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Fuller Name
- Benjamin Thomas
Variants
- Biggs, B. T. (Benjamin Thomas), 1821-1893
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1821-10-01
Death Date
- 1893-12-25
Has Affiliation
- Organization: New Jersey Conference Seminary
- Organization: Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)
- Organization: Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Organization: Delaware Railroad Company
- Organization: Delaware College
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1869
- Affiliation End: 1873
- Organization: United States. Congress. House
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad
Birth Place
- Middletown (Del.)
Birth Place
- Summit Bridge (Del.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) agriculture
(lcsh) education
(lcsh) political science
(lcsh) railroads
(lcsh) peaches
politics
Occupation
(lcsh) farmers
(lcsh) teachers
(lcsh) legislators
(lcsh) chief executive officers
(lcsh) governors
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Sources
- found: Educational fund : remarks of Hon. B.T. Biggs, of Delaware, and Hon. A.T. McIntyre, of Georgia, delivered in the House of Representatives, Feb. 2, 1872, 1872
- found: Am. biog. archive:II, fiche 47, no. 180 (Biggs, Benjamin Thomas; born 1 October 1821 near Summit Bridge, Del.; congressman from Delaware in U.S. House of Representatives, 1869-1873; governor of Delaware, 1887-1891; died 25 December 1893 in Middletown, Del.)
- found: OCLC WorldCat, 15 June 2007(heading: Biggs, Benjamin T.; Biggs, Benjamin T., 1821-1893; usage: Benjamin T. Biggs; B.T. Biggs)
- found: Delaware gazette and state journal, December 28, 1893, viewed via Chronicling America, March 27, 2024(Benjamin T. Biggs; went to New Jersey Conference Seminary in Pennington (N.J.); taught for two years; completed a term at Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.); came back to Delaware to farm peaches; Democrat; president of the Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad and a director of the Delaware Railroad Company; trustee of Delaware College; advocate for co-education)
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Change Notes
- 2007-06-15: new
- 2024-08-27: revised
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