Walter Washington
Walter Washington 1st Mayor of the District of Columbia In office January 2, 1975 – January 2, 1979 Preceded by Himself (as appointed Mayor-Commissioner) Succeeded by Marion Barry Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia In office 1967 – January 2, 1975 Preceded by Walter Nathan Tobriner (as President of the Board of Commissioners) Succeeded by Himself (as elected Mayor) Personal details Born Walter Edward Washington (1915-04-15)April 15, 1915 Dawson, Georgia Died October 27, 2003(2003-10-27) (aged 88) Washington, D.C. Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Bennetta Bullock (married 1942, died 1991) Mary Burke Washington (married 1994–2003) Children Bennetta Washington Profession Attorney Religion Baptist Walter Edward Washington, (April 15, 1915 – October 27, 2003) was an American 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 1974 to 1979. He was the last presidentially-appointed mayor of Washington.