Brown, Willie
From Astro-Databank
| Name |
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| Birthname | Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. | ||
| born on | 20 March 1934 at 19:50 (= 7:50 PM ) | ||
| Place | Mineola TX, USA, 32n39, 95w29 | ||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   29°46'   07°42 Asc. 16°57'
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Biography
American politician, the two-term mayor of San Francisco, first elected on December 12, 1995, the city's first African-American mayor, and sworn in on January 8, 1996. On January 8, 2000, he was sworn in for his second term. He was born into poverty in a small racially segregated Texas town and worked hard to earn money through high school. He moved to San Francisco and worked his way through San Francisco State University (class of 1955) and Hastings College of the Law. (earning his J.D. in 1958) Admitted to the State Bar of California, he built his law practice, and, in 1964, was elected to the California Assembly, serving there for 31 years, through 16 elections. In 1980, he became Speaker of the Assembly, the state's only African American Speaker, and he held that position for 15 years. He married Blanche Vitero in September 1958 and together they have four children and two grandchildren.
Events
- Work : New Career 1964 (first elected position)
- Work : Gain social status 1980 (elected Speaker of the House)
- Relationship : Marriage September 1958
- Work : Begin Major Project 8 January 1996 (sworn in for first of two terms as Mayor of San Francisco)
Source Notes
Jack Fertig writes: Willie Brown told me "a little before 8 pm"
Categories
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (two-term mayor of San Francisco)
- Notable : Famous : First in Field (first African-American mayor of San Francisco; first African-American Speaker in the State House)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (four kids)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (married in 1958)
- Family : Childhood : Disadvantaged (born into poverty)
