Gunning Bedford, Sr. (April 7, 1742 â September 30, 1797) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. He is often confused with his cousin, Gunning Bedford, Jr., who was a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787.
However, the peanut butter and banana sandwich has been referred to as a favorite of Elvis Presley. Books on Elvis Presleyâs favorite foods and culinary tastes, as well as other published reports on his taste for peanut butter and banana sandwiches with or without bacon, have made the sandwich widely associated with Presley.
Artistfacts for Elvis Presley. 1  He had a twin brother named Jesse who was stillborn. 2  Elvis loved to eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches, as well as many fried, greasy foods. 3  He spent two years in the army when he was drafted in 1958.  In 1957 Elvis paid $100,000 for Graceland, a plantation mansion set in a 13-acre park.