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
30 Oct 2018 William Tharp WILLIAM THARP, Delaware's 28th governor, was born near Farmington, Delaware, on November 27, 1803. After finishing his education, he took over his family's large estate, supervising improvements and cultivating new… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 William Cannon WILLIAM CANNON, Delaware's 32nd governor, was born near Bridgeville, Delaware, on March 15, 1809. After his education, Cannon worked in his father's mercantile store, eventually becoming a successful businessman. He owned a… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Gove Saulsbury GOVE SAULSBURY, Delaware's 33rd governor, was born in Kent County, on May 29, 1815. He attended Delaware College and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a medical degree in 1842. Saulsbury… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 John Wood Hall JOHN WOOD HALL was born in Frederica, Delaware, on January 1, 1817. He received a rudimentary education, and at the age of 17 apprenticed as a clerk. He became a… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Charles Clark Stockley CHARLES CLARK STOCKLEY, Delaware's 37th governor, was born in Georgetown, Delaware, on November 6, 1819. He entered politics in 1852, with an appointment as county treasurer. He also served as Sussex County's… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 William Tharp Watson WILLIAM THARP WATSON, Delaware's 41st governor, was born in Milford, Delaware, on June 22, 1849. Before entering politics, Watson became a successful businessman and banker. He served as a member… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Ebe Walter Tunnell EBE WALTER TUNNELL, Delaware's 42nd governor, was born in Clarksville, Delaware, on December 31, 1844. He was educated in private schools. He worked in Blackwater, Delaware, in the mercantile industry,… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Simeon Selby Pennewill SIMEON SELBY PENNEWILL, Delaware's 45th governor, was born near Greenwood, Delaware, on July 23, 1867. He attended the public school system in Greenwood and the Wilmington Academy. Before entering politics,… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Charles Robert Miller CHARLES ROBERT MILLER was born near West Chester, Pennsylvania, on September 30, 1857. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1879, and earned a LL.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 John Gillis Townsend JOHN GILLIS TOWNSEND JR., Delaware's 47th governor, was born in Bishopville, Maryland, on May 31, 1871. After completing grammar school, Townsend began working for a railroad. He eventually became a… National Governors Association
