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{{Short description|Chicago, Illinois politician (1922β1987)}} {{for|the professor of Hebrew Bible|Harold C. Washington}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Harold Washington | image = File:Washington h.jpg | caption = Washington, circa 1982 | office = 51st [[Mayor of Chicago]] | term_start = April 29, 1983 | term_end = November 25, 1987 | deputy = [[Richard Mell]]<br />[[David Orr]] | predecessor = [[Jane Byrne]] | successor = [[David Orr]] (acting) | state1 = [[Illinois]] | district1 = {{ushr|IL|1|1st}} | term_start1 = January 3, 1981 | term_end1 = April 30, 1983 | predecessor1 = [[Bennett Stewart]] | successor1 = [[Charles A. Hayes]] | state_senate2 = Illinois | district2 = 26th | term_start2 = May 7, 1977 | term_end2 = November 20, 1980 | predecessor2 = [[Cecil A. Partee]] | successor2 = [[James C. Taylor]] | state_house3 = Illinois | district3 = 26th | term_start3 = March 22, 1965 | term_end3 = August 8, 1976 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_name = Harold Lee Washington | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|4|15}} | birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1987|11|25|1922|4|15}}}} | death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | restingplace = [[Oak Woods Cemetery]] | signature = Harold_Washington's_Signature.png | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|Dorothy Finch|1942|1950|end=divorced}} | partner = Mary Ella Smith (1967β1987) | children = | education = [[Roosevelt University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Northwestern University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | allegiance = United States | branch = [[United States Army]] | serviceyears = 1942β1945 | rank = [[First Sergeant]] | unit = [[United States Army Air Corps]]<br />[[United States Army Air Forces]] | battles = [[World War II]]<br />{{*}}[[Pacific War|South Pacific]]<br />{{*}}[[Pacific War|Central Pacific]] }} {{Harold Washington series}} '''Harold Lee Washington''' (April 15, 1922 β November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st [[mayor of Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chicago Mayors |url=https://www.chipublib.org/chicago-mayors/ |website=Chicago Public Library |access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> In April 1983, Washington became the first African American to be elected as the cityβs mayor at the age of 60. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983, until his untimely death in 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the [[Bronzeville, Chicago|Bronzeville]] neighborhood, Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago Alderman and future Congressman [[Ralph Metcalfe]] after graduating from [[Roosevelt University]] and [[Northwestern University School of Law]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tQMxDwAAQBAJ&q=harold+washington+roosevelt+university Black Chicago's First Century: 1833β1900, Volume 1; Volumes 1833β1900, By Christopher Robert Reed]. Retrieved March 9, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O7YDAAAAMBAJ&dq=harold+washington+roosevelt+university&pg=PA6 Jet, Sep 6, 2004]. Retrieved March 9, 2020.</ref> Washington was a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1981 to 1983, representing [[Illinois's 1st congressional district|Illinois's first district]]. Washington had previously served in the [[Illinois Senate|Illinois State Senate]] and the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1965 until 1976.
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