Willard Saulsbury Sr.

1820–1892 (age 72)

Biography

Willard Saulsbury Sr. answered Delaware's call with a keen legal mind and an abiding respect for the Constitution, serving in the United States Senate as his state faced difficult decisions.

He sought to temper partisan heat with deliberation, always emphasizing the dignity of every citizen, and his family and colleagues remember him beside the stones at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.