# Hal Haskell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hal_Haskell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hal_Haskell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Haskell > Source revision: 1349660637 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American businessman and politician (1921–2020) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Hal Haskell" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Hal Haskell Haskell in 1957 Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware In office January 7, 1969 – January 9, 1973 Preceded by John E. Babiarz Sr. Succeeded by Thomas C. Maloney Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large district In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 Preceded by Harris McDowell Succeeded by Harris McDowell Personal details Born Harry Garner Haskell Jr. (1921-05-27)May 27, 1921 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Died January 16, 2020(2020-01-16) (aged 98) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, U.S. Party Republican Spouse Mary "Mimi" Carey (née Foster) Haskell ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 2008)​ Domestic partner Ruth du Pont Lord (2009–2014; her death) Alma mater Princeton University Occupation Businessman Military service Allegiance United States Branch/service United States Coast Guard Years of service 1943–1946 Rank Lieutenant Battles/wars World War II **Harry Garner "Hal" Haskell Jr.** (May 27, 1921 – January 16, 2020) was an American businessman and Republican politician from [Delaware](/source/Delaware) who served as a member of the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from 1957 to 1959 and as [mayor of Wilmington, Delaware](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Wilmington%2C_Delaware) from 1969 to 1973. He was a member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). ## Early life Haskell was born in [Wilmington, Delaware](/source/Wilmington%2C_Delaware), the son of Elizabeth (Denham) and Harry Garner Haskell, a [DuPont](/source/DuPont) executive.[1] He was educated at [Tower Hill School](/source/Tower_Hill_School) in Wilmington, and [St. Mark's School](/source/St._Mark's_School_(Massachusetts)) in [Southborough, Massachusetts](/source/Southborough%2C_Massachusetts). He attended [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) from 1940 until 1942 when he enlisted in the [United States Coast Guard Reserve](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve).[2] He was made an ensign in 1943 and was discharged as a [lieutenant (junior grade)](/source/Lieutenant_(junior_grade)) in 1946. ## Career Haskell was the personnel manager of Speakman Co. in 1947 and 1948, and president of Greenhill Dairies, Inc., from 1948 until 1953, and then owner and operator of Hill Girt Farm in [Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania](/source/Chadds_Ford%2C_Pennsylvania). He was secretary of the Departmental Council of the [United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare](/source/United_States_Department_of_Health%2C_Education%2C_and_Welfare) in 1953 and 1954, consultant to the special assistant to U.S. President [Dwight D. Eisenhower](/source/Dwight_D._Eisenhower) in 1955,[2] and president of the University of Delaware Research Foundation. Haskell was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions from 1952 until 1984 and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956, defeating incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative [Harris McDowell](/source/Harris_McDowell). Haskell voted in favor of the [Civil Rights Act of 1957](/source/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1957).[3] He served in the Republican minority in the 85th Congress but lost his bid for a second term in 1958 to McDowell. Haskell served from January 3, 1957, until January 3, 1959, during the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was elected mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, in 1969, serving one term until 1973, the most recent Republican to serve as mayor of Wilmington. In 1970, he was appointed a member of the President's National Reading Council and was president of [Abercrombie and Fitch](/source/Abercrombie_and_Fitch). He also worked with Computer International, Computer Time Sharing, Inertial Motors Corps, and Interpoint Corp.[4] ## Advocacy He was a founding member of the [Brandywine River Museum and Conservancy](/source/Brandywine_River_Museum_of_Art) in [Chadds Ford](/source/Chadds_Ford%2C_Pennsylvania) and served on the board for over fifty years. He was also instrumental in creating two empowerment and mentor groups, in Worcester, Massachusetts and Wilmington Delaware; Dynamy and Delaware Futures, respectively.[2] ## Personal life On January 16, 2020, Haskell died in his home in Chadds Ford, age 98.[5] At the time of his death he had eight children, nineteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.[2] ## Electoral history Election results Year Office Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % 1956 U.S. Representative Hal Haskell Republican 91,538 52% Harris McDowell Democratic 84,644 48% 1958 U.S. Representative Hal Haskell Republican 76,099 50% Harris McDowell Democratic 76,797 50% 1968 Mayor of Wilmington Hal Haskell Republican John E. Babiarz Democratic ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** House, United States. Congress (1958). ["Hearings"](https://books.google.com/books?id=Gd3LYUJGtXsC&q=%22Harry+Garner+and+Elizabeth+(Denham)+H.;%22&pg=PA1421). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_2-3) ["Harry G Haskell Jr Obituary"](https://delawareonline.com/obituaries/wnj098524). *delawareonline.com*. January 23, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957"](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42). *GovTrack.us*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Harry G. Haskell Jr. '44"](https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/harry-g-haskell-jr-44). *Princeton Alumni Weekly*. September 26, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Affo, Marina. ["Former Wilmington mayor and congressmen Hal Haskell dies at 98"](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/01/17/former-wilmington-mayor-and-delawae-congressmen-hal-haskell-dead/4502963002/). *[The News Journal](/source/The_News_Journal)*. Retrieved March 11, 2024. ## External links - [Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000318) - [Delaware's Members of Congress](http://www.russpickett.com/history/sentbio4.htm#hask) - [The Political Graveyard](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haskell.html#R9M0IZS7R) U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Harris McDowell Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's at-large congressional district January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 Succeeded by Harris McDowell Honorary titles Preceded by John Dingell Most Senior Living U.S. Representative Sitting or Former 2019–2020 Served alongside: William Broomfield (2019), Merwin Coad Succeeded by Merwin Coad v t e United States representatives from Delaware Vining Patten Latimer Bayard C. A. Rodney Broom Van Dyke Ridgely Cooper Clayton McLane Hall D. Rodney Johns Milligan Robinson G. B. Rodney J. W. 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