Hal Haskell
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Harry G. Haskell Jr. | |
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Harris B. McDowell Jr. | |
Personal details | |
Born | Harry Garner Haskell Jr. May 27, 1921 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Died | January 16, 2020 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 98)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Mary "Mimi" Carey (née Foster) Haskell
(m. 1947; died 2008) |
Domestic partner | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Coast Guard |
Years of service | 1943 – 1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Harry Garner Haskell Jr. (May 27, 1921 – January 16, 2020) was an American businessman and Republican politician from
Early life
Haskell was born in Wilmington, the son of Elizabeth (Denham) and Harry Garner Haskelll, a DuPont executive.[1] He was educated at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, and St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts. He attended Princeton University from 1940 until 1942 when he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve.[2] He was made an ensign in 1943 and was discharged as a lieutenant (junior grade) in 1946.
Career
Haskell was the personnel manager of Speakman Co. in 1947 and 1948, and president of Greenhill Dairies, Inc., from 1948 until 1953, and then owner and operator of Hill Girt Farm in
Haskell was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions from 1952 until 1984 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956, defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Harris McDowell. Haskell voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[3] He served in the Republican minority in the 85th Congress but lost his bid for a second term in 1958 to McDowell. Haskell served from January 3, 1957, until January 3, 1959, during the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was elected mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, in 1969, serving one term until 1973, being as of 2023 the most recent Republican to serve as mayor of Wilmington.
In 1970, he was appointed a member of the President's National Reading Council and was president of
Advocacy
He was a founding member of the
Personal life
On January 16, 2020, Haskell died in his home in Chadds Ford. He was 98 years old.[5] At the time of his death he had eight children, nineteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.[2]
Electoral history
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Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
1956
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U.S. Representative | Harry G. Haskell Jr. | Republican | 91,538 | 52% | Harris B. McDowell Jr.
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Democratic | 84,644 | 48% | ||
1958
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U.S. Representative | Harry G. Haskell Jr. | Republican | 76,099 | 50% | Harris B. McDowell Jr.
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Democratic | 76,797 | 50% | ||
1968 | Mayor | Harry G. Haskell Jr. | Republican | John E. Babiarz | Democratic |
References
- ^ House, United States. Congress (1958). "Hearings".
- ^ a b c d "Harry G Haskell Jr Obituary". delawareonline.com. January 23, 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "Harry G. Haskell Jr. '44". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ Affo, Marina. "Former Wilmington mayor and congressmen Hal Haskell dies at 98". The News Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-11.