Delsworth Buckingham

Delsworth Mote Buckingham (August 22, 1866 – October 14, 1951) was an American politician. He served one term in the Delaware House of Representatives from 1927 to 1929 during the 104th Delaware General Assembly.

Biography Buckingham was born in Hockessin, Delaware, on August 22, 1866, as one of three children born to Sarah (Mote) and Richard Gilpin Buckingham. Few details are known about his early life, except that he worked as a paperhanger and painter. but they separated shortly afterwards. He later served positions in the Independent Order of Red Men, the Odd Fellows, the Armstrong Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, and the Loyal Order of Moose. He began his term in January 1927 and served as chairman of the committee of Charities and Public Health, while also being a member of the committees on Public Highways, Temperance, Elections, Education, and the Judiciary. Near the end of his life, Buckingham suffered from heart issues, and he died as a result of a heart attack at his home on October 14, 1951, aged 85.