Walter Lenox

Walter Lenox
14th Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office
June 10, 1850 – June 14, 1852
Preceded byWilliam Winston Seaton
Succeeded byJohn Walker Maury
Personal details
Born(1817-08-17)August 17, 1817
Washington City, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1874(1874-07-16) (aged 56)
Washington City, U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Rachel Ludlow
(m. 1855)
Children1
Alma materYale University

Walter Lenox (August 17, 1817 – July 16, 1874) was Mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1850 to 1852. He was the only Mayor of Washington City born within Washington City and one of only two born in the District of Columbia.