Wellington Webb
Politician, Organization leader
1941 –
Who is Wellington Webb?
Wellington E. Webb is the first African American Mayor of Denver. The Webb family relocated to the Northeast section of Denver, where the imposing six-foot, five-inch youth became active in sports. He is a graduate of the city's Manual High School. Webb was an all-conference basketball player at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, in 1960. He obtained his B.A. in sociology from Colorado State College at Greeley in 1964 and his M.A. in sociology from the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley in 1971.
He is married to Wilma Webb, and they have four children.
Webb is the former president of the Democratic Mayors and the past president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and National Conference of Black Mayors. He lectures frequently on civic issues and was a guest lecturer at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Webb collaborates closely with his wife, former Colorado State Representative Wilma J. Webb.
In 2001, Webb served on the selection committee for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1941
Chicago - Also known as
- Wellington E Webb
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Northern Colorado
- Manual High School
- Lived in
- Denver
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on July 23, 2013
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