Gavin Newsom
Search results
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004, the first African American to hold that office.
Dec 14, 2015 · Willie L. Brown was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on December 14, 2015. Political leader The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. was born on March 20, 1934 in Mineola, Texas to Minnie Collins Boyd and Willie Lewis Brown, Sr. He graduated from Mineola Colored High School in 1951.
Apr 26, 2024 · Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. Born: March 20, 1934, Mineola, Texas, U.S. (age 90) Title / Office: mayor (1996-2004), San Francisco. Political Affiliation: Democratic Party.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 4, 2020 · Former State Legislator and Mayor Willie Lewis Brown Jr. was born in Mineola, Texas, to Willie L. Brown, Sr., and Minnie (Boyd) Lewis on March 20, 1934. After migrating to San Francisco, California in 1951, Brown worked as a janitor in order to subsidize his education at San Francisco State University. Upon his arrival in San Francisco, Brown ...
Mar 21, 2024 · March 21, 2024 12:18 PM PT. SACRAMENTO — The first time I saw Willie Brown he was grinning widely, drawing inquisitive eyes and wearing a fashionable Nehru jacket. “And beads,” he reminded me...
- george.skelton@latimes.com
- Capitol Journal Columnist
March 20, 1934. Willie Lewis Brown Jr., a politician, was born and raised in Mineola, Texas. After graduating from high school in 1951, he moved to San Francisco, where he received a B.A. from San Francisco State University in 1955 and a J.D. from the Hastings College of Law in 1958.
Willie L. Brown, Jr. Two-term Mayor of San Francisco, legendary Speaker of the California State Assembly, and widely regarded as the most influential African-American politician of the late twentieth century, Willie L. Brown, Jr., has been at the center of California politics, government, and civic life for an astonishing four decades.
