30 Oct 2018 William Barkley Cooper WILLIAM BARKLEY COOPER, Delaware's 24th governor, was born near Laurel, Delaware, on December 16, 1771. He served in the Delaware militia of the 5th Company of the 9th Regiment as an… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 William Temple WILLIAM TEMPLE, Delaware's youngest governor, was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, on February 28, 1814. After completing his preparatory studies, he moved to Smyrna, Delaware, and became a successful merchant. Temple… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 William Henry Harrison Ross WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON ROSS was born in Laurel, Delaware, on June 2, 1814. He was educated in Laurel's public school system, and for two years attended the Friend's School in… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Peter Foster Causey PETER FOSTER CAUSEY was born near Bridgeville, Delaware, on January 11, 1801. After his education, he joined his father in the mercantile business. Causey entered politics in 1832 as a member… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 William Burton WILLIAM BURTON was born near Milford, Delaware, on October 16, 1789. He earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and opened a successful practice in Milford. Burton entered politics in… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 James Ponder JAMES PONDER, Delaware's 34th governor, was born near Milton, Delaware, on October 31, 1819. He attended private schools in Georgetown and Lewes, Delaware. Ponder became a successful businessman, taking over and running… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 John Polk Cochran JOHN POLK COCHRAN, Delaware's 35th governor, was born near Middletown, Delaware, on February 7, 1809. He became a farmer, owning extensive acreage in Delaware. Cochran entered public service in 1838, representing New… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Benjamin Thomas Biggs BENJAMIN THOMAS BIGGS, Delaware's thirty-eighth governor, was born near Bohemia Manor in Cecil County, Maryland on October 1, 1821. He was educated at Pennington Seminary in New Jersey, and Wesleyan… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Robert John Reynolds ROBERT JOHN REYNOLDS, Delaware's 39th governor, was born in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, on March 17, 1838. After settling in Petersburg, Delaware in 1861, he became a farmer with an interest… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Joshua Hopkins Marvil JOSHUA HOPKINS MARVIL, the ninth governor of Delaware to die in office, was born in Laurel, Delaware, on September 3, 1825. He received a rudimentary education, and worked on his… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 John Hunn JOHN HUNN, Delaware's 43rd Governor, was born near Middletown, Delaware, on June 23, 1849. He was educated at the Friends' School in Camden and the Bordentown New Jersey Institute. His… National Governors Association
30 Oct 2018 Preston Lea PRESTON LEA was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 12, 1841. He was educated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and at the age of 18, he went to work in his father's… National Governors Association
