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  Haskell, Jr., Harry G.
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AffiliationRepublican  
  1957-01-01  
 
NameHarry G. Haskell, Jr.
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Wilmington, Delaware , United States
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Born May 27, 1921
DiedJanuary 16, 2020 (98 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
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Jan 18, 2020 02:36pm
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InfoRepresentative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., May 27, 1921; educated at Tower Hill School, Wilmington, Del., and St. Mark�s School, Southboro, Mass.; attended Princeton University 1940-1942; enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve September 8, 1942, made an ensign in 1943, and was discharged as a lieutenant (jg) in 1946; personnel manager of Speakman Co., 1947-1948; president of Greenhill Dairies, Inc., 1948-1953; secretary of the Departmental Council of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953-1954; consultant to special assistant to President Eisenhower in 1955; owner and operator of Hill Girt Farm, Chadds Ford, Pa.; president of University of Delaware Research Foundation; delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1952-1984; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress; resumed former business interests; elected mayor of Wilmington, Del., for four-year term commencing January 7, 1969; member, Presidents National Reading Council, appointed September 1970; president, Abercrombie and Fitch; is a resident of Chadds Ford, Pa.


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  11/07/1972 Mayor of Wilmington Lost 43.64% (-12.72%)
  11/05/1968 Mayor of Wilmington Won 57.67% (+15.33%)
  11/04/1958 DE At-Large Lost 49.77% (-0.46%)
  11/06/1956 DE At-Large Won 51.96% (+3.91%)
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