Lionel Wilson
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Lionel J. Wilson (born 1915?-February 23, 1998) in Oakland, California, was a U.S. political figure. He served as a three-term mayor of Oakland from 1978 until 1990.
He lost the 1990 mayorial election to Elihu Harris after making an expensive and unsuccessful bid to return the then Los Angeles Raiders to Oakland.
Wilson was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
In 2002, Aspire Public Schools founded a small 6-12 grade school called Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy in Oakland.
Lionel Wilson died on February 23, 1998 of cancer; he was 82.
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| Preceded by John H. Reading |
Mayor of Oakland, California 1978—1990 |
Succeeded by Elihu Harris |
