Walter Washington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Washington

mayor of Washington, D.C.

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1915

Place of Birth: Dawson, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 27-Oct-2003

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Walter Edward Washington (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American civil servant and 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 1975 to 1979.
After a career in public housing in Washington, DC and New York City, he was appointed as mayor-commissioner of Washington, D.C.
in 1967.
He was the last mayor of Washington to be appointed by the President. Congress had passed a law granting home rule to the capital, while reserving some authorities.
Washington won the first mayoral election in 1974, and served from 1975 until 1979.