Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III

Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III
Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III in 2011
43rd Mayor of Baltimore
In office
1967–1971
Preceded by Theodore R. McKeldin
Succeeded by William Donald Schaefer
President, Baltimore City Council
In office
1963–1967
Succeeded by William Donald Schaefer
Personal details
Born July 24, 1929 (1929-07-24) (age 82)
Baltimore, Maryland
Political party Democratic
Relations Nancy Pelosi (sister)
Religion Catholic

Thomas D'Alesandro III (born July 24, 1929 in Baltimore) was Mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971.[1] He is the brother of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi,[2] and son of former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. who served from 1947 to 1959.[1]

D'Alesandro attended Loyola College in Baltimore and studied law at the University of Maryland School of Law.[1] After military service he entered into politics, becoming president of the Baltimore City Council in 1963.[1] He ran for mayor in 1967 as a Democrat and easily defeated Republican challenger Arthur W. Sherwood.

His term as mayor was dominated by budgetary troubles and by the rioting which followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1981.  as reprinted in "Thomas J. D'Alesandro, III: Mayor of Baltimore 1967-71". Maryland State Archives. http://mdarchives.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012491/html/dalesandro3.html. Retrieved 2010-12-29. 
  2. ^ "About Rep. Pelosi". Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi official website. http://pelosi.house.gov/about/biography.shtml. Retrieved December 20, 2011. 
Preceded by
Theodore R. McKeldin		 Mayor of Baltimore
1967–1971		 Succeeded by
William Donald Schaefer

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Political activities
Family
Paul Pelosi (spouse) · Paul Pelosi, Jr. (son) · Christine Pelosi (daughter) · Alexandra Pelosi (daughter) · Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. (father) · Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III (brother)