Reginald B. DeLacour

Reginald Beardsley De Lacour (November 8, 1886 – March 21, 1948) was the thirty-fourth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. From 1927 to 1935, he served as treasurer of the Veteran's Home commission and served on Governor Trumbull's advisory board on aviation from 1927 to 1931. He was a chairman of the Fairfield County board of County Commissioners during 1931 to 1935 and was a chairman of the Stratford Republican town committee for many years.

Early life and education He was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 8, 1886, to Margaret Starr Beardsley of Stratford, and J. Walter De Lacour, who was a Yale Law graduate of 1885. His parents moved to Stratford, Connecticut where Reginald attended the Stratford elementary. He graduated High School in 1904.

Awards and honors He received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star Citation, Order of the Purple Heart, Legion of Valor, and the Conspicuous Service Cross of the State of New York.

Personal life His club affiliations include Army Legion of Valor, member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars, The Huguenot Society, he was a member of the First Congregational Church of Stratford, and also he was vice president of the Bridgeport Real State Board and director and secretary of the Union Cemetery association. He was also a freemason.