# J. Edward Addicks

> John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks 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.

*American political candidate (1841-1919)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1841-11-21
- **Died:** 1919-08-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Edward Charles O'Sullivan Addicks 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.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 34.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 92.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [J. Edward Addicks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edward_Addicks)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6105540)

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