-1939 and served as president from 1936 until his death

Date and Place of Passing :

Wilmington, Delaware, on June 3, 1939

Place of Burial :

Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware

To view " Representative Heald's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Heald's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Heald's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1908	General	United States  House	William H. Heald	Republican	24,314	51 %	Levin Irving Handy	Democrat	22,515	47 %
1910	General	United States  House	William H. Heald *	Republican	22,410	51 %	Robert C. White	Democrat	20,281	47 %
William H. Heald decided he" was not " a candidate for Re-Nomination in " 1912 " !

( March 4, 1913 ~ March 3, 1915 )
" Delaware's 42nd U.S. Representative "

" State House "
( January 14, 1909 ~ January 11, 1911 )

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Date and Place of Birth :

August 6, 1865, in Blackbird Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware

Parents :

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James L. Brockson - ( 1818 ~ 1902 )
Margaret Ann Cornelius Brockson - ( 1828 ~ 1907 )

Married :

Never Married

Facts about his Life :

  Attended the public schools; was graduated from the Wilmington Conference Academy at Dover, Delaware, in 1890

  Engaged in mercantile pursuits

  Teacher and Principal in the public schools at Port Penn and Marshallton, Delaware

  Graduated from the law department of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1896

  Admitted to the Delaware bar September 21, 1896, and commenced practice in Wilmington, Delaware

  Served in the Delaware State House of Representatives 1908-1910

  Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-Third Congress by defeating :
     " George Hall "

     Defeated for Re-Election to the Sixty-Fourth Congress by :
     " Thomas Woodnutt Miller ",
     son of Delaware's 54th Governor " Charles Robert Miller "

     Brockson served in the Congress from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915 ~ 1 Term ;

  Resumed the practice of law in Clayton, and Wilmington, Delaware

Date and Place of Passing :

Clayton, Delaware, on March 16, 1942

Place of Burial :

Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, Delaware

To view " Representative Brockson's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Brockson's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Brockson's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1912	General	United States  House	Franklin Brockson	Democrat	22,485	47 %	George Hall	Republican	16,740	35 %
1914	General	United States  House	Franklin Brockson *	Democrat	20,681	45 %	Thomas W. Miller	Republican	22,922	50 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1912 & 1914 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office ..... " Only the top two candidate's percentages are displayed ! "

( March 4, 1915 ~ March 4, 1917 )
" Delaware's 43rd U.S. Representative "

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Interesting Facts :

  " Thomas W. Miller ", after leaving Congress,
     enlisted and served as a Private during World War I in the infantry of the United States Army,
     and served in France with the Seventy-Ninth Division.

  He was cited by " General John J. Pershing ", commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF),
     for " especially meritorious and conspicuous service " in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and awarded the " Purple Heart " for his service.
     For this, he was also promoted to " Lieutenant Colonel " and served until discharged in September 1919.

  " Thomas W. Miller "
     was a " Founder and Incorporator " of the " American Legion " and vice chairman of the Paris caucus in March 1919.

  " Thomas W. Miller ", in 1927,
     " was arrested and convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S. Government " .....
     He served 18 months in prison and was paroled in 1929 and pardoned by United States President " Herbert Hoover " in 1933.

  " Thomas W. Miller "
     was a Founder of the Nevada State park system and chairman of the Nevada State Park Commission in 1935, 1936, 1953-1959, and 1967-1973

  His nephew, " Clement W. Miller " was a U.S. Representative from California from 1959 until 1962 .....

Date and Place of Birth :

June 26, 1886, in Wilmington, Delaware

Parents :

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Charles Robert Miller - ( 1857 - 1927 ) ~ " Delaware's 54th Governor " .....
Abigail Morgan Woodnutt Miller - ( 1858 - 1926 )

Married ~ Twice :

Katharine Marie Tallman Miller - ( 1886 - 1945 ) - Married in 1913

Facts about his Life :

  Attended the Hotchkiss School; was graduated from Yale University in 1908

  Interested in mining in Nevada since early youth

  Employed as a steel roller by the Bethlehem Steel Co., in 1908 and 1909

  Secretary to Delaware's U.S. Representative "
     " William H. Heald " from 1910 - 1912, and during this period studied law in Washington, D.C.

