| 1 |
John Carney |
January 17, 2017 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| 2 |
Jack Markell |
January 20, 2009 |
January 17, 2017 |
Democratic |
Newark, Delaware |
| 3 |
Ruth Ann Minner |
January 3, 2001 |
January 20, 2009 |
Democratic |
Sussex County, Delaware |
| 4 |
Thomas R. Carper |
January 19, 1993 |
January 3, 2001 |
Democratic |
Beckley, West Virginia |
| 5 |
Dale E. Wolf |
December 31, 1992 |
January 19, 1993 |
Republican |
Kearney, Nebraska |
| 6 |
Michael Castle |
January 15, 1985 |
December 31, 1992 |
Republican |
Wilmington, Delaware |
| 7 |
Pierre S. du Pont, IV |
January 18, 1977 |
January 15, 1985 |
Republican |
Wilmington, Delaware |
| 8 |
Sherman W. Tribbitt |
January 16, 1973 |
January 18, 1977 |
Democratic |
Denton, Maryland |
| 9 |
Russell W. Peterson |
January 21, 1969 |
January 16, 1973 |
Republican |
Portage, Wisconsin |
| 10 |
Charles L. Terry, Jr. |
January 19, 1965 |
January 21, 1969 |
Democratic |
Camden, Delaware |
| 11 |
Elbert N. Carvel |
January 17, 1961 |
January 19, 1965 |
Democratic |
Shelter Island, New York |
| 12 |
David P. Buckson |
December 30, 1960 |
January 17, 1961 |
Republican |
Townsend, Delaware |
| 13 |
J. Caleb Boggs |
January 20, 1953 |
December 30, 1960 |
Republican |
Cheswold, Delaware |
| 14 |
Elbert N. Carvel |
January 18, 1949 |
January 20, 1953 |
Democratic |
Shelter Island, New York |
| 15 |
Walter W. Bacon |
January 21, 1941 |
January 18, 1949 |
Republican |
New Castle, Delaware |
| 16 |
Richard C. McMullen |
January 19, 1937 |
January 21, 1941 |
Democratic |
Glasgow, Delaware |
| 17 |
C. Douglass Buck |
January 15, 1929 |
January 19, 1937 |
Republican |
New Castle, Delaware |
| 18 |
Robert P. Robinson |
January 20, 1925 |
January 15, 1929 |
Republican |
Wilmington, Delaware |
| 19 |
William D. Denney |
January 18, 1921 |
January 20, 1925 |
Republican |
Dover, Delaware |
| 20 |
John G. Townsend, Jr. |
January 16, 1917 |
January 18, 1921 |
Republican |
Worcester County, Maryland |
| 21 |
Charles R. Miller |
January 21, 1913 |
January 16, 1917 |
Republican |
West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 22 |
Simeon S. Pennewill |
January 19, 1909 |
January 21, 1913 |
Republican |
Greenwood, Delaware |
| 23 |
Preston Lea |
January 17, 1905 |
January 19, 1909 |
Republican |
Wilmington, Delaware |
| 24 |
John Hunn |
January 15, 1901 |
January 17, 1905 |
Republican |
Odessa, Delaware |
| 25 |
Ebe W. Tunnell |
January 19, 1897 |
January 15, 1901 |
Democratic |
Ocean View, Delaware |
| 26 |
William T. Watson |
April 8, 1895 |
January 19, 1897 |
Democratic |
Milford, Delaware |
| 27 |
Joshua H. Marvil |
January 15, 1895 |
April 8, 1895 |
Republican |
Laurel, Delaware |
| 28 |
Robert J. Reynolds |
January 20, 1891 |
January 15, 1895 |
Democratic |
Smyrna, Delaware |
| 29 |
Benjamin T. Biggs |
January 18, 1887 |
January 20, 1891 |
Democratic |
Cecil County, Maryland |
| 30 |
Charles C. Stockley |
January 16, 1883 |
January 18, 1887 |
Democratic |
Georgetown, Delaware |
| 31 |
John W. Hall |
January 21, 1879 |
January 16, 1883 |
Democratic |
Frederica, Delaware |
| 32 |
John P. Cochran |
January 19, 1875 |
January 21, 1879 |
Democratic |
Middletown, Delaware |
| 33 |
James Ponder |
January 17, 1871 |
January 19, 1875 |
Democratic |
Milton, Delaware |
| 34 |
Gove Saulsbury |
March 1, 1865 |
January 17, 1871 |
Democratic |
Kent County, Delaware |
| 35 |
William Cannon |
January 20, 1863 |
March 1, 1865 |
Republican |
Bridgeville, Delaware |
| 36 |
William Burton |
January 18, 1859 |
January 20, 1863 |
Democratic |
Sussex County, Delaware |
| 37 |
Peter F. Causey |
January 16, 1855 |
January 18, 1859 |
American |
Bridgeville, Delaware |
