Eugene Bookhammer
Eugene D. Bookhammer | |
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18th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
In office January 21, 1969 – January 18, 1977 | |
Governor | Russell W. Peterson Sherman W. Tribbitt |
Preceded by | Sherman W. Tribbitt |
Succeeded by | James D. McGinnis |
Personal details | |
Born | Lewes, Delaware | June 14, 1918
Died | February 23, 2013 Lewes, Delaware | (aged 94)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Lumber mill business, Delaware State Senate |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Eugene Bookhammer (June 14, 1918 – 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.[1] Bookhammer served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was in the lumber mill business. Bookhammer also served in the Delaware State Senate. With author Richard Carter, in 2009 he wrote a book, Gene Bookhammer and His World. He died at his home in Lewes in February 2013. He was 94.[2]
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- People from Lewes, Delaware
- Businesspeople from Delaware
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- United States Army personnel of World War II
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