A Representative and a Senator from Delaware. Born in Cheswold, Kent County, Del. , May 15, 1909. Attended the rural schools. Graduated from the University of Delaware at Newark in 1931 and from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D. C. , in 1937. Admitted to the bar in 1938 and commenced practice in Dover, Del. Served during the Second World War in the United States Army 1941-1946. Deputy judge of the family court of New Castle County, Del. , 1946. Elected as a Republican to the Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1953). Was not a candidate for renomination in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress. Governor of Delaware from January 1953, until his resignation December 30, 1960. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1960. Reelected in 1966 and served from January 3, 1961, to January 3, 1973. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1972. Practiced law in Wilmington, Del. Was a resident of Wilmington, Del. , until his death on March 26, 1993. Interment in Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dover.
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