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Richard BASSETT, Congress, DE (1745-1815)
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793 Party: Anti-Administration; Pro-Administration BASSETT Richard , a Senator from Delaware; born in Cecil County, Md., April 2, 1745; pursued preparatory studies;…James Caleb BOGGS, Congress, DE (1909-1993)
Senate Years of Service: 1961-1973 Party: Republican BOGGS James Caleb , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Cheswold, Kent County, Del., May 15, 1909; attended the rural schools…Joseph Robinette BIDEN, Jr., Congress, DE (1942)
Senate Years of Service: 1973-2009Party: DemocratBIDEN, Joseph Robinette, Jr., a Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa.,…John DICKINSON, Congress, PA (1732-1808)
DICKINSON, John, (brother of Philemon Dickinson), a Delegate from Pennsylvania and from Delaware; born on his father's estate, “Crosiadore,“ near Trappe, Talbot County, Md., November 8, 1732;…Thomas Coleman du PONT, Congress, DE (1863-1930)
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922; 1925-1928 Party: Republican; Republican du PONT Thomas Coleman , a Senator from Delaware; born in Louisville, Ky., December 11, 1863; attended the public…Henry Winter DAVIS, Congress, MD (1817-1865)
DAVIS Henry Winter , a Representative from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., August 16, 1817; was tutored privately; lived in Alexandria, Va. and Wilmington; returned to Maryland in 1827 with his…Henry Algernon du PONT, Congress, DE (1838-1926)
Senate Years of Service: 1906-1917 Party: Republican du PONT Henry Algernon , a Senator from Delaware; born at Eleutherean Mills, New Castle County, Del., July 30, 1838; attended private…Caesar Augustus RODNEY, Congress, DE (1772-1824)
Senate Years of Service: 1822-1823 Party: Democratic Republican RODNEY Caesar Augustus , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Dover, Del., January 4, 1772; completed preparatory…Brewer's: Willy-nilly
Nolens volens; willing or not. Will-he, nill-he, where nill is n' negative, and will, just as nolens is n'-volens. Source:…Brewer's: Wil't
or Welk, to wither. This is the Dutch and German welken (to fade). Spenser says, “When ruddy Phoebus 'gains to welk in west”—i.e. fade in the…Trending
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