Elbert N. Carvel

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Elbert N. Carvel (1961)

Elbert Nostrand Carvel (born February 9, 1910 in Shelter Island , Long Island , New York ; † February 6, 2005 in Laurel , Delaware ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Delaware from 1949 to 1953 and between 1961 and 1965 .

Early years

Elbert Carvel attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute until 1928 , where he learned engineering. He then studied law at the University of Baltimore until 1931 . Eventually, he graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in accounting . He then worked for the Valliant Fertilizer Company . In this company he was initially employed in the budget department, later he became department director and finally president. He was also on the boards of several other companies.

Political rise

Elbert Carvel was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1944 he was elected as their candidate with 51% of the vote for the new lieutenant governor of Delaware. Thus he was from 1945 to 1949 deputy of Governor Walter W. Bacon . Four years later he was nominated by his party as a candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election. Carvel won this with 54% of the vote against Hyland P. George, the candidate of the Republican Party . This made him the first lieutenant governor of Delaware to be elected governor. Carvel was also a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention .

Delaware Governor

Elbert Carvel took up his new office on January 18, 1949. In 1952 he was defeated in the re-election attempt Cale Boggs , who received 52% of the vote. In 1958 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . For this he was elected governor of his state a second time in 1960. This time he prevailed against Republican and former Lieutenant Governor John W. Rollins with 52% of the vote . This enabled him to complete a second term as governor between January 1961 and January 1965. He was the first democratic governor of his state with two four-year terms.

Carver was an opponent of the death penalty and supported the civil rights movement in Delaware, which was still very conservative at the time . During his reign, the electoral laws were reformed and a service commission was established. In addition, a State Development Department was established and the education budget was increased. This enabled new schools to be built and teachers' salaries increased. Governor Carvel also improved his state's infrastructure. Among other things, the road and motorway network was expanded. Carvel's second term ended on January 19, 1965.

Another résumé

As early as 1964, he had made one more unsuccessful attempt to be elected to the US Senate. He then withdrew from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. Elbert Carvel died a few days before his 95th birthday on February 6, 2005. Since 1932 he was married to Ann Hall Valliant, with whom he had four children.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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