All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Walter Washington Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.
Walter Washington facts for kids
|
Walter Washington
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| 1st Mayor of the District of Columbia | |
| In office January 2, 1975 – January 2, 1979 |
|
| Preceded by | Himself (as appointed Mayor-Commissioner) |
| Succeeded by | Marion Barry |
| Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1967 – January 2, 1975 |
|
| Preceded by | Walter Nathan Tobriner (as President of the Board of Commissioners) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as elected Mayor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Walter Edward Washington
April 15, 1915 Dawson, Georgia |
| Died | October 27, 2003 (aged 88) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bennetta Bullock (married 1942, died 1991) Mary Burke (married 1994) |
| Children | Bennetta Washington |
| Profession | Attorney |
Walter Edward Washington, (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) 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.
Images for kids
-
Walter Washington shakes hands with Pres. Richard Nixon after being sworn in as mayor-commissioner in 1973.