Evening journal., 1913-04-24
BIOGRAPHIES
OF DELAWARE MEN
In CONGRESS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April "a
In the biographies of the new mem
bers Of Congress Senator Salisbury
and Congressman Brockson have con
fined themselves 10 what they con-
slider the most important events in
their lives, both political and other
wise Each member writes his own
biography and he is not limited in
space. The biographies of the two
new Delaware members follow
Willard Salisbury. Democrat of
Wilmington, son of Willard Salisbury
(Attorney-General of Delaware. Unit
ed States Senator 1S5S-1S71 and chan
cellor of Delaware) and Annie Mil
by Ponder, his wife, was born at
Georgetown, Del, April II. 1861;
married May dupont daughter of Vic
tor DUPONT, Esq. December 5. 1893;
educated in private schools and I'm
iversity OF Virginia; admitted to bar
1882; associated with Victor dupont,
ESQ, in practice of law at Whining
ton, Del; then senior member OF
law firm OF salisbury, Ponder and
Curtis Cnow chancellor of Delaware), ,
then Salisbury, Ponder and Morris.
now Salisbury and Morris. in active
practice; several times president OF
the New Castle Bar Association. and
has long been chairman of the board
Of censors Of the bar; director of the
Union National Bank, Equitable Guar
antee and Trust Company. and sun
dry business corporations, president
Delaware Society Alumni. University
OF Virginia. vice-president Delaware
Ant-lubcrculOsis Society. member OF
Sons of American Revolution, Colon
ial Wars: president Wilmington
Club and vice-presidcnt Wilmington
Country Club; chairman Democratic
executive committee, New Castle
county, 1S92-l900; member of Demo
cratic State Committee, 1892 to date;
chairman Democratic State Commit
tee l9O0-1906: member Democratic
Congressional committee 1906, OF
Democratic National Committee and
its executive committee 1908, of
Democratic National Committee and
its executive committee 1903, of
Democratic National Committee and
the Wilson campaign committee 1912:
delegate at large to Democratic con-
ventions at Chicago 1896 chairman
of delcgation). ST. Louis 1904 (com-
mittee on resolutionsl. and Balti-
more 1912; never held public Office
until elected United States Senator
by unanimous Democratic vote in
Delaware Legislature, January 20
1913, but was Democratic caucus
nominee for United tSates Senator
from Delaware at sessions of 1899
1901. 1908. 1905. 1907 and 1911 and
received all Democratic minority
votes on joint ballots. His term oil
service will expire March 3. 1919
The biography of Representative
Brockson is not quite so extensive
It IS:
Franklin Brockson, Democrat, o
Clayton, was born August 6. 1865, on
a farm on which he was reared in
Blackbird hundred. New Castle coun
~. Del, and has been a resident o
that State all his life; is a son of the
late James Brockson and Margare
( Ann (Cornclius) Brockson; attende,
the public school in Blackbird hun
drod; graduated from the Whining
ton Conference Academy at Dover
Del. June H. 1890, graduated from
the law department of Washington
and Lee University. at Lexington
Va, receiving the degree of LII r.
June n, 1896. was clerk in a storl
and teacher and principal in the pub
lie schools. WAS admitted to tho
Delaware bar September 21 1896. an,
since then has continuously practicel
law, was a representative in the Gen
oral Assembly of Delaware. f90S-19l
and was elected TO the Sixty-Thiri
Congress, receiving 22.4S1 votes &
1870 for George II. Hall. Republi
can, 5,497 for Hiram r. Burton, Ma
tional Progressive. 2.S25 for Louis A
Drexler Progressive. 617 for John Il
"A. Kelly, prohibitionist. and 563 70
Edward Norton. Socialist