Wilson Goode

Wilson Goode
95th Mayor of Philadelphia
In office
January 2, 1984 – January 6, 1992
Preceded byBill Green
Succeeded byEd Rendell
Personal details
Born
Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr.

(1938-08-19) August 19, 1938 (age 86)
Seaboard, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Velma Goode
(m. 1960)
ChildrenW. Wilson Goode Jr.
EducationMorgan State University (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MPA)
Eastern University (DMin)

Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is a former Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE police action and house bombing in 1985. Goode was also a community activist, chair of the state Public Utility Commission, and managing director for the City of Philadelphia.