Hilda Mason

Deceased Person

1916 – 2007

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Who was Hilda Mason?

Hilda Howland M. Mason was a politician and statehood advocate in Washington, D.C. She was a member of the D.C. Statehood Party and served as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1977 to 1999, becoming the longest-serving elected official in the city's history.

In the mid-1990s, Mason's mental condition came into question, and her behavior was described as "sometimes-erratic and unpredictable". She began calling herself the "Grandmother to the world". Statehood Party officials tried to get her to retire, which she resisted, but eventually they succeeded, only to realize that they had nobody to replace her, at which point they worked to persuade her not to retire. By then, however, the electorate was tired of the issue and she finished third in an at-large race that elected two council members.

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Born
Jun 14, 1916
Died
Dec 16, 2007

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on July 23, 2013

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