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| |  WASHINGTON:See alsoJulianBond —WilliamAlexander Graham —JohnWashington Graham —WilliamAlexander Graham —AugustusWashington Graham —RobertW. Levy —AdamClayton Powell Jr. —JohnWilliams —NathanielWilliams Jr. —RobertWilliams —JosephWilliams of Shallow Ford | | Washington, Alonzo — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Maryland,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Still living as of 2012. | | Washington, Amos L. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2ndDistrict, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Washington, Arneze — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 9th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Washington, Arthur D. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan, 1930 (1st District), 1932 (13thDistrict).Burial location unknown. | | Washington, B. F. — Democrat.U.S.Collector of Customs at San Francisco, Calif., California,1857-61.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, B. R. — of Michigan. Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1976; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Washington, Barbara Gore — of North Carolina. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1992.Female.Still living as of 1992. | | Washington, Blake — of Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1932;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1942.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Bobby R. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1972; SocialistWorkers candidate forboroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Washington, Bushrod(1762-1829) —ofAlexandria,Va.;Richmond,Va.Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,June 5,1762.Lawyer;member of Virginia state legislature, 1787;delegateto Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromWestmoreland County, 1788;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1798-1829; died in office 1829.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November26, 1829 (age67 years, 174days).Entombed atMt.Vernon, Fairfax County, Va. | | Washington, Carl — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Democrat.Minister;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1996-2002; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,2000.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2002. | | Washington, Carl — of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Washington, Craig Anthony (b.1941) —also known asCraig A. Washington — of Texas. Born in Longview,GreggCounty, Tex.,October12, 1941.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1973-82; member ofTexasstate senate, 1983-89;U.S.Representative from Texas 18th District, 1989-95; defeated inprimary, 1994.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Washington, David Brian — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Virginia,2024(voted forKamalaD. Harris andTimWalz).Still living as of 2024. | | Washington, Derek — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNevada,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Washington, Dominick — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Washington, Edith Ann — of Minnesota. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Washington, Esta — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1968.Female.Still living as of 1968. | | Washington, Genoa S. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1952(alternate),1964,1968;candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Washington, George(1732-1799) | | Washington, George (b.1851) —of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born inIreland,1851.Democrat.Lumberman;BayCounty Sheriff;mayorof West Bay City, Mich., 1878; postmaster atBayCity, Mich., 1887; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1899.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, George — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 51st District, 1965.Still living as of 1965. | | Washington, George — of Oklahoma. American Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Washington, George A.(1925-1980) —of Michigan. Born in1925.Republican. Candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1966.Died in1980(ageabout55 years).Burial location unknown. | | Washington, George Corbin(1789-1854) —also known asGeorge C. Washington — of Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born near Oak Grove,WestmorelandCounty, Va.,August20, 1789.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1816-19;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1827-33, 1835-37 (3rd District1827-33, 5th District 1835-37); member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1834-35.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,July 17,1854 (age64 years, 331days).Interment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Washington, George L. — U.S. Vice Consul inMatanzas, as of 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, George Thomas(1908-1971) —of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Cuyahoga Falls,SummitCounty, Ohio,June 24,1908.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-65.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.DiedAugust21, 1971 (age63 years, 58days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Morrow Washington and Janet Margaret (Thomas) Washington;married1953 to HelenGoodner. |
| | Washington, George W. — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Givon — Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2024(on behalf ofClaudiaDe la Cruz andKarinaA. Garcia).Still living as of 2024. | | Washington, Gregory — of Forestville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1988.Africanancestry.Still living as of 1988. | | Washington, Harold(1922-1987) —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April15, 1922.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1965; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1977;U.S.Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned1983;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died inoffice 1987.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;NationalBar Association.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,November25, 1987 (age65 years, 224days).Interment atOakWoods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.| | The Harold WashingtonPublicLibrary, inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Harold Washington: PaulKleppner,ChicagoDivided : The Making of a Black Mayor — Melvin G.Holli,BashingChicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago,1987 — Dempsey J. Travis,Harold,the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor HaroldWashington — Florence Hamlish Levinsohn,HaroldWashington: A political biography — Alton Miller,HaroldWashington: The Mayor, the Man — Naurice Roberts,HaroldWashington : Mayor With A Vison (for youngreaders) |
