Michael N. Castle

A Representative from Delaware. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. , July 2, 1939. Graduate of Tower Hill School, Wilmington, Del. , 1957. B. S. , Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. , 1961. LL. B. , Georgetown University School of Law, Washington, D. C. , 1964. Lawyer, private practice. Deputy attorney general of Delaware, 1965-1966. Member of the Delaware state house of representatives, 1966-1967. Member of the Delaware state senate, 1968-1976. Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1981-1985. Governor of Delaware, 1985-1992. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2011). Not a candidate for reelection in 2010, but was an unsuccessful nominee to the United States Senate. Died on August 14, 2025, in Greenville, Del.  .