Richardson Dilworth

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Richardson Dilworth was a prominent mid-20th-century reformist mayor of Philadelphia known for modernizing the city’s government and urban landscape.

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instanceOf human
mayor
politician
awardReceived Navy Cross NERFINISHED
Purple Heart
Silver Star
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1898-08-29
dateOfDeath 1974-01-23
describedBySource mid-20th-century reformist mayor of Philadelphia
educatedAt Yale Law School
Yale University
familyName Dilworth NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork municipal governance
public administration
urban policy
givenName Richardson NERFINISHED
heldPosition City Treasurer of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
District Attorney of Philadelphia
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
movement good government reform
urban reform movement
notableFor civil service reform in Philadelphia
expanding public housing in Philadelphia
modernizing Philadelphia city government
strengthening city planning in Philadelphia
supporting public education in Philadelphia
urban reform in Philadelphia
urban renewal projects in Philadelphia
notableWork modernization of Philadelphia city government
reorganization of Philadelphia city agencies
occupation lawyer
public official
officeEndTime 1962
officeStartTime 1956
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment reformist
positionHeld Mayor of Philadelphia
precededBy Joseph S. Clark Jr. NERFINISHED
residence Philadelphia
sexOrGender male
succeededBy James H. J. Tate NERFINISHED
workLocation Philadelphia

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Dilworth Park namedAfter Richardson Dilworth