Walter Washington

Walter Edward Washington, (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American politician.  He was chief executive of District of Columbia 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 the District of Columbia.

Other websites

FBI Files pertaining to Walter Washington
 Walter Washington's oral history video excerpts  at The National Visionary Leadership Project

Category:1915 births
Category:2003 deaths
Category:Deaths from renal failure
Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest
Category:Mayors of Washington, D.C.
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:African-American politicians