Delaware Governor. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1879, graduated from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1881and was admitted to the bar. Moving to Wilmington, Delaware, he practiced law. There he became an official of the Wilmington Malleable Iron Company in 1884, director of the Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Company in 1886 and served as director for numerous corporations across the U.S. Entering politics, he was a member of the Delaware State Senate, (1910 to 1914). In 1913, he was elected as a Republican the 54th Governor of Delaware, serving until 1917. As governor, he advocated for the restructuring of the marriage and ballot laws, endorsed improving roads and highways and called for creating a women's college in association with Delaware College. Plus he was a proponent of advancing school reform and increasing scientific agricultural procedures. After leaving office, he served on the executive body of the National Republican Congressional Committee and was a member of the finance committee of Delaware College. He died suddenly while visiting a friend in New Jersey.
Delaware Governor. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1879, graduated from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1881and was admitted to the bar. Moving to Wilmington, Delaware, he practiced law. There he became an official of the Wilmington Malleable Iron Company in 1884, director of the Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Company in 1886 and served as director for numerous corporations across the U.S. Entering politics, he was a member of the Delaware State Senate, (1910 to 1914). In 1913, he was elected as a Republican the 54th Governor of Delaware, serving until 1917. As governor, he advocated for the restructuring of the marriage and ballot laws, endorsed improving roads and highways and called for creating a women's college in association with Delaware College. Plus he was a proponent of advancing school reform and increasing scientific agricultural procedures. After leaving office, he served on the executive body of the National Republican Congressional Committee and was a member of the finance committee of Delaware College. He died suddenly while visiting a friend in New Jersey.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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