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Walter Edward Washington (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American civil servant and politician. After a career in public housing, [1] Washington was the chief executive of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1979, serving as the first and only Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1974, and as the first Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1975 to 1979.
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot (210,000 m 2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC.
Walter E. Washington was appointed the first mayor-commissioner, and Thomas W. Fletcher was appointed the first assistant mayor-commissioner. [19] The first Council appointments were Chairman John W. Hechinger, Vice Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy , Stanley J. Anderson, Margaret A. Haywood, John A. Nevius , William S. Thompson, J.C. Turner, Polly ...
Walter Washington: Formation: 1973: Salary: US$250,000 [1] Website: mayor.dc.gov: Politics of District of Columbia. The District of Columbia is a unique federal ...
Walter Edward Fauntroy Jr. (born February 6, 1933) is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was the Washington, D.C. delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1991.
On November 7, 1978, Washington, D.C., held the second election for its mayor as a result of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.The primary election of the Democratic Party (the most important contest in the race, as 90% of the District's voters were registered Democrats) [1] took place on Tuesday, September 12, with At-Large Councilman Marion Barry defeating incumbent mayor Walter E ...
The living descendant, Samuel Walter Washington, who is the current owner of Harewood estate, turned out to have more DNA in common with the two deceased brothers than the researchers expected ...
The primary contest was a seven-person race, but the highest profile candidates were Walter Washington, then incumbent as the presidentially appointed Mayor-Commissioner, and Clifford Alexander Jr., former chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Washington was by far the favorite at the start of the campaign in May 1974, but ...