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Presley SPRUANCE, Congress, DE (1785-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1853Party: WhigSPRUANCE, Presley, a Senator from Delaware; born in Kent County, Del., September 11, 1785; pursued preparatory studies; engaged in manufacturing…

George READ, Congress, DE (1733-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793Party: Pro-AdministrationREAD, George, a Delegate and a Senator from Delaware; born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733; completed…

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…

George GRAY, Congress, DE (1840-1925)

Senate Years of Service: 1885-1899Party: DemocratGRAY, George, a Senator from Delaware; born in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., May 4, 1840; attended the common schools and graduated from…

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…

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…

Ron de LUGO, Congress, VI (1930)

de LUGO, Ron, the first Delegate from the Territory of the Virgin Islands; born in Englewood, N.J., August 2, 1930; educated at Saints Peter and Paul School, St. Thomas, V.I., and Colegio San Jose,…

Thomas Richard CARPER, Congress, DE (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 2001-Party: DemocratCARPER, Thomas Richard, a Senator and a Representative from Delaware; born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., January 23, 1947; attended public…