Lawrence Douglas Wilder

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Lawrence Douglas Wilder is an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected African American governor in U.S. history, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.

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instanceOf human
politician
alsoKnownAs L. Douglas Wilder NERFINISHED
birthName Lawrence Douglas Wilder NERFINISHED
birthPlace Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfService United States of America NERFINISHED
educatedAt Howard University School of Law NERFINISHED
Virginia Union University NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Wilder NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork law
public administration
fullName Lawrence Douglas Wilder NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Lawrence NERFINISHED
hasEthnicIdentitySignificance African American political representation in the United States
hasHonor public office of Governor of Virginia
isA American public figure
jurisdictionOfBarAdmission Virginia NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
legalProfession attorney
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor first elected African American governor in U.S. history
notableWork service as Governor of Virginia 1990–1994
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1994-01-15
officeStartTime 1990-01-13
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED
Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
precededBy Gerald L. Baliles NERFINISHED
residence Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
stateGoverned Virginia NERFINISHED
succeededBy George Allen NERFINISHED

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Douglas Wilder fullName Lawrence Douglas Wilder