| 38 |
William H. H. Ross |
January 21, 1851 |
January 16, 1855 |
Democratic |
Laurel, Delaware |
| 39 |
William Tharp |
January 19, 1847 |
January 21, 1851 |
Democratic |
Farmington, Delaware |
| 40 |
William Temple |
May 6, 1846 |
January 19, 1847 |
Whig |
Queen Anne’s County, Maryland |
| 41 |
Joseph Maull |
March 2, 1846 |
May 3, 1846 |
Whig |
Lewes, Delaware |
| 42 |
Thomas Stockton |
January 21, 1845 |
March 2, 1846 |
Whig |
New Castle County, Delaware |
| 43 |
William B. Cooper |
January 19, 1841 |
January 21, 1845 |
Whig |
Laurel, Delaware |
| 44 |
Cornelius P. Comegys |
January 17, 1837 |
January 19, 1841 |
Whig |
Kent County, Delaware |
| 45 |
Charles Polk, Jr. |
July 11, 1836 |
January 17, 1837 |
Whig |
Bridgeville, Delaware |
| 46 |
Caleb P. Bennett |
January 15, 1833 |
July 11, 1836 |
Democratic |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| 47 |
David Hazzard |
January 19, 1830 |
January 15, 1833 |
National Republican |
Milton, Delaware |
| 48 |
Charles Polk, Jr. |
January 16, 1827 |
January 19, 1830 |
Federalist |
Bridgeville, Delaware |
| 49 |
Samuel Paynter |
January 20, 1824 |
January 16, 1827 |
Federalist |
Sussex County, Delaware |
| 50 |
Charles Thomas |
June 23, 1823 |
January 20, 1824 |
Democratic-Republican |
New Castle County, Delaware |
| 51 |
Joseph Haslet |
January 21, 1823 |
June 20, 1823 |
Democratic-Republican |
Milford, Delaware |
| 52 |
Caleb Rodney |
April 23, 1822 |
January 21, 1823 |
Federalist |
Lewes, Delaware |
| 53 |
John Collins |
January 16, 1821 |
April 16, 1822 |
Democratic-Republican |
Sussex County, Delaware |
| 54 |
Jacob Stout |
January 18, 1820 |
January 16, 1821 |
Federalist |
Kent County, Delaware |
| 55 |
John Clark |
January 21, 1817 |
January 18, 1820 |
Federalist |
New Castle County, Delaware |
| 56 |
Daniel Rodney |
January 18, 1814 |
January 21, 1817 |
Federalist |
Lewes, Delaware |
| 57 |
Joseph Haslet |
January 15, 1811 |
January 18, 1814 |
Democratic-Republican |
Milford, Delaware |
| 58 |
George Truitt |
January 19, 1808 |
January 15, 1811 |
Federalist |
Kent County, Delaware |
| 59 |
Nathaniel Mitchell |
January 15, 1805 |
January 19, 1808 |
Federalist |
Laurel, Delaware |
| 60 |
David Hall |
January 19, 1802 |
January 15, 1805 |
Democratic-Republican |
Lewes, Delaware |
| 61 |
James Sykes |
March 3, 1801 |
January 19, 1802 |
Federalist |
Dover, Delaware |
| 62 |
Richard Bassett |
January 9, 1799 |
March 3, 1801 |
Federalist |
Cecil County, Maryland |
| 63 |
Daniel Rogers |
September 30, 1797 |
January 9, 1799 |
Federalist |
Accomac County, Virginia |
| 64 |
Gunning Bedford, Sr. |
January 19, 1796 |
September 30, 1797 |
Federalist |
New Castle County, Delaware |
| 65 |
Joshua Clayton |
June 2, 1789 |
January 19, 1796 |
Federalist |
Wyoming, Delaware |
| 66 |
Jehu Davis |
March 29, 1789 |
June 2, 1789 |
NA |
Worcester County, Maryland |
| 67 |
Thomas Collins |
October 28, 1786 |
March 29, 1789 |
NA |
Smyrna, Delaware |
| 68 |
Nicholas Van Dyke |
February 1, 1783 |
October 28, 1786 |
NA |
New Castle County, Delaware |
| 69 |
John Cook |
November 4, 1782 |
February 1, 1783 |
NA |
Smyrna, Delaware |
| 70 |
John Dickinson |
November 13, 1781 |
January 12, 1783 |
NA |
Talbot County, Province of Maryland, British America |
| 71 |
Caesar Rodney |
March 31, 1778 |
November 6, 1781 |
NA |
Kent County, Delaware |
| 72 |
George Read |
October 20, 1777 |
March 31, 1778 |
NA |
Cecil County, Province of Maryland |
| 73 |
Thomas McKean |
September 22, 1777 |
October 20, 1777 |
NA |
New London Township, Pennsylvania |
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John McKinly |
February 12, 1777 |
September 12, 1777 |
NA |
Ulster, Ireland |