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John
McKinly, Feb. 12, 1777-Sept. 13, 1777
Thomas
McKean, acting, Sept. 22, 1777-Oct. 20, 1777
George
Read, acting, Oct. 20, 1777-March 31, 1778
Caesar
Rodney, March 31, 1778-November 6, 1781
John
Dickinson, Nov. 13, 1781-Nov. 4, 17782
John Cook,
acting, Nov. 4, 1782-Feb. 1, 1783
Nicholas
Van Dyke, Feb. 1, 1783, Oct. 27, 1786
Thomas
Collins, Oct. 28, 1786-March 29, 1789
John (Jehu)
Davis, acting, March 29, 1789-June 2, 1789
Joshua
Clayton, Federalist, June 2, 1789-Jan. 19, 1796
Gunning
Bedford, Sr., Federalist, Jan. 19, 1786-Sept. 28, 1797
Daniel
Rogers, acting, Federalist, Sept. 28, 1797-Jan. 15, 1799
Richard
Bassett, Federalist, Jan. 15, 1799-Feb. 20, 1801
James
Sykes, acting, no party, March 4, 1801-Jan. 19, 1802
David Hall,
Democratic-Republican, Jan. 19, 1802-Jan. 15, 1805
Nathaniel
Mitchell, Federalist, Jan. 15, 1805-Jan. 19, 1808
George
Truitt, Federalist, Jan. 19, 1808-Jan. 15, 1811
Joseph
Haslet, Democratic-Republican, Jan. 15, 1811-Jan. 18, 1814
Daniel
Rodney, Federalist, Jan. 18, 1814-Jan. 21, 1817
John Clark,
Federalist, Jan. 21, 1817-Jan. 15, 1820
Henry
Molleston, Federalist, elected Oct. 5, 1819,
died Nov. 11, 1819, before his inauguration
Jacob
Stout, acting, Federalist, Jan. 15, 1820-Jan. 16, 1821
John
Collins, Democratic-Republican, Jan. 16, 1821-April 16, 1822
Caleb
Rodney, acting, Federalist, April 23, 1822-Jan. 21, 1823
Joseph
Haslet, Democratic-Republican, Jan. 21, 1823-June 20, 1823
Charles
Thomas, acting, Democratic-Republican,
June 24, 1823-Jan. 20, 1824
Samuel
Paynter, Federalist, Jan. 20, 1824-Jan. 116, 1827
Charles
Polk, Federalist, Jan. 16, 1827-Jan. 19, 1830
David
Hazzard, Democratic-Republican, Jan. 19, 1830-Jan. 15, 1833
Caleb Prew
Bennett, Democrat, Jan. 15, 1833-July 11, 1836
Charles
Polk, acting, Whig, July
11, 1836-Jan. 17, 1837
Cornelius
P. Comegys, Whig, Jan. 17, 1837-Jan. 19, 1841
William
Barkely Cooper, Whig, Jan. 19, 1841-Jan. 21, 1845
Thomas
Stockton, Whig, Jan. 21, 1845-March 2, 1846
Joseph
Maull, acting, Whig, March 2, 1846-May 3, 1846
William
Temple, acting, Whig, May 6, 1846-Jan. 19, 1847
William
Tharp, Democrat, Jan. 19, 1847-Jan. 21, 1851
William H.H.
Ross, Democrat, Jan. 21, 1851-Jan. 14, 1855
Peter
Foster Causey, American, Jan. 14, 1855-Jan. 18, 1859
William
Burton, Democrat, Jan. 18, 1859-Jan. 20, 1863
William
Cannon, Union, Jan. 20, 1863-March 1, 1865
Gove
Saulsbury, acting and elected,
Democrat, March 1, 1865-Jan. 17, 1871
James
Ponder, Democrat, Jan. 17, 1871-Jan. 19, 1875
John Polk
Cochran, Democrat, Jan. 19, 1875-Jan. 21, 1879
John Wood
Hall, Democrat, Jan. 21, 1879-Jan. 16, 1883
Charles
Clark Stockley, Democrat, Jan. 16, 1883-Jan. 18, 1887
Benjamin
Thomas Biggs, Democrat, Jan. 18, 1887-Jan. 20, 1891
Robert John
Reynolds, Democrat, Jan. 20, 1891-Jan. 15, 1895
Joshua
Hopkins Marvil, Republican, Jan. 15, 1895-April 8, 1895
William T.
Watson, acting, Democrat, April 8, 1895-Jan. 19, 1897
Ebe Walters
Tunnell, Democrat, Jan. 19, 1897-Jan. 15, 1901
John Hunn,
Republican, Jan. 15, 1901-Jan. 17, 1905
Preston
Lea, Republican, Jan. 17, 1905-Jan. 19, 1909
Simeon
Selby Pennewill, Republican, Jan. 19, 1909-Jan. 21, 1913
Charles
Robert Miller, Republican, Jan. 21, 1913-Jan. 16, 1917
John G.
Townsend, Jr., Republican, Jan. 16, 1917-Jan. 18, 1921
William
duHamel Denney, Republican, Jan. 18, 1921-Jan. 20, 1925
Robert Pyle
Robinson, Republican, Jan. 20, 1925-Jan. 15, 1929
Clayton
Douglass Buck, Sr., Republican, Jan. 15, 1929-Jan. 19, 1937
Richard
Cann McMullen, Democrat, Jan. 19, 1937-Jan. 21, 1941
Walter W.
Bacon, Republican, Jan. 21, 1941-Jan. 18, 1949
Elbert N.
Carvel, Democrat, Jan. 18, 1949-Jan. 20, 1953
J. Caleb
Boggs, Republican, Jan. 20, 1953-Dec. 30, 1960
David P.
Buckson, acting, Republican, Dec. 30, 1960-Jan. 17, 1961
Elbert N.
Carvel, Democrat, Jan. 17, 1961-Jan. 19, 1965
Charles
L. Terry, Jr., Democrat, Jan. 19, 1965-Jan. 21, 1969
Russell W.
Peterson, Republican, Jan. 21, 1969-Jan. 16, 1973
Sherman W.
Tribbitt, Democrat, Jan. 16, 1973-Jan. 18, 1977
Pierre S.
du Pont IV, Republican, Jan. 18, 1977-Jan. 15, 1985
Michael N.
Castle, Republican, Jan. 15, 1985-Jan. 3, 1993
Dale E.
Wolf, Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 19, 1993
Thomas
Carper, Democrat, -Jan. 19, 1993-Jan. 16, 2001
Ruth
Ann Minner, Democrat, Jan. 16, 2001-current
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