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Walter Washington
Walter Edward Washington was an American civil servant and politician. He was chief executive of Washington, D.C. from 1967 to 1979, serving as the first and only Mayor-Commissioner from 1967 to 1974 and as the first home-rule mayor of the District of Columbia from 1975 to 1979. After a career in public housing in Washington, DC and New York City, he was appointed as mayor-commissioner of Washington, D.C. in 1967. 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.
BornWalter Edward Washington, April 15, 1915, Dawson, Georgia, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 2003, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Bennetta Bullock, Mary Burke
Children1
EducationHoward University (BA, LLB)
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byMarion Barry

About Walter Washington

Politician Walter Washington was born in Georgia, United States on April 15, 1915. He dies at the age of 88, on October 27, 2003.

In 1967, he was appointed as the first and only presidentially appointed mayor of Washington, D.C. In 1974, he was chosen as the first locally elected mayor of Washington, D.C.

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Walter Washington before becoming famous

Walter Washington was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1915 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He went to Howard University for both his undergraduate and law school education.

Achievement of Walter Washington

Despite J. Edgar Hoover's urgings, he declined to order the execution of rioters after Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s death.

Walter Washington's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Bennetta Bullock was his first wife, whom he married in 1942 and remained married to until her death in 1991.

Walter Washington Collabed with

President US President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated him as the first and only Mayor Commissioner of Washington, D.C.

Walter Washington Income & Net worth

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Walter Washington Height and Weight

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Latest information about Walter Washington updated on March 09 2023.