| | Washington, Harry O. C. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Farmer-Labor candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Horace Lee(1864-1938) —Born inWashington,D.C.,June 4,1864.Lawyer;U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inCairo, 1894-96; U.S. Consul inAlexandretta, 1896-99;Valencia, 1899-1900;Geneva, 1901-05;Liverpool, 1909-22; U.S. Consul General inCape Town, 1905-06;Marseille, 1908-09;Liverpool, as of 1924;London, as of 1926-27.DiedAugust27, 1938 (age74 years, 84days).Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Isaac C. — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, J. A. — of Mississippi. Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, J.I.SeeJulius IrwinWashington | | Washington, Jackie — of Michigan. Democrat.Socialworker; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban League, 1985-92;president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, 1992-;member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women'sHallof Fame.Female.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;American CivilLiberties Union;NationalOrganization for Women;NAACP.Still living as of 2002. | | Washington, James A. — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Washington, James H. R. — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Republican.Mayor ofMacon, Ga., 1851; postmaster atMacon,Ga., 1865-69, 1869-71.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, John — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1803, 1805, 1807.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, John C. — of Kinston,LenoirCounty, N.C.Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839. Burial location unknown. | | Washington, John D. — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArizona,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, John Thornton Augustine(1783-1841) —Born near Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),May 20,1783.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1820.Episcopalian.Died near Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, Va (now W.Va.),October9, 1841 (age58 years, 142days).Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Joseph Edwin(1851-1915) —also known asJoseph E. Washington — of Cedar Hill,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Tennessee,1851.Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1887-97.Died in1915(ageabout64 years).Interment in private or family graveyard. | | Washington, Joseph H. — U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) inCardenas, as of 1884.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Julius Irwin — also known asJ. I. Washington — of Beaufort,BeaufortCounty, S.C.Republican. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,1886-90; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1900,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Keith — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Washington, Kimberly — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas,2020(on behalf ofJosephR. Biden, Jr. andKamalaD. Harris).Female.Still living as of 2020. | | Washington, LeAnna — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Washington, Lena — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for California,1968(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Female.Still living as of 1968. | | Washington, Leon H., Jr. — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Le Phaye — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1980.Still living as of 1980. | | Washington, Linda Sue — ofWetzelCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates 5th District, 1984.Female.Still living as of 1984. | | Washington, Lund — ofWashington,D.C.Postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1796-99.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Martha(1731-1802) —also known asMartha Dandridge;Martha DandridgeCustis —Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,June 13,1731.FirstLady of the United States, 1789-97.Female.Slaveowner. Died inFairfaxCounty, Va.,May 22,1802 (age70 years, 343days).Entombed atMt.Vernon, Fairfax County, Va. | | Washington, Mary — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District ofColumbia,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Washington, McKinley, Jr. — of Ravenel,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives 116th District, 1980-82;delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina,1996,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Washington, Michael T. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Washington, Milton G. — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Washington, N. W. — of Ephrata,GrantCounty, Wash.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Pat — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Washington, Patricia — American Delta candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee,2016(on behalf ofRockyde la Fuente andMichaelSteinberg).Female.Still living as of 2016. | | Washington, Percy — of Greenwood,LefloreCounty, Miss.Candidate formayorof Greenwood, Miss., 1985 (Independent), 1989 (Democratic).Still living as of 1989. | | Washington, Ralph S. — of Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Sullivan County, 1934, 1935; postmaster atMonticello,N.Y., 1936-57 (acting, 1936).Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Raoul F. (b.1891) —of New York. Born in Matanzas,Cuba,of American parents,December3, 1891.U.S. Deputy Consul General inHavana, 1913-15; U.S. Vice Consul inHavana, 1915-19, 1927-43.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Roscoe — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1968 (12th District), 1970 (12thDistrict), 1974 (21st District).Still living as of 1974. | | Washington, S. S. H. — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, S. Walter — U.S. Vice Consul inBuenos Aires, as of 1927-29; U.S. Consul inIstanbul, as of 1938;Stockholm, as of 1943.Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Sara S. — of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1940,1944,1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Washington, Sheryl — of Maywood,CookCounty, Ill.Candidate forvillagepresident of Maywood, Illinois, 2005.Female.Still living as of 2005. | | Washington, Tamarra — Genealogy candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa,2020(on behalf ofRickiSue King andDaynaR. Chandler).Female.Still living as of 2020. | | Washington, TheFather of Modern:SeeAlexanderRobey Shepherd | | Washington, Thomas M. (b.1862) —ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.; Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,April16, 1862.Democrat.Farmer;fuel andice dealer;GranvilleCounty Register of Deeds, 1884-86; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Wilson County,1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1908;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 6th District, 1913-16.Member,OddFellows;Elks;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof M. C. Washington and Nancy (Jones) Washington; married,July 4,1901, to Nettie E. Ellis. |
| | Washington, Tom — ofDentonCounty, Tex.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Washington, Toy-Ling — Green. Candidate forNewJersey state senate 29th District, 2003; candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Washington, Travis, Jr. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 30th District, 2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Washington,ValSeeValores J.Washington  | Washington, Valores J. — also known asVal Washington — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1968.Africanancestry.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Jet Magazine, January 29, 1953 |
| | Washington,WalterSeeS. WalterWashington | | Washington, Walter Edward(1915-2003) —also known asWalter Washington — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,April15, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Washington, D.C., 1975-79; defeated in primary, 1978.Africanancestry.Died, in Howard UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,October27, 2003 (age88 years, 195days).Interment atLincolnMemorial Cemetery, Suitland, Md. | | Washington, William Henry(1813-1860) —of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,1813.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1841-43; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1850.Slaveowner. Died in1860(ageabout47 years).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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