Washington, Walter E., 1915-2003

[Walter Edward Washington (b. April 15, 1915, Dawson, Georgia-d. October 27, 2003, Washington, D.C.), civil servant and politician, was appointed as chief executive of Washington, D.C. in 1967, by President Lyndon B. Johnson.]

found: U.S. Cong. S. Committee on the District of Columbia. Nominations of D.C. Commissioner ... 1967

found: Washington post, Oct. 27, 2003(Walter Washington; d. Oct. 27, 2003, Howard University Hospital; age 88; former mayor of District of Columbia)

found: Wikipedia.org, Nov. 14, 2016 (Walter Edward Washington; b. April 15, 1915, Dawson, Georgia; d. October 27, 2003, Washington, D.C.; American civil servant and politician. After a career in public housing in Washington, DC and New York City, he was appointed as chief executive of Washington, D.C. in 1967. He served as the first and only Mayor-Commissioner from 1967 to 1974. 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. In 1974 Washington was elected as the first mayor of the District of Columbia, serving from 1975 to 1979)

found: New York Times via Google search, Nov. 14, 2016: obituary, Oct. 28, 2003 (Walter E. Washington, who in 1975 became the first elected mayor of Washington in more than a century, died yesterday at Howard University Hospital in Washington; Walter Edward Washington was born on April 15, 1915, in Dawson, Ga.; appointed head of Washington's government by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967, making him the first black chief executive of a major American city)

[Walter Edward Washington (b. April 15, 1915, Dawson, Georgia-d. October 27, 2003, Washington, D.C.), civil servant and politician, was appointed as chief executive of Washington, D.C. in 1967, by President Lyndon B. Johnson.]