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Eugene Bookhammer

Eugene D. Bookhammer
18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
In office
January 21, 1969 โ€“ January 18, 1977
GovernorRussell W. Peterson
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Preceded bySherman W. Tribbitt
Succeeded byJames D. McGinnis
Personal details
Born(1918-06-14)June 14, 1918
Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 2013(2013-02-23) (aged 94)
Lewes, Delaware, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionBusinessman, politician
AwardsBronze Star, Purple Heart
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army

Eugene Donald Bookhammer (June 14, 1918 โ€“ February 23, 2013) was an American politician who served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, as a Republican, from 1969 to 1977. He served under Governors Russell W. Peterson and Sherman W. Tribbitt. Before his election as lieutenant governor, he had served in the Delaware State Senate since 1962.[1]

Born in Lewes, Delaware, Bookhammer graduated from Lewes High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He was in the lumber mill business. With author Richard Carter, in 2009 he wrote his biography, Gene Bookhammer and His World. He died at his home in Lewes in February 2013 at the age of 94.[2]

References

  1. ^ Biographical Sketches and Portraits. National Conference of Lieutenant Governors. 1973.
  2. ^ "Obituary of Eugene D. Bookhammer, former lieutenant governor". Cape Gazette. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
Party political offices
Preceded by
William T. Best
Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
1968, 1972
Succeeded by
Andrew Foltz
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
1969โ€“1977
Succeeded by


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