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About Joshua H. Marvil, Governor
Joshua Hopkins Marvil (September 3, 1825 – April 8, 1895) was an American merchant and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as Governor of Delaware.
Early life and family
Marvil was born in Laurel, Delaware, the son of Joseph and Sally Ann Hopkins Marvil. He married Sarah Ann Sirman and had three children: Joseph, Vendreths, and Joshua. They lived at West Street in Laurel, although the house has been moved to 606 West Street. They were members of the Methodist Church.
As a young man, Marvil went to sea for a while and returned to work in shipbuilding. At age 28, in 1853, he began to manufacture farm equipment. Having a certain mechanical genius, he was able to imagine profitable new technologies. With the growth of the peach orchards, he started the Marvil Package Company, a basket and crate manufacturing business in Laurel. For a time, it was said to have been the largest industrial plant in the area, producing two million fruit baskets and crates annually. He was also the publisher of Laurel's first newspaper, the Gazette, which he started in 1889.
Professional and political career
Marvil had been an enrollment officer during the Civil War. He became a Republican at that time, and remained one in heavily Democratic western Sussex County. Nevertheless, he was popular, and after refusing his party's nomination for governor in 1882 and 1890, he finally agreed in 1894, in spite of his advanced age and poor physical condition.
In the election, Marvil was elected Governor of Delaware, defeating Democrat Ebe W. Tunnell, a merchant from Lewes. Marvil was only the second Republican governor, and the first elected since the Civil War. He feared his health would not last through his term, and after one of the coldest winters on record, his prediction came true. He served less than three months, from January 15, 1895 until his death on April 8, 1895.
For a generation bitter memories of Republican actions during the Civil War had kept the Democrats firmly in control of the government throughout Delaware. However, during this period gas executive J. Edward Addicks, a Philadelphia millionaire, established residence in Delaware, and began pouring money into the Republican Party, especially in Kent and Sussex County. He expected this investment to earn him a seat in the U.S. Senate, and while that never happened, he did succeed in reigniting the Republican Party, which would soon become the dominant party in the state. Marvil's election was accompanied by the election of a Republican State House, and the convening of a state constitutional convention that would soon produce a new constitution.
Death and legacy
Marvil died at his home and is buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery, at Laurel. He was the ninth and last Governor of Delaware to die in office. Marvil's grandson, Joshua D. Marvil, attended Northwestern University, where in 1931 he was named one of Delaware's first All-American football players.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January, and has a four-year term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_H._Marvil#Almanac
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Park Leads Moon in Poll as S. Korea Presidential Campaign Begins
Park Geun Hye, the South Korean ruling party's presidential nominee, held a lead in polls over opposition challenger Moon Jae In as they prepared to launch a barrage of television ads ahead of next month's election.
Park, of the New Frontier Party, has 43.5 percent support, compared with 39.9 percent for Moon, according to a poll published today in the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. The survey was taken after independent candidate Ahn Cheol Soo withdrew from the race Nov. 23 and endorsed Moon.
At stake in the Dec. 19 contest is stewardship of Asia's fourth-biggest economy, with the winner having to tackle rising household debt and slowing growth after replacing Lee Myung Bak for a five-year term. Park, seeking to become the nation's first female leader, said she'll quit politics unless she wins.
"If I fail to win the people's trust in this presidential election, I'll wrap up my journey as a politician," Park, 60, said in a televised speech yesterday. "Please allow me the last opportunity to serve the public."
Both candidates registered with the National Election Commission ahead of the start of the official campaigning period tomorrow.
Moon, 59, of the main opposition Democratic United Party, vowed to defeat Park while expressing gratitude to Ahn.
"I'll take the grave responsibility to reform South Korea's politics," said Moon, a former human-rights lawyer and chief of staff to late President Roh Moo Hyun.
Opposition Bolstered
Ahn's decision to drop out will pose a threat to Park in the vote, said Sonn Ho Chul, a professor of political science at Seoul-based Sogang University. The move will bolster the opposition's chances by ending weeks of bickering over who would be the unified candidate against Park, Sonn said.
Shares of Ahnlab Inc. (053800), the antivirus software maker founded by Ahn, fell as much as the daily limit of 15 percent on the Korea Exchange today. The stock had surged to a record on Jan. 4 on speculation Ahn would run for president.
"Those who made bets that the company would benefit from ties to Ahn if he got elected have been disappointed and sentiment is unlikely to improve anytime soon," Min Kim, an analyst at Hyundai Securities Co., said by telephone today.
Sunny Electronics Corp. (004770), whose vice president previously worked for Ahnlab, also slumped by the daily limit 15 percent. Share of Shinwoo Co., where Park's sister-in-law once served as a non-executive director, rallied 15 percent.
The official campaign period for the election runs from tomorrow through Dec. 18, during which candidates and designated supporters can advertise on television, radio and in newspapers, according to the election commission.
Candidates and party workers can also make telephone calls to voters between 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and nationally televised debates between the candidates will take place on Dec. 4, 10 and 16, according to the commission.
The Chosun Ilbo survey of 1,000 voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points and was conducted Nov. 24-25.
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The Seasiders In The News...
News of bids for Danny Carlton and Ben Burgess, along with a defeat for the reserves and a whisper of a new signing.
Morecambe are mulling over an offer for long term BFC target Danny Carlton, Pools third of the year for the young striker, that's believed to be around 70K. Carlton did however play for The Shrimps last night, as they won 2-0.
Rod Taylor, chief exec said - 'A bid was tabled at the end of last week and we are looking at that at the moment.'
'We have always said as long as the deal is right for the player and right for Morecambe FC, he will go with our blessing. We will never hold a player back but we have got to be fair to our club and our supporters.'
Simon Grayson is also believed to be close to a deal with Hull City for their big target man, Ben Burgess.
The offer is around 100K, and Pool are hopeful something will be agreed before Saturday's clash with Bristol City.
Phil Parkinson, manager at Hull said -'There have been several clubs in to look at Ben because big target men are hard to find.'
'There's no way we'll leave ourselves short at this stage of the season because we need to get cover in ourselves.'
The Blackpool reserves today lost to their Oldham counter-parts 1-0. There were a couple of trialists playing, the most impressive being Paul Collins, a centre half from Manchester City.
Blackpool Vital Football also understand that the goalscoring midfielder that BFC are talking to is Stuart Green of Hull City. The cultured midfielder would be a fantastic addition to the squad, and would follow current team mate Ben Burgess on his way to the seaside.