Sherman W. Tribbitt
| Sherman W. Tribbitt | |
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| 67th Governor of Delaware | |
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In office January 16, 1973 – January 18, 1977 |
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| Lieutenant | Eugene Bookhammer |
| Preceded by | Russell W. Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Pierre S. du Pont IV |
| 17th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
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In office January 19, 1965 – January 21, 1969 |
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| Governor | Charles L. Terry, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Eugene Lammot |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Bookhammer |
| Member of the Delaware House of Representatives | |
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In office January 8, 1957 - January 12, 1965 January 12, 1971 - January 9, 1973 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sherman Willard Tribbitt November 9, 1922 Denton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 2010 (aged 87) Milford, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanne Webb |
| Residence | Odessa, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Beacom College |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Sherman Willard Tribbitt (November 9, 1922 – August 14, 2010) was an American merchant and politician from Odessa in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware and as the 67th Governor of Delaware.
Tribbitt was born at Denton, Maryland, the son of Sherman L. and Minnie Thawley Tribbitt. He married Jeanne Webb in 1943. They had three children, James, Carol, and Sherman "Tip" and were members of the Presbyterian Church. He studied accounting at Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware and briefly worked at the Security Trust Company in Wilmington. During World War II he served in the United States Navy. In early 1945 he was aboard the destroyer USS Frost in the North Atlantic when his unit received a Presidential Citation for sinking five U-Boats.
Following World War II, he and his father-in-law operated the Odessa Supply Company in Odessa, Delaware, where they lived.
In 1956, Tribbitt was elected to the first of four terms in the Delaware House of Representatives, where he served from the 1957–58 session through the 1963–64 session. He was the Speaker from the 1959–60 session through the 1963–64 session. Tribbitt prevailed in a difficult convention contest for the nomination and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1964, defeating William T. Best, a State Representative from Rehoboth Beach. He served as Lieutenant Governor from January 19, 1965 to January 21, 1969. Surprised to find Governor Charles L. Terry, Jr. wanted to serve two terms, Tribbitt had no choice but to run for a second term himself. Like Terry, he was narrowly defeated in the 1968 Republican landslide by Eugene D. Bookhammer, a State Senator from Lewes.
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