J. Edward Addicks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJ. Edward Addicks
American political candidate
Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1841
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 07-Aug-1919
Profession: financier
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About J. Edward Addicks
- John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks (November 21, 1841 – August 7, 1919) was an American industrialist and capitalist who used his wealth from financing and building gas works to wage four unsuccessful campaigns for a United States Senate seat in Delaware.
- His struggle with Henry A.
- du Pont for control of the state government led to Delaware having both of its Senate seats vacant for a time and was one of the factors which led to election reform and the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913.
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