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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Washington, District of Columbia</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Blake</a> 1813-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#444.25.59">Benjamin G. Orr</a> 1817-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smalley-smit.html#914.38.57">Samuel N. Smallwood</a> 1819-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#862.28.41">Thomas Carbery</a> 1822-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smalley-smit.html#914.38.57">Samuel N. Smallwood</a> 1824 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#497.50.44">Roger C. Weightman</a> 1824-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galbreath-gall.html#890.62.56">Joseph Gales, Jr.</a> 1827-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#830.02.48">John P. Van Ness</a> 1830-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley9.html#867.93.13">William A. Bradley</a> 1834-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foraker-forbes.html#376.26.43">Peter Force</a> 1836-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seashoal-sebald.html#287.35.19">William Winston Seaton</a> 1840-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#980.69.78">Walter Lenox</a> 1850-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#267.13.82">John W. Maury</a> 1852-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toth-towns.html#342.88.03">John Thomas Towers</a> 1854-56 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/magician-magruder.html#605.20.07">William B. Magruder</a> 1856-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#352.02.02">James G. Berret</a> 1858-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#932.82.09">Richard Wallach</a> 1861-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#107.11.49">Sayles J. Bowen</a> 1868-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emery.html#267.65.14">Matthew Gault Emery</a> 1870-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washington.html#929.37.68">Walter Washington</a> 1975-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barry.html#893.38.41">Marion Barry</a> 1979-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly8.html#885.53.94">Sharon Pratt Kelly</a> 1991-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barry.html#893.38.41">Marion Barry</a> 1995-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#680.15.27">Anthony A. Williams</a> 1999-2007 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fentress-fergus.html#103.62.85">Adrian Fenty</a> 2007-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#355.93.61">Vincent C. Gray</a> 2011- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1978: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washington.html#929.37.68">Walter Washington</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1982: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee3.html#776.61.78">E. Brooke Lee, Jr.</a>, defeated. <li> 1986: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#176.32.16">Carol Schwartz</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1990 Sep 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly8.html#885.53.94">Sharon Pratt Dixon</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ray.html#290.47.67">John Ray</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jarvis.html#425.32.46">Charlene Drew Jarvis</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#656.46.36">David A. Clarke</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#229.41.62">Walter E. Fauntroy</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1990 Sep 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turner6.html#257.01.34">Maurice T. Turner, Jr.</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1990 Sep 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frost.html#055.59.69">Alvin C. Frost</a> (D.C. Statehood), nominated unopposed. <li> 1990 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly8.html#885.53.94">Sharon Pratt Dixon</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turner6.html#257.01.34">Maurice T. Turner, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frost.html#055.59.69">Alvin C. Frost</a> (D.C. Statehood), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lord.html#572.52.77">Nancy Lord</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#250.52.19">Mary E. Cox</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore1.html#549.81.57">Brian P. Moore</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#805.34.90">Bernell Brooks</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter8.html#934.51.97">Thomas Barnes Carter</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#084.77.48">Ike Nahem</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornwell-thurlow.html#018.48.52">Osie L. Thorpe</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#450.70.00">Faith</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1994 Sep 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barry.html#893.38.41">Marion Barry</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ray.html#290.47.67">John Ray</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly8.html#885.53.94">Sharon Pratt Kelly</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#811.69.22">Otis H. Troupe</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reeves.html#064.56.38">Don Reeves</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornwell-thurlow.html#018.48.52">Osie L. Thorpe</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#662.05.21">Don Folden, Sr.</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1994 Sep 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#176.32.16">Carol Schwartz</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore1.html#549.81.57">Brian P. Moore</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1994 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barry.html#893.38.41">Marion Barry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#176.32.16">Carol Schwartz</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratte-presba.html#666.03.06">Curtis Pree</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marks.html#023.03.54">Jodean M. Marks</a> (D.C. Statehood), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battle.html#618.69.49">Jesse Battle, Jr.</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruble-ruggero.html#036.91.20">Aaron Ruby</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#450.70.00">Faith</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1998 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#680.15.27">Anthony A. Williams</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#763.66.77">Kevin P. Chavous</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans5.html#630.39.10">Jack Evans</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#426.26.83">Harold Brazil</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robison-rockne.html#752.16.22">Sylvia Robinson-Green</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#135.09.07">Jeff Gildenhorn</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornwell-thurlow.html#018.48.52">Osie L. Thorpe</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1998 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#176.32.16">Carol Schwartz</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 1998 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenni-glotzbach.html#044.88.82">John Gloster, Jr.</a> (D.C. Statehood), nominated unopposed. <li> 1998 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#680.15.27">Anthony A. Williams</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#176.32.16">Carol Schwartz</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenni-glotzbach.html#044.88.82">John Gloster, Jr.