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Sharon Pratt (born January 30, 1944), formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and Sharon Pratt Kelly, is an American attorney and politician who was the mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995, the first mayor born in the District of Columbia since Richard Wallach who took office in 1861 and the first woman in that position.
Apr 18, 2007 · In 1990, in her first bid for public office, Sharon Pratt Dixon was elected mayor of Washington, D.C., following Marion S. Barry, Jr., whose term in office was marred by drug and corruption scandals. With her election Dixon became the first African American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city.
Jul 26, 2007 · The Honorable Sharon Pratt. Biography. Digital Archive. Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt was born on January 30, 1944 in Washington, D.C. Pratt is the daughter of Mildred Petticord and Carlisle Edward Pratt.
From 1991 to 1994, the difficult job of running Washington, D.C., belonged to Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly, a successful utilities attorney who had had no previous experience in city government. Kelly was voted mayor in the wake of Marion Barry's fall from political grace.
Sharon Pratt Dixon 1944 — Mayor of the District of Columbia. At a Glance … Sources. In November of 1990 Sharon Pratt Dixon of Washington, D.C., a lawyer and public utility executive, became the first black woman to be elected mayor of a major American city.
Feb 12, 2020 · Sharon Pratt Kelly was mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995, the first female leader of the nation’s capital and the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major...
Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly is the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the first female leader of the nation's capital and the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major urban city.
