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Clayton Douglass BUCK, Congress, DE (1890-1965)

Senate Years of Service: 1943-1949Party: RepublicanBUCK, Clayton Douglass, (great-grandnephew of John M. Clayton), a Senator from Delaware; born at “Buena Vista,” the family estate, in New…

Thomas Beverley EVANS, Jr., Congress, DE (1931)

EVANS, Thomas Beverley, Jr., a Representative from Delaware; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 5, 1931; attended the public schools of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Seaford, Del.,…

Joseph Parsons COMEGYS, Congress, DE (1813-1893)

Senate Years of Service: 1856-1857Party: OppositionCOMEGYS, Joseph Parsons, a Senator from Delaware; born in “Cherbourg,” Kent County, near Dover, Del., December 29, 1813; attended the old…

George Purnell FISHER, Congress, DE (1817-1899)

FISHER, George Purnell, a Representative from Delaware; born in Milford, Sussex County, Del., October 13, 1817; attended the public schools of Kent County and Mount St. Mary’s College,…

Earle Dukes WILLEY, Congress, DE (1889-1950)

WILLEY, Earle Dukes, a Representative from Delaware; born in Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., July 21, 1889; attended the public schools and George Washington University Law School, Washington…

George Short WILLIAMS, Congress, DE (1877-1961)

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.;…

John James WILLIAMS, Congress, DE (1904-1988)

Senate Years of Service: 1947-1970Party: RepublicanWILLIAMS, John James, a Senator from Delaware; born on a farm near Frankford, Sussex County, Del., May 17, 1904; attended the public schools…

Jonathan Spencer WILLIS, Congress, DE (1830-1903)

WILLIS, Jonathan Spencer, a Representative from Delaware; born in Oxford, Talbot County, Md., April 5, 1830; attended the district schools and studied under private tutors; taught school seven…