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James Miller TUNNELL, Congress, DE (1879-1957)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1947 Party: Democrat TUNNELL James Miller , a Senator from Delaware; born in Clarksville, Sussex County, Del., August 2, 1879; attended the public schools;…

Levin Irving HANDY, Congress, DE (1861-1922)

HANDY Levin Irving , a Representative from Delaware; born in Berlin, Worcester County, Md., December 24, 1861; attended the public schools in Maryland and New York; taught school at Damos Quarter…

Samuel GORDON, Congress, NY (1802-1873)

GORDON Samuel , a Representative from New York; born at Wattle's Ferry, Delaware County, N.Y., April 28, 1802; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits until attaining the…

John Martin BROOMALL, Congress, PA (1816-1894)

BROOMALL John Martin , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pa., January 19, 1816; attended private schools; taught school for several years;…

James Frank ALLEE, Congress, DE (1857-1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1907 Party: Republican ALLEE James Frank , a Senator from Delaware; born in Dover, Del., December 2, 1857; attended the common schools; learned the trade of jeweler…

William Victor ROTH, Jr., Congress, DE (1921-2003)

Senate Years of Service: 1971-2001 Party: Republican ROTH William Victor, Jr. , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., July 22, 1921; attended the…

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Biography

abolitionistBorn: 10/9/1823Birthplace: Wilmington, DelawareDied: 1893 (Washington, D.C.) The oldest of 13 children born to Harriet and Abraham Shadd, leaders of the…

VAN DYKE, Nicholas, Congress, DE (1770-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826 Party: Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams VAN DYKE, Nicholas, (son of Nicholas Van Dyke [1738-1789]), a Representative and a…

The Middle Atlantic

Source: The U.S. Department of State If New England provided the brains and dollars for 19th-century American expansion, the Middle Atlantic states provided the muscle. The region's largest…