U.S. Congressman
Delano was elected Ohio U.S. Congressman in 1864 and served two terms until 1869. Congressman Delano supported Radical Reconstruction; having believed the South was in chaos after the American Civil War and U.S. military deployment in the Southern states was necessary to keep peace.
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