| |  Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (b. 1942) — also known asJoseph R. Biden, Jr.;Joe Biden;"Sleepy Joe" —of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.,November20, 1942.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1973-2009; resigned 2009; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1988,2008;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,1996,2000,2004,2008;VicePresident of the United States, 2009-17;Presidentof the United States, 2021-25.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Still living as of 2025.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. and Catherine Eugenia 'Jean'(Finnegan) Biden; married1966 to NeiliaHunter; married,June 17,1977, toJillStevenson; father ofJosephRobinette Biden III. | | | | Cross-reference:CedricRichmond | | | | The Joseph R. Biden Jr.RailroadStation, inWilmington,Delaware, isnamed forhim. — The President BidenExpressway,inScranton,Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Ballotpediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Joe Biden: Jules Witcover,JoeBiden: A Life of Trial and Redemption |
| | John Charles Carney Jr. (b. 1956) — also known asJohn C. Carney — Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,May 20,1956.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Delaware, 2001-09; candidate forGovernor ofDelaware, 2008;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 2011-; electedmayorof Wilmington, Del. 2024.Catholic.Irish ancestry.Still living as of 2024. | | Edward E. Kaufman (1939-2010) — also known asTed Kaufman — Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March15, 1939.Democrat.Engineer;administrative assistant and chief of staff for U.S. SenatorJoeBiden, 1976-95;collegeprofessor;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 2009-10; appointed 2009.Irish,Jewish, andRussianancestry.Died in2010(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.  | John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) — also known asJohn J. Raskob — Born in Lockport,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.,March19, 1879.Democrat. Executive atGeneralMotors andDuPont;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.Catholic.GermanandIrish ancestry.Died in Centreville,QueenAnne's County, Md.,October15, 1950 (age71 years, 210days).Interment atCathedralCemetery, Wilmington, Del.| | Relatives: Sonof John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married1906 to HelenaSpringer Green. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
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