Eugene Bookhammer facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eugene D. Bookhammer
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	(1918-06-14)June 14, 1918 Lewes, Delaware, US
Died	February 23, 2013(2013-02-23) (aged 94) Lewes, Delaware
Political party	Republican
Profession	Businessman, politician
Awards	Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army

Eugene Donald 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. Before his election as lieutenant governor, he had served in the Delaware State Senate since 1962.

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.