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Denney</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:William_duHamel_Denney.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/William_duHamel_Denney.png/220px-William_duHamel_Denney.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/William_duHamel_Denney.png/330px-William_duHamel_Denney.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/William_duHamel_Denney.png 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="523" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">56th <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 18, 1921 – January 20, 1925</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Lieutenant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J._Danforth_Bush" title="J. Danforth Bush">J. Danforth Bush</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_G._Townsend_Jr." title="John G. Townsend Jr.">John G. Townsend Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_P._Robinson_(Delaware_politician)" title="Robert P. Robinson (Delaware politician)">Robert P. Robinson</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">Delaware House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 10, 1905 - January 8, 1907</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William duHamel Denney</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1873-03-31</span>)</span>March 31, 1873<br /><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">November 21, 1953<span style="display:none">(1953-11-21)</span> (aged 80)<br /><a href="/wiki/Elsmere,_Delaware" title="Elsmere, Delaware">Elsmere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label">Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery<br />Dover, Delaware</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Alice Godwin (1888–1980)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wesley_College_(Delaware)" title="Wesley College (Delaware)">Wesleyan Collegiate Institute</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Businessman</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States of America</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/15px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/23px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/30px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/8px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/12px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/16px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">First lieutenant</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William duHamel Denney</b> (March 31, 1873 – November 21, 1953) was an American businessman and politician from Dover, in <a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Delaware" title="Kent County, Delaware">Kent County, Delaware</a>. He was a veteran of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and member of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a>, who served in the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware General Assembly</a> and as <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Denney&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Denney was born near <a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover, Delaware</a>, son of William and Anna DuHamel Denney. He married Alice Godwin October 27, 1917, and they had two children, Alice and Anne. They lived at 201 Williams Street in Dover and were members of Christ Episcopal Church. Denney attended the <a href="/wiki/Wesley_College_(Delaware)" title="Wesley College (Delaware)">Wesleyan Collegiate Institute</a> in Dover. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_and_political_career">Professional and political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Denney&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional and political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He made his professional career in the insurance business, becoming the General Agent of the <a href="/wiki/The_Hartford" title="The Hartford">Hartford Insurance Company</a> in 1908 and was a partner in the W. Charles Boyer's Dover Insurance Agency. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> he left his job and served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>. Rising to the rank of first lieutenant, he was ordered to go to France, but three times had the orders cancelled, and never went. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor_of_Delaware">Governor of Delaware</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Denney&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governor of Delaware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Denney served one term in the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">Delaware House of Representatives</a>, during the 1905-06 session, and was chosen as Speaker. He was the personal secretary to Delaware <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Richardson" title="Harry A. Richardson">Harry A. Richardson</a> from 1907 until 1913. In 1920 he was elected Governor of Delaware, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> candidate, Andrew J. Lynch, a <a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Delaware" title="Georgetown, Delaware">Georgetown</a> lawyer. </p><p>The 1921 session saw a renewed struggle over public education. In the previous session, the far reaching, innovative legislation known as the "School Code of 1919" was enacted. This act completely reworked public education in Delaware by empowering a state superintendent to set standards, consolidated hundreds of tiny local school districts into countywide districts, established a 180-day school year, and provided for a County board of education to appropriate funding through the county property tax. It was hotly debated then, and only narrowly passed. The opponents were poised to repeal the whole legislation in 1921, but through much effort, proponents managed a compromise, the "School Law of 1921". It lessened the standards, including the 180-day school year, but most importantly moved the funding from the counties to the state through an income tax. To manage that funding, it replaced the county boards of education with a State board of education and a State School Tax Commissioner. The whole effort was a personal mission of <a href="/wiki/Pierre_S._du_Pont" title="Pierre S. du Pont">Pierre S. du Pont</a>. He was prominent among those who persuasively argued its passage, not only in the General Assembly, but in hundreds of small gatherings around the state. And it was his personal $5,000,000 contribution, given over 20 years, which made possible much of the reconstruction of suitable buildings to meet the standards established. </p><p>Denney was at the center of controversy over a series of appointments that came to be known as "the Dirty Deal". In 1921 the term of respected Chancellor Charles M. Curtis was due to expire. Denney could easily have reappointed him, but instead chose to nominate <a href="/wiki/Josiah_O._Wolcott" title="Josiah O. Wolcott">Josiah O. Wolcott</a> to the post. Wolcott was thought to want to be chancellor, but had the added advantage of being a Democratic U.S. Senator, whose appointment as chancellor would create the opportunity for Denney to appoint a Republican to the U.S. Senate. The scenario created weeks of clamor, with the Delaware Bar demanding the reappointment of Curtis and Wolcott saying he would refuse the appointment. Denney persisted though, and Wolcott was appointed, resigning his U.S. Senate seat. Then Denney dropped a bombshell by appointing his friend and Republican Party leader, <a href="/wiki/T._Coleman_du_Pont" title="T. Coleman du Pont">T. Coleman du Pont</a>, to the U.S. Senate seat. The press exploded, convinced that du Pont, one of the wealthiest men in the country, had bought the position for himself. Du Pont was eventually punished by being