residence lieutenant predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion party profession office birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name alma_mater
wilmington , delaware isaac j. maccollum elbert n. carvel richard c. mcmullen elbert n. carvel 18 march 1962 new castle , delaware wilmington , delaware presbyterian republican accountant 60th governor of delaware 20 january 1880 january 21 , 1941 mabel h. mcdaniel walter w. bacon
 january 18 , 1949 walter w. bacon beacom college
walter w. bacon

walter wolfkiel bacon -lrb- january 20 , 1880 -- march 18 , 1962 -rrb- was an american accountant and politician from wilmington , in new castle county , delaware .
he was a member of the republican party who served three terms as mayor of wilmington and two terms as governor of delaware .
he is the only mayor of a delaware city to have been elected governor of delaware .
