30 Oct 2018 Gunning Bedford GUNNING BEDFORD SR., Delaware's second governor, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 7, 1742. He attended the Academy of Pennsylvania and became a merchant in New Castle, Delaware. Bedford… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Daniel Rogers DANIEL ROGERS, Delaware's third governor, was born in Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, on January 3, 1754. Before entering politics, Rogers was a miller and extensive landowner. He was a member of the… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Richard Bassett RICHARD BASSETT, Delaware's fourth governor, was born in Cecil County, Maryland, on April 2, 1745. His father abandoned his family, and subsequently Peter Lawson, a maternal relative, reared Bassett. He studied law,… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 David Hall DAVID HALL, Delaware's sixteenth governor, was born in Lewes, Delaware, on January 4, 1752. He received a classical education, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1773. Hall… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 George Truitt GEORGE TRUITT, Delaware's eighth governor, was born near Felton, Kent County, Delaware, in 1756. He received a private education and then became a farmer, owning extensive land. Truitt entered politics… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Daniel Rodney DANIEL RODNEY, brother of Delaware Governor Caleb Rodney (1822-1823) was born in Lewes, Delaware, on September 10, 1764. He received a rudimentary education, and embarked into a career in the mercantile… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 John Clark JOHN CLARK, Delaware's 11th governor, was born in Smyrna, Delaware, on February 1, 1761. His schooling was limited but he attained most of his knowledge through his own desire for… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Charles Thomas CHARLES THOMAS, the second youngest person to serve as governor of Delaware, was born in New Castle, Delaware, on June 23, 1790. He was educated as an attorney, and entered politics… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Caleb Prew Bennett CALEB PREW BENNETT, the first Delaware governor to be elected to a four-year term, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1758. He was educated in the public school… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Cornelius Parsons Comegys CORNELIUS PARSONS COMEGYS, Delaware's 23rd governor, was born in Kent County, Maryland, on January 15, 1780. After receiving his education in Maryland's public school system, Comegys moved to Delaware, and started… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Thomas Stockton THOMAS STOCKTON, the sixth Delaware governor to die in office, was born in New Castle, Delaware, on April 1, 1781. After attending Princeton College, he enlisted in the military. He… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Joseph Maull JOSEPH MAULL was born in Pilottown, Delaware, on September 6, 1781. He was educated as a doctor, and practiced in his hometown of Pilottown before entering politics. He was elected… National Governors Association