30 Oct 2018 William Du Hamel Denney WILLIAM DU HAMEL DENNEY was born in Dover, Delaware, on March 31, 1873. He attended the Wesleyan Collegiate Institute in Dover. Denney worked in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, holding… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Clayton Douglass Buck CLAYTON DOUGLASS BUCK SR. was the first Delaware governor to be reelected to a second term under the new constitution. He was born at Buena Vista, the family estate near New… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Elbert Nortrand Carvel ELBERT NORTRAND CARVEL, Delaware's 53rd and 56th Governor, was born in Shelter Island Heights, New York, on February 9, 1910. In 1928 he graduated from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, earning an… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 James Sykes JAMES SYKES was born near Dover, Delaware, on March 27, 1761. He attended Williams College, and studied medicine with Dr. Clayton of Bohemia Manor. He practiced in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for four years,… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Joseph Haslet JOSEPH HASLET was the first person to serve a second non-consecutive term as governor of Delaware. He was born in Kent County, near Milford, Delaware, in 1769. After his parent's… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Caleb Rodney CALEB RODNEY, brother of Delaware's 10th governor Daniel Rodney (1814-1817), was born in Lewes, Delaware, on April 29, 1767. Before entering politics, Rodney had a lucrative career in the mercantile industry. He emerged… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Jacob Stout JACOB STOUT, Delaware's 13th governor, was born in 1764, near Leipsic, Delaware. He managed a large tannery and was involved in various agricultural dealings. Stout entered politics as a member… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 John Collins JOHN COLLINS, the third governor of Delaware to die in office, was born in Nanticoke Hundred, Delaware, on March 1, 1776. He was a self-educated man who in 1803 was… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Samuel Paynter SAMUEL PAYNTER, Delaware's 18th governor, was born in Lewes, Delaware, on August 24, 1768. Before entering public service, he started a career in the mercantile industry. On February 25, 1805, he was appointed… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Charles Polk CHARLES POLK was born near Bridgeville, Delaware, on November 15, 1788. He was educated in a classical school in Lewes, and studied law with Kensey Johns. He never practiced law, but instead… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Nathaniel Mitchell NATHANIEL MITCHELL, Delaware's seventh governor, was born near Laurel, Delaware, in 1753. He had a long and distinguished military career, with service during the Revolutionary War. He was an adjutant… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 David Hazzard DAVID HAZZARD, Delaware's 20th governor, was born in Milton, Delaware, on May 18, 1781. His schooling was limited, and he became a self-educated man. Hazzard entered the military with an appointment as lieutenant… National Governors Association
