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Charles Brown Lore was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware and U. S. Representative from Delaware.

Early life and family

Lore was born in Odessa

Odessa, Delaware

Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Originally founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name...

, Delaware. He attended the public schools and Middletown Academy in Middletown, Delaware. He graduated from Dickinson College

Dickinson College

Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...

in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in June 1852, then studied law and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in New Castle County, Delaware in 1861.

Professional and political career

He was clerk of the Delaware House of Representatives

Delaware House of Representatives

The Delaware House of Representatives is the lower house of the Delaware General Assembly; the state legislature of the U.S. State of Delaware. It is composed of 41 Representatives from an equal amount of constituencies, each of whom is elected to a two year term. The Delaware General Assembly...

in 1857 and during the Civil War served as commissioner of the federal army's draft for New Castle County in 1862.

Lore served as Delaware Attorney General from 1869 to 1874, and was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th Congress, serving from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1887. He was not a candidate for renomination, and was appointed Chief Justice

Chief Justice

The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...

of the Delaware Supreme Court

Delaware Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Delaware is the sole appellate court in the United States' state of Delaware. Because Delaware is a popular haven for corporations, the Court has developed a worldwide reputation as a respected source of corporate law decisions, particularly in the area of mergers and...

in 1893. He was reappointed in 1897 for a term of twelve years but retired in 1909. He was also a member of the code commission in 1909 and 1910 .

Death and legacy

Lore died at Wilmington. His remains were cremated and the ashes were deposited there in the Methodist Church Cemetery.

Almanac

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have a two year term.

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Delaware Supreme Court

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48th United States Congress

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United States House of Representatives

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Delaware's At-large congressional district

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49th United States Congress

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United States House election, 1882

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United States House of Representatives

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

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United States House election, 1884

The U.S. House election, 1884 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1884 which coincided with the election of President Grover Cleveland....

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United States House of Representatives

Democratic Party (United States)

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Republican Party (United States)

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External links

Places with more information

Delaware Historical Society
Delaware Historical Society
The Delaware Historical Society began in 1864 as an effort to preserve documents from the Civil War. Since then, it has expanded into a state-wide historical institution with several venues and a major museum in Wilmington and the historic Read House & Gardens in New Castle.The society...

; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...

; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965

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