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Gunning, an American patriot, born in Philadelphia, Pa., about 1780; was a lieutenant in the French War; entered the Revolutionary army with the rank of Major; was wounded at White Plains; became Muster-Master-General in 1776; was a delegate to the Continental Congre ; and was elected Governor of Delaware in 1796. He died in Newcastle, Del., Sept. 30, 1797. \ Bedford, Gunning, an <American lawyer, born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1747; was graduated at Princeton in 1771; became a lawyer; acted for a time as aide-de-camp to General Washington; represented Delaware in the Continental Congre in 1783-1786; and became Attorney- General of the State, and United States Judge for the District of Delaware. He died in Wilmington, Del. March 30, 1812.