Douglas Wilder
Politician
1931 –
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Who is Douglas Wilder?
Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American politician, who served as the first African American to be elected as governor of Virginia and first African-American governor of any state since Reconstruction. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1931
Richmond - Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Howard University
- Virginia Union University
- Howard University School of Law
- Armstrong High School
- Lived in
- Richmond
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on July 23, 2013
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