and other executive officers. Feb. 17, 1897, he married Miss Annie Laurie Wilson, youngest daughter of the late Manlove D. Wilson, a retired farmer of Middleton, Del., a most lovely and estimable lady. They at once went into the elegant new home lately built by Mr. Hearne in Georgetown. Dec. 13, 1897, a son was born to them, named George Wilson Hearne. It is remarkable that this child is the only male descendant of the name of Hearne of his generation, descending from the very large family of his great-grandfather, George Hearne. Oct., 1895, Mr. Hearne formed a copartnership for the practice of law with William H. Boyce of Dover, which continued until June 14, 1897, when Mr. Boyce was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. Since that time Mr. Hearne has preferred to practice alone, and is doing a good and lucrative busienss.

Always a true Democrat, he served his party as a member and Secretary of State Central Committee from 1898 to 1900, and as a member of said committee until the state convention of 1902. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Kansas City, July, 1900. At the Democratic State Convention in Sept., 1900, Mr. Hearne was a candidate before said convention for the nomination for Representative in Congress, standing second among the candidates before the convention, re- ceiving the votes of two-thirds of the delegates from Sussex Co. in the convention, but for the sake of harmony in the party he withdrew as a candidate in favor of the caucus nominee of Kent Co. Mr. Hearne has served as chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Sussex Co. since the county convention of 1900, serving his party in that capacity through the campaigns of 1900 and 1902. In 1904 he was the Democratic nominee for Congress and made an active and splendid campaign, but was defeated by the use of an immense corruption fund.

Rebecca Hearne, daughter of George and granddaughter of Lowder Hearne, as shown on the family tree, married David M. Pepper Dec. 21, 1859. Children: Georgiana, born Apr. 11, 1861; Willie A., born Dec. 16, 1862; Horace B., born Sept. 2, 1864; Clarence H., born Apr. 1, 1870; Rebecca C., born June 25, 1871; Abbie L., born Sept. 20, 1876.

Georgia Pepper married James F. Williams Jan. 22, 1884.

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