Walter Washington
Politician
1915 – 2003
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Who was Walter Washington?
Walter Edward Washington, was an American 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 1974 to 1979. He was the last presidentially-appointed mayor of Washington.
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1915
Dawson - Also known as
- Mayor Walter Washington
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Howard University
- Tougaloo College
- Lived in
- Jamestown
- Died
- Oct 27, 2003
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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