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125:(1887-06-29)
110:June 2, 1814
76:Succeeded by
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1640:1887 deaths
1635:1814 births
467:Confederacy
448:slaveholder
446:Ross was a
64:Preceded by
1629:Categories
1574:Bookhammer
1499:Mendinhall
1480:Lieutenant
1202:J. Collins
1127:T. Collins
1025:1851–1855
983:Democratic
805:References
661:Democratic
431:Democratic
421:Democratic
410:1853–1854
401:Democratic
391:Democratic
380:1851–1852
165:Occupation
141:Democratic
106:1814-06-02
1614:Hall-Long
1539:MacCollum
1482:governors
1357:Pennewill
1297:Saulsbury
1192:Molleston
1182:D. Rodney
1112:Dickinson
1085:Governors
1070:Governors
746:, p. 153.
710:, p. 207.
560:Executive
500:in 1977.
456:Civil War
310:Democrats
302:Democrats
263:Frederica
155:Residence
54:In office
1579:McGinnis
1569:Tribbitt
1519:Anderson
1504:Ferguson
1427:Tribbitt
1422:Peterson
1387:McMullen
1377:Robinson
1367:Townsend
1327:Reynolds
1317:Stockley
1257:Stockton
1167:Mitchell
1122:Van Dyke
1078:Delaware
726:, p. 95.
651:Governor
626:Opponent
555:Governor
533:Location
350:Assembly
1559:Buckson
1554:Rollins
1509:Eliason
1457:Markell
1432:du Pont
1407:Buckson
1342:Tunnell
1312:J. Hall
1307:Cochran
1247:Comegys
1237:Bennett
1232:Hazzard
1222:Paynter
1162:D. Hall
1152:Bassett
1142:Bedford
1137:Clayton
1092:McKinly
943:website
604:Subject
504:Almanac
487:Seaford
374:Speaker
362:Speaker
231:Seaford
219:peaches
183:Seaford
1604:Carney
1599:Minner
1584:Castle
1564:Lammot
1549:Bayard
1544:Carvel
1529:Corley
1494:Parker
1489:Cannon
1462:Carney
1452:Minner
1447:Carper
1437:Castle
1412:Carvel
1397:Carvel
1372:Denney
1362:Miller
1337:Watson
1332:Marvil
1302:Ponder
1292:Cannon
1287:Burton
1282:Causey
1267:Temple
1252:Cooper
1217:Thomas
1212:Haslet
1177:Haslet
1172:Truitt
1147:Rogers
1097:McKean
886:Images
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681:5,978
665:6,001
597:Office
523:Office
257:, and
211:Laurel
168:Farmer
147:Spouse
132:, U.S.
115:, U.S.
1534:Cooch
1524:Hazel
1417:Terry
1402:Boggs
1392:Bacon
1322:Biggs
1272:Tharp
1262:Maull
1197:Stout
1187:Clark
1157:Sykes
1132:Davis
691:Notes
647:1850
636:Votes
631:Party
614:Votes
609:Party
565:Dover
548:notes
314:Whigs
185:, in
44:37th
1609:Denn
1594:Wolf
1514:Bush
1442:Wolf
1382:Buck
1347:Hunn
1277:Ross
1242:Polk
1227:Polk
1117:Cook
1102:Read
1072:and
992:1850
863:ISBN
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