Walter Washington — American Politician born on April 15, 1915, died on October 27, 2003
Walter Edward Washington, 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... (wikipedia)