J. Edward Addicks

J. Edward Addicks
Born
John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks

(1841-11-21)November 21, 1841
DiedAugust 7, 1919(1919-08-07) (aged 77)
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Known fortrying to buy a Senate seat in Delaware
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Laura Wattson Butcher
    (m. 1864; died 1867)
  • Rosalie Butcher
    (m. 1870; div. 1898)
  • Ida Wilson (née Carr)
    (m. 1898)
ChildrenFlorence Addicks (1866-1942)
Parent(s)John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks
Margaretta McLeod Turner

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 that led to election reform and the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913.