Charles B. Lore
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From 1880's Industries of Delaware: Historical and Descriptive Review.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Edward L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | John B. Penington |
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March 16, 1831 Odessa, Delaware |
| Died | March 6, 1911 (aged 79) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
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, who served as Attorney General of Delaware and U. S. Representative from Delaware.
Lore was born in Odessa, Delaware. 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, Delaware 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 Delaware Attorney General from 1869 to 1874, and was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th 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 .
Lore died at Wilmington. 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.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two-year term.
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