</a> (D.C. Statehood), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#132.28.91">Alpha Brown</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore1.html#549.81.57">Brian P. Moore</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#450.70.00">Faith</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manshel-mapp.html#890.59.44">Sam Manuel</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#090.72.12">Albert Ceccone</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 2002 Sep 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore2.html#646.61.97">Douglas Moore</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2010 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#355.93.61">Vincent C. Gray</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murrell-myer.html#298.54.21">Omari Musa</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <p><a name=2><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Washington, 1796-1972</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washington.html#816.14.55">Lund Washington</a> 1796-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#500.07.37">Thomas Munroe</a> 1799-1829 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#768.62.86">William Jones</a> 1829-39 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#541.90.33">James L. Gunnell</a> 1839-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#768.62.86">William Jones</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#471.18.42">Charles K. Gardner</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradley9.html#043.38.45">William A. Bradley</a> 1849-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#352.02.02">James G. Berret</a> 1853-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#768.62.86">William Jones</a> 1858-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clementson-cletus.html#340.45.15">Lewis Clephane</a> 1861-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#107.11.49">Sayles J. Bowen</a> 1863-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#949.27.85">Charles M. Alexander</a> 1868-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#491.11.47">James M. Edmunds</a> 1869-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#156.50.48">Daniel B. Ainger</a> 1880-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#834.92.79">Thomas L. Tullock</a> 1882-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#836.07.64">Frank B. Conger</a> 1883-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#255.12.82">John W. Ross</a> 1888-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sherwood.html#271.68.81">Henry Sherwood</a> 1890-94 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willauer-william.html#745.20.30">James P. Willett</a> 1894-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merritt.html#046.19.22">John A. Merritt</a> 1899-1906 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#170.23.37">Benjamin F. Barnes</a> 1906-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merritt.html#155.30.88">Norman A. Merritt</a> 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grainger-gransback.html#310.85.79">Charles P. Granfield</a> 1909-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merritt.html#155.30.88">Norman A. Merritt</a> 1910-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powhatan-prangley.html#009.43.92">Otto Praeger</a> 1914-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambliss-chancie.html#672.60.29">Merritt O. Chance</a> 1915-23 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mooers-mooradian.html#067.33.11">William M. Mooney</a> 1923-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mooers-mooradian.html#067.33.11">William M. Mooney</a> 1924-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#364.45.46">Vincent C. Burke</a> 1936-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#310.65.49">W. Gordon Bell</a> 1948-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norrish-northway.html#765.12.15">Roy M. North</a> 1949-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#215.11.02">Malcolm R. Clarke</a> 1958 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beall.html#344.58.95">Carlton G. Beall</a> 1958-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beall.html#344.58.95">Carlton G. Beall</a> 1959-72 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1863 Mar 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clementson-cletus.html#340.45.15">Lewis Clephane</a>, resigned. <li> 1879 Dec 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#491.11.47">James M. Edmunds</a>, died in office. <li> 1883 Jun 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#834.92.79">Thomas L. Tullock</a>, died in office. <p><a name=4><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Georgetown </a></b></font><br>(consolidated with Washington, 1871)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Georgetown, 1800-77</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#931.79.63">Joseph Carleton</a> 1800-02 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowman.html#549.75.68">James O. Bowman</a> 1802 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#505.08.83">Tristam Dalton</a> 1803-04 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#520.39.74">Samuel Hanson</a> 1804-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiley.html#246.88.48">David Wiley</a> 1807-12 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wiley.html#793.64.02">Susanna Wiley</a> 1812-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corcoran.html#095.86.61">Thomas Corcoran</a> 1815-30 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corcoran.html#395.11.59">James Corcoran</a> 1830-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corcoran.html#601.98.17">Harriet H. Corcoran</a> 1834-40 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/till-tillinghaust.html#900.46.84">Henry W. Tilley</a> 1840-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#536.11.79">Henry Addison</a> 1861-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill4.html#452.15.05">George Hill, Jr.</a> 1865-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coxe-crago.html#490.85.35">Charles H. Cragin</a> 1870-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill4.html#452.15.05">George Hill, Jr.</a> 1873-77 <p><a name=6><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Georgetown </a></b></font><br>(became part of D.C., 1800)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Georgetown, 1784-1800</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/magician-magruder.html#935.84.82">William B. Magruder</a> 1784-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark8.html#819.22.49">Thomas Clark</a> 1796 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fornance-forsythe.html#157.17.59">Richard Forrest</a> 1796-98 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#931.79.63">Joseph Carleton</a> 1798-1800 <p><a name=7><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Pathfinder </a></b></font><br>(postoffice in Washington)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Pathfinder, 1901</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/putnam.html#168.82.76">A. T. Putnam</a> as of 1901 <p><a name=8><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Benning </a></b></font><br>(postoffice in Washington)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Benning, 1901</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#479.45.29">Leila Shaw</a> as of 1901 <p><a name=9><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Deanewood </a></b></font><br>(postoffice in Washington)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Deanewood, 1901</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahool-majka.html#113.03.96">R. L. Main</a> as of 1901 <p><a name=A><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Kenilworth </a></b></font><br>(postoffice in Washington)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Kenilworth, 1901</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker4.html#944.30.43">Grace D. Parker</a> as of 1901 <p><a name=B><hr></a></p> <p align="center"><font size=5><b>Winthrop Heights </a></b></font><br>(postoffice in Washington)</p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Winthrop Heights, 1901</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loomis.html#947.40.35">Lafayette C. Loomis</a> as of 1901 </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9588757529416233"; /* TPG general sideline */ google_ad_slot = "2646840196"; google_ad_width = 160; google_ad_height = 600; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-9588757529416233"; /* TPG general bottomline */ google_ad_slot = "1170106998"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3><span style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are <b>incomplete</b>; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page &mdash; and on all other pages of this site &mdash; is believed to be accurate, but is <b>not</b> guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/ofc/washington.html ">https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/ofc/washington.html </a>.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</span></td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>Copyright notices:</b> (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. 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