lieutenant death_date birth_date birthname term_end death_place imagesize profession order term_start spouse image resting_place predecessor birth_place party successor religion article_title
john cherberg 10 october 2011 21 january 1910 albert dean rosellini january 11 , 1965 seattle , washington 240px lawyer 15th governor of washington january 14 , 1957 ethel k. mcneil albert d. rosellini.jpg calvary cemetery seattle , washington arthur b. langlie tacoma , washington democrat daniel j. evans catholic albert rosellini

albert rosellini

albert dean rosellini -lrb- january 21 , 1910 -- october 10 , 2011 -rrb- was an american politician , the 15th governor of the state of washington for two terms , from 1957 to 1965 , and was the first italian american and catholic governor elected west of the mississippi river .
during a political career that spanned 40 years , rosellini was an activist leader who worked to reform the state 's prisons and mental health facilities , expand the state highway system , create the university of washington 's medical and dental schools , and build the second floating bridge across lake washington .
rosellini is the longest-lived u.s. state governor ever , having reached the age of .
