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Gunning Bedford, Sr. (April 7, 1742 – September 30, 1797) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He is often confused with his cousin, Gunning Bedford, Jr., who was a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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  • Gunning Bedford, Sr.
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  • Gunning Bedford, Sr. (April 7, 1742 – September 30, 1797) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He is often confused with his cousin, Gunning Bedford, Jr., who was a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Office
  • Governor of Delaware
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term start
  • 1796-01-19(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1742-04-07(xsd:date)
Residence
  • New Castle, Delaware
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death place
  • New Castle, Delaware
Spouse
  • Mary Read
Name
  • Gunning Bedford, Sr.
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  • no known portrait exists
Party
  • Federalist
Birth Place
  • New Castle County, Delaware
term end
  • 1797-09-30(xsd:date)
death date
  • 1797-09-30(xsd:date)
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  • 25(xsd:integer)
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Religion
  • Episcopalian
Profession
  • lawyer
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  • Gunning Bedford, Sr. (April 7, 1742 – September 30, 1797) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He is often confused with his cousin, Gunning Bedford, Jr., who was a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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