W. Selden Washington Explained

W. Selden Washington
Office:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Alexandria
Term Start:January 12, 1944
Term End:January 13, 1948
Preceded:Maurice D. Rosenberg
Succeeded:Armistead L. Boothe
Birth Date:September 13, 1889
Birth Place:Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia
Death Date:July 21, 1953
Death Place:Alexandria, Virginia
Resting Place:Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
Education:Bliss Electrical School
Occupation:realtor, officer, politician
Spouse:Irene Watkins Tinley
Children:2
Branch: United States Army
Serviceyears:1917-1918
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit:Coast Artillery Corps
Battles:World War I

Wilson Selden Washington (September 13, 1889 – July 21, 1953) was a realtor and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Early life and education

Washington was born on September 13, 1889, in Marshall in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Lawrence Washington and Frances Lackland. He was descended from John Augustine Washington, the brother of President George Washington.

The family moved to Alexandria during his childhood. Washington attended the Alexandria Public Schools, then the Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C. During World War I, Washington enlisted in June 1917 in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps; he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in November 1918.[1]

Washington married Irene Watkins Tinsley in 1920. They had two children, Wilson Selden Washington, Jr. and Nancy James Washington.

Career and politics

Washington was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, as well as the local Rotary Club. A Freemason, he served as Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22. He was also a member of Army Navy Country Club and the Boy Scouts of America and served as President of the Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax Real Estate Board as well as the Northern Virginia Underwriters Association.

In 1943, Washington was elected to the House of Delegates representing Alexandria and won re-election, serving two terms, succeeded by Armistead L. Boothe.[2]

Death

Washington died on July 21, 1953, in Alexandria.[3] He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria.

Notes and References

  1. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/b9d1ff441cd43fbc85256c23006d3f87/1224907ea45364af85256dc500518c24?OpenDocument Virginia House of Delegates Member biographies
  2. Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly, 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 678, 685
  3. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/b9d1ff441cd43fbc85256c23006d3f87/1224907ea45364af85256dc500518c24?OpenDocument Virginia House of Delegates Member biographies