Albert Rosellini | |
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| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 1, 1962 – July 21, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Wesley Powell |
| Succeeded by | John Anderson Jr. |
| 15th Governor of Washington | |
| In office January 16, 1957 – January 13, 1965 | |
| Lieutenant | John Cherberg |
| Preceded by | Arthur B. Langlie |
| Succeeded by | Daniel J. Evans |
| President pro tempore of the Washington Senate | |
| In office January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Lovejoy |
| Succeeded by | Carl C. Mohler |
| Member of the Washington Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office January 9, 1939 – January 14, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Frank Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Dean Rosellini January 21, 1910 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2011 (aged 101) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Ethel McNeil
(m. 1937; died 2002) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, LLB) |
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Albert Dean Rosellini (January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965 and was both the first Italian-American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River.[1]
During a political career that spanned 40 years, Rosellini was an activist leader who worked to reform the state's prisons and mental health facilities, expand the state highway system, create the University of Washington's medical and dental schools, and build the second floating bridge across Lake Washington.
Rosellini holds the record as the longest-lived U.S. state governor in American history, having reached the age of 101 years, 262 days.