defeated in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate_election,_1922" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate election, 1922">U.S. Senate election of 1922</a>, but Wolcott served a long and distinguished career as chancellor. </p><p>After leaving office, Denney served as acting secretary of state for Delaware in 1931, commissioner of the State Motor Vehicle Commission in 1940, and was the state librarian from 1941 to 1948. He was also a member of the Republican State Committee from 1920 to 1953, and served as chair from 1926 to 1928. He was chair of the 1922 and 1928 Republican State Conventions, and served as a delegate to the <a href="/wiki/1908_Republican_National_Convention" title="1908 Republican National Convention">1908</a>, <a href="/wiki/1924_Republican_National_Convention" title="1924 Republican National Convention">1924</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1928_Republican_National_Convention" title="1928 Republican National Convention">1928</a> <a href="/wiki/Republican_National_Convention" title="Republican National Convention">Republican National Conventions</a>. </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="12" style="background: #ccccff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware General Assembly</a></b> <br /> <small> <i>(sessions while Governor)</i></small> </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Year</b> </th> <th><b>Assembly</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>Senate Majority</b> </th> <th><b>President<br /><i><small>pro tempore</small></i></b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>House Majority</b> </th> <th><b>Speaker</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1921–1922 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">101st</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Wallace S. Handy </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Walter J. Paskey Sr. </td></tr> <tr> <td>1923–1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">102nd</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Charles D. Murphy </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Samuel N. Culver </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Denney&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Denney died at <a href="/wiki/Elsmere,_Delaware" title="Elsmere, Delaware">Elsmere</a> and is buried in the Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery at Dover. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Almanac">Almanac</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Denney&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Almanac"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Members of the Delaware General Assembly take office the second Tuesday of January. State representatives have a two-year term. The governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four-year term. </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="7" style="background: #ccccff;">Public Offices </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Office</b> </th> <th><b>Type</b> </th> <th><b>Location</b> </th> <th><b>Began office</b> </th> <th><b>Ended office</b> </th> <th><b>notes</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">State Representative</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">Legislature</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a> </td> <td>January 10, 1905 </td> <td>January 8, 1907 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a> </td> <td>January 18, 1921 </td> <td>January 20, 1925 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="7" style="background: #ccccff;">Delaware General Assembly service </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Dates</b> </th> <th><b>Assembly</b> </th> <th><b>Chamber</b> </th> <th><b>Majority</b> </th> <th><b>Governor</b> </th> <th><b>Committees</b> </th> <th><b>District</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>1905–1906 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">93rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">State House</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Preston_Lea" title="Preston Lea">Preston Lea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">Speaker</a> </td> <td><i>Kent 2nd</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th colspan="12" style="background: #ccccff;">Election results </th></tr> <tr> <th><b>Year</b> </th> <th><b>Office</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>Subject</b> </th> <th><b>Party</b> </th> <th><b>Votes</b> </th> <th><b>%</b> </th> <th> </th> <th><b>Opponent</b> </th> <th><b>Party</b> </th> <th><b>Votes</b> </th> <th><b>%</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1920 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor</a> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">William D. Denney </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">51,895 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">55% </td> <td> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Andrew J. Lynch </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41,038 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Denney&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCarter2001" class="citation book cs1">Carter, Richard B. (2001). <i>Clearing New Ground, The Life of John G. Townsend, Jr</i>. Wilmington, Delaware: The Delaware Heritage Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-924117-20-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-924117-20-6"><bdi>0-924117-20-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Clearing+New+Ground%2C+The+Life+of+John+G.+Townsend%2C+Jr.&rft.place=Wilmington%2C+Delaware&rft.pub=The+Delaware+Heritage+Press&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=0-924117-20-6&rft.aulast=Carter&rft.aufirst=Richard+B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWilliam+D.+Denney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHoffecker2004" class="citation book cs1">Hoffecker, Carol E. (2004). <i>Democracy in Delaware</i>. 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Wilmington, Delaware: McClafferty Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Delaware+Through+its+Governors&rft.place=Wilmington%2C+Delaware&rft.pub=McClafferty+Press&rft.date=1984&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Roger+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWilliam+D.+Denney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin1995" class="citation book cs1">Martin, Roger A. (1995). <i>Memoirs of the Senate</i>. Newark, Delaware: Roger A. Martin.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Memoirs+of+the+Senate&rft.place=Newark%2C+Delaware&rft.pub=Roger+A.+Martin&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Roger+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWilliam+D.+Denney" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSobelJ._Racino1988" class="citation book cs1">Sobel, Robert; J. Racino (1988). <i>Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1789-1978</i>. 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Townsend Jr.">John G. Townsend Jr.</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1920_Delaware_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 Delaware gubernatorial election">1920</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_P._Robinson_(Delaware_politician)" title="Robert P. Robinson (Delaware politician)">Robert P. Robinson</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_G._Townsend_Jr." title="John G. Townsend Jr.">John G. Townsend Jr.</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Delaware" title="List of governors of Delaware">Governor of Delaware</a> </b><br />1921–1925 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_P._Robinson_(Delaware_politician)" title="Robert P. Robinson (Delaware politician)">Robert P. 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