Jacob Broom was an American Founding Father,businessman,and politician from Wilmington,Delaware. As a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787,he was a signer of the United States Constitution. He was also appointed as a delegate to the Annapolis Convention in 1786 but did not attend,and he served in the Delaware General Assembly. He was the father of Congressman James M. Broom and grandfather of Congressman Jacob Broom.
James Caleb Boggs was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont,Delaware. A liberal Republican,he was commonly known by his middle name,Caleb,frequently shortened to Cale.
John Middleton "Jack" Vining was an American lawyer and politician from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware,and a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as United States Representative and United States Senator from Delaware.
Henry Latimer was an American physician and politician from Newport,Delaware. He was elected to the Continental Congress from Delaware,and was a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,as U.S. Representative from Delaware,and U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Nicholas Van Dyke was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle,Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,as Attorney General of Delaware,as U.S. Representative from Delaware,and as U.S. senator from Delaware.
Daniel Rodney was an American merchant and politician from Lewes in Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party,and later the National Republican Party,who served as Governor of Delaware,U. S. Representative from Delaware and U.S. Senator from Delaware.
William Temple was an American merchant and politician from Smyrna,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party,and later the Democratic Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,as Governor of Delaware,and as U.S. Representative from Delaware. He is the youngest governor to serve in Delaware in all of its history.
Gunning Bedford Sr. was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle,in New Castle County,Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution,and a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He is often confused with his cousin,Gunning Bedford Jr.,who was a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Daniel Rogers was an American miller and politician from Milford,in Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
Joseph Haslet was an American planter and politician from Cedar Creek Village in Cedar Creek Hundred,Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party,who served twice as Governor of Delaware.
William Cannon was an American merchant and politician from Bridgeville,in Sussex County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and later the Republican Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware during much of the Civil War.
Gove Saulsbury was an American physician and politician from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,and he served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He led opposition to civil rights for African Americans in Delaware.
William Tharp Watson was an American banker and politician from Milford,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
Henry Molleston III was an American physician and politician from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly,and was elected Governor of Delaware,but died before taking office.
William Franklin "Lovebird" Allen was an American businessman and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Delaware General Assembly and the United States House of Representatives.
Franklin Brockson,was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington in New Castle County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware.
John Henry Hoffecker was an American engineer and politician from Smyrna in Kent County,Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party,who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Daniel M. C. Gault was a newspaperman,educator and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Iowa,he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his family as a child where he became a teacher in several locales. A Republican,he served three terms in the Oregon Legislative Assembly over a period of nearly 30 years. He also worked for several newspapers and founded two others.
John James Smith was a barber shop owner,abolitionist,a three-term Massachusetts state representative,and one of the first African-American members of the Boston Common Council. A Republican,he served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was born in Richmond Virginia. He took part in the California Gold Rush.
William H. Moore was a state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era. He represented New Hanover County and served with other African Americans in the state legislature. His post office was in Wilmington,North Carolina. He served with Henry Brewington and Alfred Lloyd who also represented New Hanover in the 1874-1875 session. All three were African Americans.
