Walter W. Bacon

Walter Wolfkiel Bacon (1879–1962) was an American accountant and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. He was a member of the Republican Party who served as Mayor of Wilmington and Governor of Delaware.

Death and Legacy

Bacon died March 18, 1962, in Wilmington, Delaware, and was buried at the Old Drawyer?s Presbyterian Churchyard in Odessa, Delaware.

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March 18 - 1962 - Wilmington - Delaware - Odessa

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Bacon has been described "as a simple man with simple tastes. He didn't drink, liked baseball, saw every Shirley Temple movie that came to town, pinched pennies, and perhaps was the right man for the right time when he was governor." After the war, facilities at Fort du Pont were named in his honor and became the Governor Bacon Health Center.

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Shirley Temple - Fort du Pont

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