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Gunning Bedford, 1742-1797; lawyer and politician from New Castle, Del.; colonel in the Delaware Regiment of the American Revolutionary Army; member of the Federalist Party; served in the Delaware General Assembly, elected governor of Delaware in 1796; died in office; also known as Gunning Bedford, Sr.May 21, 1783, printed in PA State Archives, vol 10, p. 51 less