| LC control no. | no2016153313 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stockley, Charles C. (Charles Clark), 1819-1901 |
| Variant(s) | Stockley, Charles Clark, 1819-1901 |
| See also | Delaware. Governor (1883-1887 : Stockley) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Dover (Del.) Georgetown (Del.) |
| Birth date | 1819-11-06 |
| Death date | 1901-04-20 |
| Place of birth | Georgetown (Del.) |
| Place of death | Georgetown (Del.) |
| Field of activity | Law Legislation politics legislature government |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) Delaware. General Assembly. Senate Sussex County (Del.). Treasurer Sussex County (Del.). Sheriff Sussex County (Del.). Register of Wills and Probate Judge Junction and Breakwater Railroad |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Judges Governors Politicians |
| Found in | Charles C. Stockley letter to Col. J.E. Payton, 1886: finding aid (Charles C. Stockley, Governor of Delaware) National Governors Association website, October 21, 2016 (Charles Clark Stockley, Democrat, Delaware's 37th governor, was born in Georgetown, Delaware, on November 6, 1819. He entered politics in 1852, with an appointment as county treasurer. He also served as Sussex County's sheriff in 1856, and was elected to one term in 1873 to the Delaware State Senate, serving as president of the senate in 1875. Stockley was elected Governor of Delaware on November 7, 1882, and was sworn into office on January 16, 1883; Stockley left office on January 18, 1887, and four years later was appointed Sussex County's register of wills and probate judge. He later served as director of the Junction and Breakwater Railroad. Governor Charles C. Stockley died on April 20, 1901, and is buried at St. Paul's Cemetery in Georgetown, Delaware) |
| Associated language | eng |
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