Elbert N. Carvel

Elbert Nostrand Carvel ( born February 9, 1910 in Shelter Iceland, Long Iceland, New York; † 6 February 2005 in Laurel, Delaware ) was an American politician and 1949-1953 and 1961-1965 Governor of the State of Delaware.

Early years

Elbert Carvel attended until 1928, the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he learned the engineering. Then he studied until 1931 at the University of Baltimore Law. Finally, he finished his education with a study of the allocation and management at the Johns Hopkins University. He then worked for Valliant Fertilizer Company. In this company he first worked in the budget department and later became a department director and finally president. He also served on the boards of several other companies.

Political rise

Elbert Carvel was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1944 he was chosen as the candidate with 51 % of the vote to the new Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. He was from 1945 to 1949 Deputy Governor Walter W. Bacon. Four years later he was nominated by his party as their candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election. This Carvel won with 54% of the vote against Hyland P. George, the candidate of the Republican Party. He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, who was elected governor later. Carvel was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of the year 1948.

Governor of Delaware

Elbert Carvel took up his new post on 18 January 1949. In 1952 he was defeated during re- election attempt Cale Boggs, who received 52 % of votes. In 1958 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. For this he was elected in 1960 for a second time as governor of his state. This time he sat down with 52 % of the vote against by the Republican and former lieutenant governor John W. Rollins. So that he could complete in 1965 a second term as governor between January 1961 and January. He was the first Democratic governor of his state with two four -year terms.

Carver was an opponent of the death penalty and supported the then still very conservative Delaware, the civil rights movement. During his reign the election laws were reformed and established a service Commission. In addition, at that time was a ministry to the development of the state ( State Development Department ) and the education budget was increased. To ensure that new schools were built and teachers' salaries are raised. Governor Carvel also improved the infrastructure of his country. Among other things the road and motorway network was expanded. Carvels second term of office ended on 19 January 1965.

Further CV

As early as 1964 he had made ​​an unsuccessful attempt to be elected to the U.S. Senate. After he retired from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs. Elbert Carvel died a few days before his 95th birthday on February 6, 2005. Since 1932 he was married to Ann Hall Valliant, with whom he had four children.