  Secretary of the State of Delaware 1913 - 1915

  Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress by defeating incumbant Representative :
     " Franklin Brockson "
     and served from March 4, 1915 to March 3, 1917;

     Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress being defeated by :
     " Alfred Fawcett Polk "

  During the First World War enlisted in July 1917 as a private in the Infantry of the United States Army;
     promoted to lieutenant colonel and served in France with the Seventy-ninth Division until discharged in September 1919
      Awarded the Purple Heart

  A founder and incorporator of the American Legion and vice chairman of the Paris caucus in March 1919

  Alien Property Custodian 1921-1925

  Member of the American Battle Monuments Commission 1923 - 1926

  Founder Nevada State park system and chairman of the Nevada State Park Commission in 1935, 1936, 1953-1959, and 1967-1973

  Staff field representative of the United States Veterans' Employment Service, 1945 - 1957

Date and Place of Passing :

Reno, Nevada, on May 5, 1973

Place of Burial :

Cremated ~ ashes interred in Masonic Memorial Gardens.
Reno, Nevada

To view " Representative Miller's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Miller's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Miller's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1914	General	United States  House	Thomas W. Miller	Republican	22,922	50 %	Franklin Brockson *	Democrat	20,681	46 %
1916	General	United States  House	Thomas W. Miller *	Republican	24,202	47 %	Albert F. Polk	Democrat	24,395	48 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1914 & 1916 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office ..... " Only the top two candidate's percentages are displayed ! "

( March 4, 1917 ~ March 4, 1919 )
" Delaware's 44th U.S. Representative "

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Date and Place of Birth :

October 11, 1869, in Frederica, Delaware

Parents :

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Theodore Albert Polk - ( 1842 - 1904 )
Sarah Faucett Polk - ( 1846 - 1925 )

Married :

Martilla Evans Polk - ( 1868 - 1938 )

Facts about his Life :

  Attended public and private schools; was graduated from Delaware College (now the University of Delaware), Newark, Del., in 1889;
     Studied law

  Admitted to the Delaware bar in 1892 and began practice in Georgetown, Delaware

  Attorney for the Delaware State Senate in 1899

  Member of the Georgetown Board of Education 1905-1912

  Member and Secretary of the Board of Law Examiners of Sussex County 1914 - 1921

  Elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress by defeating incumbant :
     " Thomas Woodnutt Miller "
     Served from March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1919;

     Was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress by being defeated by :
     " Caleb Rodney Layton "

  Resumed the practice of law

  Moved to Wilmington, Delaware in 1921 and continued the practice of his profession

  Appointed United States Commissioner for the district of Delaware in 1929 and served until his retirement in 1951

Date and Place of Passing :

Wilmington, Delaware, on February 14, 1955

Place of Burial :

Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Delaware

To view " Representative Polk's " Online Burial Record !

Delaware Home :

Currently Unknown

To view " Representative Polk's " U.S. Congress Biographical Page !

To view " Representative Polk's " Wikipedia Page !

" Delaware Statewide Election Results "

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Year	Election Type	Office	Name	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes	Opponent	Party	Votes	Percent Of Votes
1916	General	United States  House	Albert F. Polk	Democrat	24,395	48 %	Thomas W. Miller *	Republican	24,202	47 %
1918	General	United States  House	Albert F. Polk *	Democrat	19,652	48 %	Caleb R. Layton	Republican	21,226	51 %
" The reason for the percentages not being equal in 1916 & 1918 " is due to there being others who were also running for that office ..... " Only the top two candidate's percentages are displayed ! "

      

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