Vivian Caver | |
Office: | Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 37th district |
Term Start: | January 10, 1994 |
Term End: | January 9, 1995 |
Predecessor: | Gary Locke |
Successor: | Kip Tokuda |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1928 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | human rights activist |
Spouse: | Monroe Starkey Caver |
Alma Mater: | University of Washington |
Vivian Leona Mead Caver (June 13, 1928 – August 22, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Washington. Appointed to a 37th District vacancy, Caver was the third African-American woman to serve in the Washington House of Representatives, serving the 37th district from 1994 to 1995. An alumnus of Morgan State College and the University of Washington, she was a human rights activist.[1] [2] [3] [4]
She directed the Seattle Human Rights Commission before her appointment to the Washington State House of Representatives.[5]
She died on August 22, 2021, in Seattle, Washington, at age 93.[6]