▁politician ▁from ▁D over , ▁in ▁Kent ▁County , ▁Del aware . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁Party , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Del aware ▁and ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁R id g ely ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁D over , ▁Del aware , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁and ▁Ann ▁Moore ▁R id g ely . ▁He ▁attended ▁Dick inson ▁College ▁and ▁studied ▁law ▁with ▁Charles ▁Smith ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Ad m itted ▁to ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁practice ▁in ▁D over . ▁S ally ▁B anning ▁of ▁D over ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁ 1 5 ▁children , ▁including ▁eight ▁who ▁lived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood : ▁Charles ▁George , ▁Elizabeth , ▁Ann ▁( who ▁married ▁Charles ▁Ir én ée ▁du ▁Pont ), ▁Henry , ▁Nicholas , ▁Eug ene , ▁William ina ▁and ▁Edward . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁R id g ely ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Ann ▁Com eg ys , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Corn el ius ▁P . ▁Com eg ys , ▁the ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Del aware . ▁They ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁They ▁were ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁Christ ▁Epis cop al ▁Church . ▁R id g ely ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Far mer ' s ▁Bank ▁and ▁served