Walter Washington
Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1975 to 1979 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Edward Washington (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American civil servant and politician. After a career in public housing,[1] Washington was the chief executive of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1979, serving as the first and only Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1974, and as the first Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1975 to 1979.
Walter Washington | |
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Mayor of the District of Columbia | |
In office January 2, 1975 – January 2, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Himself (Mayor-Commissioner) |
Succeeded by | Marion Barry |
Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia | |
In office November 7, 1967 – January 2, 1975 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Walter Nathan Tobriner (President of the Board of Commissioners) |
Succeeded by | Himself (Mayor) |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Edward Washington (1915-04-15)April 15, 1915 Dawson, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | October 27, 2003(2003-10-27) (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (Suitland, Maryland) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Education | Howard University (BA, LLB) |
He was the first African-American mayor of a major city in the United States, and in 1974 became the capital's first popularly elected mayor since 1871.[2] Congress had passed a law granting home rule to the capital, while reserving some authorities. Washington won the first mayoral election in 1974, and served from 1975 until 1979.