O. Gordon Delk. Jr. (his preferred name) was born the son of Owington Gordon (1881-1956) and Lena Frances Tulloss Delk (1891-1970). He entered US government service in 1928 as a messenger in the General Accounting Office. He later went on to study accounting at George Washington University and graduated from the Southeastern University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Following his graduation Delk was involved in banking and farming in the Springfield,Virginia area. He later married Frances Channell (1915-2012), with whom he would have three children, son O. Gordon Delk III (1950-1972) and daughters Sarah and Emily.
Delk was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue on March 30, 1953, serving under Commissioner Thomas Coleman Andrews. On October 31, 1955, Andrews resigned from the post to return to his earlier position as an insurance company executive and Delk became acting commissioner. He served until December 4th of that year when Rhode Island native Russell C. Harrington took over as Commissioner. Delk returned to his duties as deputy commissioner under Harrington until similar circumstances arose in September of 1958. Russell Harrington resigned as commissioner and Delk once again became acting head of the IRS. He served as the top IRS official for a combined total of 68 days.
Following the conclusion of his second stint as acting IRS Commissioner, Delk resigned from the Internal Revenue Service and was awarded a civilian service medal by the U.S. Treasury Department in January 1959. He later resided in Punta Gorda, Florida for a number of years, and in 1977 was named to the Civic Advisory Council at the Medical Center Hospital in that city.
A 1990 death notice for Delk noted that he was a past financial executive for the RCA Corporation. Gordon Delk died at age 78 and was interred at the Saint Luke's Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia. He was survived by both of his daughters and his wife Frances, who died in June 2012 at age 96.
Delk was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue on March 30, 1953, serving under Commissioner Thomas Coleman Andrews. On October 31, 1955, Andrews resigned from the post to return to his earlier position as an insurance company executive and Delk became acting commissioner. He served until December 4th of that year when Rhode Island native Russell C. Harrington took over as Commissioner. Delk returned to his duties as deputy commissioner under Harrington until similar circumstances arose in September of 1958. Russell Harrington resigned as commissioner and Delk once again became acting head of the IRS. He served as the top IRS official for a combined total of 68 days.
Following the conclusion of his second stint as acting IRS Commissioner, Delk resigned from the Internal Revenue Service and was awarded a civilian service medal by the U.S. Treasury Department in January 1959. He later resided in Punta Gorda, Florida for a number of years, and in 1977 was named to the Civic Advisory Council at the Medical Center Hospital in that city.
A 1990 death notice for Delk noted that he was a past financial executive for the RCA Corporation. Gordon Delk died at age 78 and was interred at the Saint Luke's Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia. He was survived by both of his daughters and his wife Frances, who died in June 2012 at age 96.
O. Gordon Delk. Jr. (his preferred name) was born the son of Owington Gordon (1881-1956) and Lena Frances Tulloss Delk (1891-1970). He entered US government service in 1928 as a messenger in the General Accounting Office. He later went on to study accounting at George Washington University and graduated from the Southeastern University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Following his graduation Delk was involved in banking and farming in the Springfield,Virginia area. He later married Frances Channell (1915-2012), with whom he would have three children, son O. Gordon Delk III (1950-1972) and daughters Sarah and Emily.
Delk was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue on March 30, 1953, serving under Commissioner Thomas Coleman Andrews. On October 31, 1955, Andrews resigned from the post to return to his earlier position as an insurance company executive and Delk became acting commissioner. He served until December 4th of that year when Rhode Island native Russell C. Harrington took over as Commissioner. Delk returned to his duties as deputy commissioner under Harrington until similar circumstances arose in September of 1958. Russell Harrington resigned as commissioner and Delk once again became acting head of the IRS. He served as the top IRS official for a combined total of 68 days.
Following the conclusion of his second stint as acting IRS Commissioner, Delk resigned from the Internal Revenue Service and was awarded a civilian service medal by the U.S. Treasury Department in January 1959. He later resided in Punta Gorda, Florida for a number of years, and in 1977 was named to the Civic Advisory Council at the Medical Center Hospital in that city.
A 1990 death notice for Delk noted that he was a past financial executive for the RCA Corporation. Gordon Delk died at age 78 and was interred at the Saint Luke's Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia. He was survived by both of his daughters and his wife Frances, who died in June 2012 at age 96.
Delk was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue on March 30, 1953, serving under Commissioner Thomas Coleman Andrews. On October 31, 1955, Andrews resigned from the post to return to his earlier position as an insurance company executive and Delk became acting commissioner. He served until December 4th of that year when Rhode Island native Russell C. Harrington took over as Commissioner. Delk returned to his duties as deputy commissioner under Harrington until similar circumstances arose in September of 1958. Russell Harrington resigned as commissioner and Delk once again became acting head of the IRS. He served as the top IRS official for a combined total of 68 days.
Following the conclusion of his second stint as acting IRS Commissioner, Delk resigned from the Internal Revenue Service and was awarded a civilian service medal by the U.S. Treasury Department in January 1959. He later resided in Punta Gorda, Florida for a number of years, and in 1977 was named to the Civic Advisory Council at the Medical Center Hospital in that city.
A 1990 death notice for Delk noted that he was a past financial executive for the RCA Corporation. Gordon Delk died at age 78 and was interred at the Saint Luke's Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia. He was survived by both of his daughters and his wife Frances, who died in June 2012 at age 96.
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