Warren Hamilton Widener | |
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Mayor of Berkeley, California | |
In office 1971–1979 | |
Preceded by | Wallace J.S. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Gus Newport |
Member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors from District 5 | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
Preceded by | John George |
Succeeded by | Keith Carson |
Personal details | |
Born | Oroville, California | 25 March 1938
Died | 25 June 2013 Hayward, California | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Warren Hamilton Widener (25 March 1938[1][2] – 25 June 2013) was a former Mayor of Berkeley, California, and former member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. He was the first African American mayor of Berkeley, serving two terms from 1971 to 1979. Before entering politics Widener worked as an attorney and was President of the Urban Housing Institute.[3][4]
Widener was born on March 25, 1938, in Oroville, California. He died on June 25, 2013, in Hayward, California, aged 75. He served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, then earned his law degree at Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley. He subsequently served as president of the Urban Housing Institute near the UC campus.[5]