Charles Brown Lore (March 16, 1831 – March 6, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as Attorney General of Delaware and U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Early life and family Lore was born in Cantwell's Bridge (now Odessa), Delaware, on March 16, 1831. He attended the public schools and Middletown Academy in Middletown, Delaware. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in June 1852, then studied law and was admitted to the Delaware Bar in New Castle County in 1861.
Professional and political career He was clerk of the Delaware House of Representatives in 1857 and during the Civil War served as commissioner of the federal army's draft for New Castle County in 1862.
Lore served as Attorney General of Delaware from 1869 to 1874 and was elected as a Democrat to the 48th and 49th U.S. Congress, serving from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1887. He was not a candidate for renomination, and was appointed Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court in 1893. He was reappointed in 1897 for a term of twelve years but retired in 1909. He was also a member of the code commission in 1909 and 1910.
He also served as the inaugural president of the Board of Trustees of then-Delaware College for Colored Students outside of Dover (legislatively renamed in 1893 as the State College for Colored, and which is currently Delaware State University). He would serve board president from the College's beginning in 1891 until about 1909.
Death and legacy Lore died at his home in Wilmington on March 6, 1911. His remains were cremated and the ashes were deposited there in the Methodist Church Cemetery.
The Charles B. Lore Elementary School at Wilmington was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Almanac Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two-year term.
+ Public Offices Office Type Location Began office Ended office notesAttorney GeneralExecutive Dover18691874DelawareU.S. RepresentativeLegislature WashingtonMarch 4, 1883March 3, 1885U.S. RepresentativeLegislature WashingtonMarch 4, 1885March 3, 1887Chief JusticeJudiciary Dover18931909Delaware Supreme Court
+ United States Congressional service Dates Congress Chamber Majority President Committees Class/District1883–188548thU.S. HouseDemocraticChester A. Arthurat-large1885–188749thU.S. HouseDemocraticGrover Clevelandat-large
+ Election results Year Office Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %1882U.S. RepresentativeCharles B. LoreDemocratic16,56353%Washington HastingsRepublican14,64047%1884U.S. RepresentativeCharles B. LoreDemocratic17,05457%Anthony HigginsRepublican12,87843%
References
External links Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Delaware's Members of Congress Find a Grave The Political Graveyard
Places with more information Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161. University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.