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Charles Brown Lore (March 16, 1831 – March 6, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as Attorney General of Delaware and U.S. Representative from Delaware.
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Charles B. Lore | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Edward L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | John B. Penington |
| Attorney General of Delaware | |
| In office 1869–1874 | |
| Governor | Gove Saulsbury James Ponder |
| Preceded by | Jacob Moore |
| Succeeded by | John B. Penington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1831 Cantwell's Bridge, Delaware |
| Died | March 6, 1911 (aged 79) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Lore was born in Cantwell's Bridge (now Odessa), Delaware, on March 16, 1831.[1] He attended the public schools and Middletown Academy in Middletown, Delaware. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in June 1852, then studied law and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in New Castle County in 1861.
He was clerk of the Delaware House of Representatives 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 Attorney General of Delaware from 1869 to 1874 and was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th U.S. Congress, serving from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1887. He was not a candidate for renomination, and was appointed Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court 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.
He also served as the inaugural president of the Board of Trustees of then-Delaware College for Colored Students outside of Dover (legislatively renamed in 1893 as the State College for Colored, and which is currently Delaware State University). He would serve board president from the College's beginning in 1891 until about 1909.
Lore died at his home in Wilmington on March 6, 1911.[2] His remains were cremated and the ashes were deposited there in the Methodist Church Cemetery.
The Charles B. Lore Elementary School at Wilmington was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two-year term.
| Public offices | ||||||
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | Notes | |
| Attorney General | Executive | Dover | 1869 | 1874 | Delaware | |
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1883 | March 3, 1885 | ||
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1885 | March 3, 1887 | ||
| Chief Justice | Judiciary | Dover | 1893 | 1909 | Delaware Supreme Court | |
| United States congressional service | ||||||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1883–1885 | 48th | U.S. House | Democratic | Chester A. Arthur | at-large | |
| 1885–1887 | 49th | U.S. House | Democratic | Grover Cleveland | at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1882 | U.S. Representative | Charles B. Lore | Democratic | 16,563 | 53% | Washington Hastings | Republican | 14,640 | 47% | ||
| 1884 | U.S. Representative | Charles B. Lore | Democratic | 17,054 | 57% | Anthony Higgins | Republican | 12,878 | 43% | ||
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